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The Dow bounced back Wednesday after a quick drop at the open as investors digested a mixed bag of earnings.
DuPont [DD
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At the back of the Dow pack was Boeing [BA
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Eli Lilly [LLY
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And major banks Wells Fargo [LLY
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] both beat analyst estimates but investors were split. Wells Shares fell as losses from bad loans reached $5.1 billion. Morgan Stanley shares climbed as the brokerage reported its first profit in a year, helped by investment-banking fees.
The Nasdaq opened higher after Yahoo [YHOO
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] beat earnings expectations. Yahoo's beat had a lot to do with cost-cutting but it also gave an upbeat forecast.
"You have to view Yahoo's cup as being half full rather than being half empty," Gartner analyst Allen Weiner told Reuters. "They seem positioned for a turnaround with the deal with Microsoft and with branding. They are pretty well-positioned to make a comeback in Q4. These numbers are not going to hurt them."
Flash-memory maker Sandisk also delivered an encouraging forecast, saying orders are strong for the current quarter.
This followed similar outlooks from Intel [INTC
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], citing signs of improvement in business spending.
Freeport-McMoRan shares [FCX
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] rose after the gold and copper miner reported its profit soared in the third quarter, helped by higher metals prices and volume. Though revenue slipped.
The euro traded above $1.50 for the first time since August 2008 today, while gold fell below $1,056 a troy ounce.
Oil fell, trading below $79 a barrel, after a report showed crude inventories rose by 1.3 million barrels.
Earnings season rolls on with a week that will ultimately see 25 percent of the S&P 500 report their quarterly numbers.
On the M&A front, General Electric [GE
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] said they were continuing discussions about a possible deal but that there was no timetable for completion. GE shares slipped.
And US Bancorp [USB
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] is considering acquiring FBOP, which owns eight banks and could be put up for sale by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal.
And Morgan Stanley may hand over its Crescent Real Estate Equities unit to Barclays Capital, the Journal reported.
On the economic calendar, the most prominent report of the day comes from the Federal Reserve, which will release its Beige Book at 2pm ET.
The Mortgage Bankers Association reported another drop in home-loan applications as interest rates continue to edge higher.
Still to come: Richmond Fed President Jeffrey Lacker speaks on the economy in Richmond, VA at noon, while Boston Fed President Eric Rosengren also has an appearance at 4:30 pm in Chatham, MA.
Possible stock moving news: Dell [DELL
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Sun Microsystems [JAVA
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]. Drugmaker Elan [ELN
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] (ELN) is increasing its earnings guidance for the full year. And Geely Automotive's talks to buy Volvo from Ford Motor [F
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- Peter Schacknow contributed to this article.
Still to Come:
WEDNESDAY: Weekly crude inventories; Fed's beige book; Fed's Rosengren speaks; Earnings from eBay after the bell
THURSDAY: Weekly jobless claims; leading indicators; Fed's Rosengren, Lockhart and Dudley speak; Earnings from AT&T, Bristol-Myers, McDonald's, Merck, MMM, Travelers, UPS, Schering-Plough, Xerox, Amazon, AmEx, Braodcom and Capital One
FRIDAY: Fed chief Bernanke speaks; existing-home sales; Fed's Kohn speaks; Earnings from Microsoft, Honeywell and Ingersoll-Rand
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