Market Update Close: The year-end rally got back on track Tuesday, at least for blue chips, as a change to the FOMC policy statement's wording -- the removal of "policy accommodation" -- reignited widespread buying that closed eight of ten economic sectors in positive territory. As expected the central bank raised the fed funds rate 1/4% for the 13th consecutive time (to 4.25%). Nonetheless, the item of most interest to both stock and bond investors was the altered language in the accompanying policy directive which, while officials will continue to watch the economic data for policy direction,...
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Fat = Cholesterol. Cholesterol in your food is not the biggest culprit for raising your blood cholesterol level. Saturated fat (red meat and whole dairy) and trans fats (fast foods and processed foods) are the primary contributors to a high cholesterol reading.
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JESSICA'S DIVA DEMANDS
Jessica Simpson, 25, likes to act clueless, but she can swing her celebrity weight like a pro. According to a studio source, weeks before the press tour for The Dukes of Hazzard began, "we were bombarded with a six-page pamphlet of demands for Jessica from the office of her dad, Joe Simpson." Among Jessica's requests: paid accommodations for her hairstylist and assistant in the same hotel as Jessica; a wardrobe budget estimated in the thousands of dollars; cases of Evian water; and paid private... •JEN FREAKS OVER ANGELINA'S NEW BABY •JULIA STILES, GWYNETH PALTROW AND MORE!
Expatriates Vote; Four Troops Die in Iraq Before casting his ballot, Muhammed Tayid, left, shows he has no purple ink on his fingers to verify he has not yet voted in the Iraqi parliamentary election on Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2005 in Nashville, Tenn. Hundreds of Iraqi expatriates filed into a vacant Nashville warehouse Tuesday in the first of three days of voting. Nashville is one of seven U.S. sites where voting is taking place. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)
1:44 pm PT Market Wrap :The year-end rally got back on track Tuesday, at least for blue chips, as a change to the FOMC policy statement's wording -- the removal of "policy accommodation" -- reignited widespread buying that closed eight of ten economic sectors in positive territory. More...
1:20 pm PT Sempra Energy rceives FERC permit for Louisiana natural gas storage facility (SRE) :
1:18 pm PT Majesco Entertainment sells two game titles (COOL) 1.35 +0.01:Co announces it has sold all of its rights and obligations related to the game titles, The Darkness and GhostRider, to a video game publisher for $8 mln.
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