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anomaly |
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(noun) something different or irregular. |
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The tiny planet Pluto, orbiting next to the giants Jupiter, Saturn, and Neptune, has long appeared to be an anomaly. |
SYNONYMS: | atypical, uncustomary | Yesterday's Word of the Day |
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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!
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AGMCX | Sep 9 3:41am PT |
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DIA | Jul 4 3:44pm PT |
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QQQQ | Sep 9 7:46am PT |
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SPY | Sep 9 10:49am PT |
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WFIVX | Sep 9 10:10am PT |
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Currency | U.S. Dollar (USD) | Euro (EUR) | Canadian Dollar (CAD) | Japanese Yen (JPY) | Australian Dollar (AUD) | USD | 1 | 1.240800 | 0.848752 | 0.00911577 | 0.774600 | EUR | 0.805672 | 1 | 0.683816 | 0.00734432 | 0.624073 | CAD | 1.177700 | 1.461290 | 1 | 0.0107356 | 0.912246 | JPY | 109.6400 | 136.0413 | 93.05721 | 1 | 84.92713 | AUD | 1.290156 | 1.600825 | 1.095023 | 0.0117608 | 1 |
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FEMA Dumps Brown As Katrina Relief Chief President Bush listens to FEMA director Mike Brown, right, during a briefing on damage from Hurricane Katrina in Mobile, Al., Friday, Sept. 2, 2005. Brown, the principal target of harsh criticism of the Bush administration's response to Hurricane Katrina, was relieved of his onsite relief command Friday, Sept. 9, 2005. He will be replaced by Coast Guard Vice Adm. Thad W. Allen, who was overseeing New Orleans relief, recovery and rescue efforts, Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff announced. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
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12:55 pm PT Afternoon Wrap: Ending impressive week on solid note :A solid performance for the market on Friday capping off a shortened but impressive week. The top performing index on the week was the Dow which gained 2.3% from last Friday's close to today's midday highs. Bringing up the rear with a still solid gain was the Nasdaq Comp at 1.6% (S&P 500 +2%, Russell 2000 +2%, S&P 400 +1.7%). The Dow came within 22 points of the Aug/6 month high at 10719 and the S&P 500 pushed within 2.73 of its Aug/52-wk high (SPY retested at 124.74). The Nasdaq Comp has paused near the 62% retrace of the Aug slide at 2178 (session high 2177) leaving it 42.68 points or roughly 2% under its Aug peak. Sector strength today has come from Energy (Coal +2.7%, Oil +2.7%, Natural Gas +2.1%, Oil Service +2%) along with Gold +2.6%, Housing +1.9%, Steel +1.5%, Insurance +1.4%, Paper +1.3%, Utility +1.2%, Tobacco1.1% and Broker/Dealer +1.1%.
| 12:43 pm PT Amdocs - - Relative WeaknessþDOX 27.29 -0.39: -Technical- The stock displays relative weakness as it breaks down to a session low under Tuesday's sell-off low of 27.34. Note the bullisih gap near 27.06 from July 5.
| 12:32 pm PT Websense - - 200 Day AlertþWBSN 51.83 +0.87: -Technical- The stock moves to a fresh intraday high to challenge its 200-day simple moving average at 51.87.
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