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Dow +144, Nasdaq +37, S&P +15.64:
As of: Jul 14 2003 2:00PM ET
Sellers continue to stick to the sidelines as the stock market edges higher... Financial and technology shares have been the focal points of buyers, and the two groups' collective leadership has fended off challenges from sellers... Brokerage and consumer financial stocks have pushed the financial group steadily higher, whereas semiconductor and large-cap technology issues have powered the technology issues... Yahoo! (YHOO 32.15 -0.04), however, has lagged the broader market following its announcement that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Overture Services (OVER 24.07 +2.56)... In Briefing.com's opinion, the deal represents a good strategic decision for YHOO from a longer-term standpoint... For more insight into our view, be sure to visit Story Stocks...

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Dow +128, Nasdaq +33, S&P +13.70:
As of: Jul 14 2003 1:30PM ET
Indices remain deadlocked in the afternoon's trading range as buyers take a break from their fury of activity in the morning... The Nasdaq has led its blue chip counterparts on a relative basis, thanks to strong buying interest in semiconductor, wireless, software, and storage... The Dow, for its part, has turned in a solid performance in its own right, with only 5 out of the 30 components trading lower today... Boeing (BA 34.74 -0.44) is the largest laggard following Continental Airlines' (CAL 15.57 +0.43) announcement that it would be deferring delivery of 36 Boeing 737 aircraft...

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Dow +129, Nasdaq +32, S&P +13.70:
As of: Jul 14 2003 1:00PM ET
Little change since the last update, which is to say the market has held its ground in positive territory... Thus far, the indices are up on the order of 1.4-1.8%, an impressive showing considering last week's strong end to the week that left the indices higher by 14-30% for the year... The backbone of the rally has been the belief that once the war in Iraq ended, and energy prices subsided, economic activity would pick up and result in a stronger business environment in 2H03... Although today's encouraging Q2 (June) earnings reports from Bank of America (BAC 84.70 +1.82) and Citigroup (C 47.45 +1.30) seem to support the latter, the market will get a better glimpse of the economic environment itself with Fed Chairman Greenspan's semi-annual Congressional testimony on monetary policy and the economic outlook starting tomorrow...

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Dow +122, Nasdaq +32, S&P +13.32:
As of: Jul 14 2003 12:25PM ET
Stock market gives back a portion of today's hefty gains as buying interest drops off somewhat... Nonetheless, market internals remain decisively bullish with most industry groups trading in positive territory... The only area, at this point, that has drifted lower has been the oil service shares on the heels of the price of crude oil's $0.43 decline to $30.85/bbl... Expectations that Tropical Storm Claudette will move past most oil production platforms off the Gulf Coast have offered some relief in the price of crude oil...

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Dow +133, Nasdaq +34, S&P +14.15:
As of: Jul 14 2003 12:00PM ET
It's been a runaway market led by the bulls as a strong day in overseas trading, combined with a slew of analyst upgrades and upbeat earnings reports, has set the stage for the morning's broad-based advance... Bank of America (BAC 84.77 +1.89) and Citigroup (C 47.60 +1.45) kicked off the first full week of the June quarter earnings season in bullish fashion, with Q2 (June) earnings releases that significantly exceeded consensus estimates... Favorable analyst commentary - particularly in the semiconductor and drug sectors - also lent support to forecasts of improved corporate profit growth and contributed to the positive tone of the morning... Specifically, Merck (MRK 62.46 +1.02) was upgraded by CIBC to Sector Perform from Sector Underperform, and Johnson & Johnson (JNJ 53.65 +1.77) was upgraded by Bear Stearns to Outperform from PeerPerform... As for the semiconductor group, Intel (INTC 24.32 +0.98) was upgraded by Merrill Lynch to Buy from Neutral, and the Asian semiconductor industry was upgraded by Smith Barney Europe to to Marketweight from Underweight... A Wall Street Journal article that suggested customer cautiousness in ordering new equipment might be coming to an end has also put a significant bid in the semiconductor issues... Virtually every other industry group has exhibited noteworthy strength in the morning's session, with financial, transportation, and retail also pacing the way higher... The latter sector has garnered buying interest following Wal-Mart's (WMT 57.55 +1.02) announcement that it sees July same store sales at the high end of its up 2-4% forecast...

