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The bulls caught their breath today after a run-up last week. All major indexes ended the day in the red. The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed slightly lower today by 4 points, even as two of its biggest components – General Electric [GE
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Mary Thompson was CNBC’s “Eye on the Floor” at the NYSE. She said tech and energy stocks were what kept the markets down despite a big day of mergers and acquisitions. $81 billion in deals were announced today alone – that included both Harrah’s Entertainment [HET
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In addition, Eli Lilly [LLY
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] by $2 to $34 per share. Lilly shares fell after 2 consecutive New York Times articles cited internal documents that alleged the pharmaceutical maker downplayed the side-effects of its anti-psychotic drug Zyprexa. Lilly says the articles were inaccurate.
ExxonMobil [XOM
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] were among the energy giants to close lower as warm weather continued across most of the country – reducing the demand for heating oil. That was reflected in the price of crude oil - trading lower today by 2%. The drop in oil also signaled investor concern that the economy could slow if the energy sector continues to lag.
And after the bell, software-maker Oracle [ORCL
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