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Market Summary 07:06 PM EDT
  Index Last Change  (%)
     Dow 8280.74 -223.32  (-2.63%)
     Nasdaq 1796.52 -49.20  (-2.67%)
     S&P 500 896.42 -26.91  (-2.91%)
     US Oil Fund 36.05 -1.41  (-3.76%)
     AMEX 1567.05 -26.32  (-1.65%)
     NYSE 5775.24 -178.77  (-3.00%)
Market Commentary
Rising Unemployment Stokes Fears Of Protracted Recession - 07/02/09
Despite a strong increase in factory orders, the markets plunged to close sharply lower with the Dow skidding 223 points to 8280 as soaring unemployment stocked fears of a protracted recession. Nasdaq collapsed 49 points to 1796.
Soaring Unemployment Sends Markets Tumbling - 07/02/09
A soaring unemployment rate dampened investor enthusiasm to send the markets tumbling during the midday with the Dow plunging 177 points to 8326. Nasdaq plummeted 43 points to 1802.
Stocks Open Lower on Weak Jobs Report - 07/02/09
U.S. employers cut 467,000 jobs in June raising the unemployment rate to 9.5%, a 26-year high. The Dow fell nearly 150 points to 8355 while Nasdaq tumbled 40 points to 1805.
Northwest
     782.22   -23.38 (-2.90%)
     Advances
Company Last Change (%)
Metro One Telecommun... 0.08 +0.02 (+33.17%)
KEY TECHNOLOGY 10.00 +0.78 (+8.46%)
HORIZON FINANCIAL 1.65 +0.11 (+7.14%)
BALLARD POWER SYS 1.83 +0.10 (+5.78%)
LOUISIANA-PACIFIC CO... 3.74 +0.16 (+4.47%)
     Declines
Company Last Change (%)
FRONTIER FINANCIAL 1.04 -0.17 (-14.05%)
OFFICEMAX, Inc. 5.65 -0.73 (-11.44%)
DRUGSTORE.COM 1.69 -0.15 (-8.15%)
REALNETWORKS 2.75 -0.24 (-8.03%)
MERIX 0.71 -0.06 (-7.79%)
Currencies
 
USD
EUR
JPY
CAD
1 USD
= 1.000 0.714 95.905 1.163
1 EUR
= 1.400 1.000 134.246 1.628
1 JPY
= 0.010 0.007 1.000 0.012
1 CAD
= 0.860 0.614 82.463 1.000
Foreign Markets
  Index Last Change (%)
TSX 10294.39 -80.52 (-0.78%)
Bolsa 24092.80 -431.21 (-1.76%)
FTSE 4234.27 -106.44 (-2.45%)
DAX 4718.49 -186.95 (-3.81%)
NIKKEI 9876.15 -63.78 (-0.64%)
HSI 18178.05 -200.68 (-1.09%)
 
Market Movers
Percent Gainers
Symbol Name Change %
CSNT CRESCENT BANKING +47.33%
PATK PATRICK INDUSTR. +45.28%
NOBH NOBILITY HOMES +37.83%
MPAC MOD-PAC +32.44%
FRE-PY FREDDIE MAC +26.51%
Percent Losers
Symbol Name Change %
PFED PARK BANCORP
-25.58%
PVFC PVF CAPITAL
-19.68%
SEPR SEPRACOR
-18.00%
UFI UNIFI, Inc.
-17.57%
STBK STERLING BANKS
-17.31%
Market Diary
Exchange:                High Low
NYSE 19% 77% 3% 19 10
AMEX 31% 58% 9% 6 2
NASD 16% 80% 3% 14 15
OTC 33% 38% 28% 43 109
ALL 21% 71% 7% 82 136
CEO Wealthmeter
    +4.72M (+2.57%)
Holdings: 183.78M
Salary: 313.39K
Mark C. Smith  ADTRAN Inc
    +796.17K (+0.79%)
Holdings: 100.58M
Salary: 356.98K
George Perlegos  Atmel Corporation
    +287.47K (+2.28%)
Holdings: 12.63M
Salary: 2.71M
Morry Weiss  American Greetings Corporation
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