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Dow +134, Nasdaq +36, S&P +14.97:
As of: Jul 14 2003 11:30AM ET
Indices back off their best levels of the morning but continue to trade well above the unchanged mark... A strong showing from the semiconductor group has helped fueled today's gains, and has kept the technology sector well bid... A number of brokerage firm upgrades - Intel (INTC 24.49 +1.15) at Merrill Lynch and the European semiconductor industry at Smith Barney Europe - has driven the group higher, along with a Wall Street Journal article that suggests customer cautiousness in ordering new equipment might be coming to an end soon... Outside of technology, other groups that have provided a boost to the market have been financial, retail, drug, and auto...

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Dow +153, Nasdaq +41, S&P +16.67:
As of: Jul 14 2003 11:00AM ET
So far, sellers have not put up much of a fight as the indices have had little problem maintaining their solidly bullish disposition... Advancers are outpacing decliners by more than a 2-to-1 margin at the NYSE and Nasdaq, and up volume is leading down volume by a more than 4-to-1 ratio as well... Strong participation from a market-cap and industry perspective have also marked the morning's uptick, with financial and technology spearheading the market's charge higher... Not surprisingly, the treasury market has weakened across the long-end of the yield curve as a result of the strength in stocks...

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Dow +146, Nasdaq +40, S&P +16.42:
As of: Jul 14 2003 10:30AM ET
Equity market continues to ramp higher amid robust buying interest across virtually every industry group... Banc of America's (BAC 84.56 +1.68) blow-out Q2 (June) report and Citigroup's (C 47.78 +1.63) strong Q2 (June) report - the latter of which was followed up by a 75% increase in the quarterly dividend to $0.35/share - have led to today's sizable advance as they have supported widespread expectations of stronger corporate profit growth ... Briefing.com, for its part, anticipates that the market will continue to greet quarterly earnings reports that significantly top consensus estimates with a favorable reception, and looks for equities to retain their bullish stance over the long-term... For more perspective on our market view, be sure to visit Stock Briefs...

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Dow +102, Nasdaq +29, S&P +10.87:
As of: Jul 14 2003 10:00AM ET
Major indices hold steady at sharply higher levels as a round of generally better than expected Q2 (June) reports, and a slew of analyst upgrades in the technology and drug sectors (see Briefing.com's Upgrades/Downgrades page for full list), has put a solid bid in stocks... The latter group has worked its way steadily higher following CIBC's upgrade of Merck (MRK 62.40 +0.96) to Sector Perform from Sector Underperform, and Bear Stearns upgrade of Johnson & Johnson (JNJ 53.23 +1.35) to Outperform from Peer Perform... Another factor that has preciptated the market's rally has been the strong day of trading in Europe and Asia, where the Nikkei specifically finished higher by 1.3%...

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Dow +100, Nasdaq +28, S&P +10.55:
As of: Jul 14 2003 9:45AM ET
Buyers flood the stock market in the early action, sending the S&P 500 above the psychologically significant 1,000 mark... Encouraging Q2 (June) earnings releases from the likes of Bank of America (BAC 83.95 +1.05) and Citigroup (C 47.70 +1.56) have kicked off the first full week of the June quarter reporting season in bullish fashion, and laid the groundwork for the morning's broad-based advance... Buying interest is heavily concentrated in the financial, as well as semiconductor issues... The latter has benefited from a Merrill Lynch upgrade of Intel (INTC 24.28 +0.94) to Buy from Neutral, and a Smith Barney Europe upgrade of the European semiconductor industry to Marketweight from Underweight