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Stocks Close Near Session Lows on Weakness in Energy and Technology Shares
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Indices
S&P 500 1,270.84 -.91%
DJIA 10,851.98 -.93%
NASDAQ 2,281.57 -1.25%
Russell 2000 726.25 -1.25%
S&P Barra Growth 606.07 -.79%
S&P Barra Value 660.62 -1.02%
Morgan Stanley Consumer 592.27 -.56%
Morgan Stanley Cyclical 785.78 -1.20%
Morgan Stanley Technology 532.56 -1.73%
Transports 4,281.19 -.94%
Utilities 408.27 -1.49%
Put/Call .97 +15.48%
NYSE Arms 1.39 +63.39%
Volatility(VIX) 13.23 +7.04%
ISE Sentiment 191.00 -12.79%
US Dollar 89.38 -.15%
CRB 343.14 -.42%

Futures Spot Prices
Crude Oil 64.90 +.34%
Unleaded Gasoline 167.50 +.56%
Natural Gas 8.40 +.73%
Heating Oil 178.20 +.63%
Gold 576.50 -.05%
Base Metals 175.17 +1.64%
Copper 230.70 -.09%
10-year US Treasury Yield 4.55% +.09%

Leading Sectors
Airlines +2.02%



Friday Watch
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Late-Night Headlines
Bloomberg:
- The US dollar is set for a third winning week against the yen on speculation a government report on US hiring will add to evidence economic strength.
- Rio Tinto Group(RIO) is studying new projects and expansion of mines that may cost as much as $9 billion.
- The US Senate voted to extend the USA Patriot Act until March 10, narrowly averting the expiration of the anti-terrorism law and giving lawmakers more time to negotiate revisions.
- Oil analysts were the least optimistic in five weeks about price gains after the US said it won’t immediately seek UN sanctions to pressure Iran to halt its nuclear program.

Wall Street Journal:
- Billionaire Lakshmi Mittal, whose Mittal Steel Co. has offered to buy Arcelor SA, will


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Unemployment Falls Again, Wages Rise More Than Estimates, Confidence Revised Slightly Lower, Factory Orders Climbing, ISM Non-Manufacturing Healthy
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- The Change in Non-farm Payrolls for January was 193K versus estimates of 250K and an upwardly revised 140K in December.
- The Unemployment Rate for January fell to 4.7% versus estimates of 4.9% and 4.9% in December.
- The Change in Manufacturing Payrolls for January was 7K versus estimates of 7K and a downwardly revised -1K in December.
- Average Hourly Earnings for January rose .4% versus estimates of a .3% increase and a .4% gain in December.
- Final Univ. of Mich. Consumer Confidence for January fell to 91.2 versus estimates of 93.4 and a prior estimate of 93.4.
- Factory Orders for December rose 1.1% versus estimates of a 1.0% gain and an upwardly revised 3.3% increase in November.
- ISM Non-Manufacturing for January fell to 56.8 versus estimates of 60.0 and a reading of 61.0 in December.
BOTTOM LINE: American employers added 193,000 workers in January and the unemployme


Today's Headlines
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Bloomberg:
- The US Senate’s approval of a $70 billion tax-cutting measure opens the way for negotiations with the House on final legislation that may produce a two-year extension of the 15% rate on dividends and capital gains.
- The US dollar is rising to a high for the year against the yen and climbed versus the euro after a government report signaling a stronger US labor market will continue to propel US growth higher than that of other industrialized nations.
- Research In Motion’s chances of avoiding the US shutdown of its BlackBerry wireless e-mail service improved this week after decisions by two government agencies, legal analysts said.
- European news organizations, citing freedom of speech, showed cartoons that sparked outrage among Muslims, as protests spread across the Islamic world.
- The UN nuclear watchdog delayed voting on a resolution to send Iran to the UN Security C
 

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