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Name
Last Trade
Change
Volume
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LLNW
LIMELIGHT NETWORKS,
22.18 4:00PM ET
7.18 (47.87%)
12,220,154

HOTJ
HOUSE OF TAYLR JEWLR
1.59 3:59PM ET
0.39 (32.50%)
127,316
INFN
INFINERA CORPORATION
25.16 4:00PM ET
5.45 (27.68%)
4,190,363

XWG
WIRELESS XCESSORIES
3.7400 3:59PM ET
0.6700 (21.82%)
502,400

TCHCZ
21ST CENTURY HLDG WT
2.96 3:46PM ET
0.45 (17.93%)
500

SCOX
SCO GRP INC (THE)
1.42 3:59PM ET
0.19 (15.45%)
328,774

NSM
NATL SEMICONDUCTOR
29.58 4:00PM ET
3.79 (14.70%)
30,340,461

UWN
NEVADA GOLD &CASINO
2.15 3:59PM ET
0.24 (12.57%)
165,100

TELK
TELIK INC
4.05 4:00PM ET
0.45 (12.50%)
3,327,309
CAE
CASCADE CP
73.73 4:01PM ET
8.03 (12.22%)
708,822


LBIX
LEADING BRANDS
4.5900 3:59PM ET
0.4900 (11.95%)
791,578
QPSA
QUEPASA CORPORATION
5.32 3:58PM ET
0.56 (11.76%)
122,396

FORD
FORWARD INDS INC
3.62 3:59PM ET
0.38 (11.73%)
521,533

HRLY
HERLEY INDS INC
17.82 4:00PM ET
1.81 (11.31%)
477,739

CRDC
CARDICA, INC.
5.58 3:58PM ET
0.56 (11.16%)
31,370

SPTN
SPARTAN STORES INC
29.65 4:00PM ET
2.91 (10.88%)
940,542
ASTIZ
ASCENT SOLAR TECH
2.15 3:57PM ET
0.20 (10.26%)
40,720

CLN
CELSION CORP
6.60 3:59PM ET
0.60 (10.00%)
40,400

TNC
TENNANT CO
36.17 4:03PM ET
3.27 (9.94%)
423,400

EVOL
EVOLVING SYSTEMS INC
2.2068 3:59PM ET
0.1968 (9.79%)
437,315

Labels: ASTIZ, CAE, CLN, CRDC, EVOL, Ford, HOTJ, HRLY, INFN, LBIX, LLNW, NSM, QPSA, SCOX, SPTN, TCHCZ, TELK, TNC, UWN, XWG

U.S. stocks tumbled on Monday, with major indexes falling by their biggest margin in months, amid concern about Google Inc.'s (GOOG.O: Quote, Profile, Research) valuation and doubts about holiday spending after a disappointing sales estimate from Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (WMT.N: Quote, Profile, Research). In addition, downward pressure on the dollar for a fourth straight day hurt demand for U.S. investments, while a rise in crude oil prices above $60 a barrel added to concerns about consumer spending. The Dow Jones industrial average <.DJI> was down 158.38 points, or 1.29 percent, at 12,121.79. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index <.SPX> was down 19.02 points, or 1.36 percent, at 1,381.93. The Nasdaq Composite Index <.IXIC> was down 54.34 points, or 2.21 percent, at 2,405.92. For the Nasdaq, it was the biggest net point decline since September 24, 2003. The S&P 500 notched its biggest percentage decline since early June and the Dow fell its most since early July. Ford Motor Co. (F.N: Quote, Profile, Research) shares fell 4.2 percent, or 36 cents, to $8.16 on the New York Stock Exchange after it announced plans to borrow $18 billion by pledging assets as collateral to fund its restructuring. In another sign of investor worries, the Chicago Board Options Exchange Volatility Index <.VIX> jumped 14.6 percent on Monday. The indicator, also known as the VIX and the market's fear gauge, measures expectations of near-term volatility determined by the Standard & Poor's 500 <.SPX> options prices. Shares of Wal-Mart, the world's largest retailer, fell 2.7 percent, or $1.29, to $46.61 on the NYSE after it estimated November sales fell 0.1 percent at U.S. stores open at least a year. Shares of Web search company Google fell 4 percent, or $20.25, to $484.75 and were the biggest drag on the Nasdaq after the report in Barron's.
The dollar's recent decline to a 20-month low against the euro of $1.3172 has raised questions about the attractiveness of U.S. stocks to foreigners. U.S. crude oil for January delivery climbed $1.08 to settle at $60.32 a barrel. Saudi Arabia's oil minister said OPEC may cut output further at a December 14 meeting. Shares of U.S. airlines fell on Monday, with Continental Airlines (CAL.N: Quote, Profile, Research) down 7.3 percent, or $3.31, at $42.07 in Big Board trading, partly on rising oil prices. Shares of AMR Corp.(AMR.N: Quote, Profile, Research), the operator of American Airlines, slid 5.6 percent, or $1.90, to $32.20 on NYSE. Trading was active on the NYSE, with about 1.61 billion shares changing hands, matching last year's daily average of 1.61 billion, while on Nasdaq, about 2.00 billion shares traded, above last year's daily average of 1.80 billion. Advancing stocks outnumbered declining ones by a ratio of more than 4 to 1 on both the NYSE and the Nasdaq.
Source: Reuters.com

Labels: AMR, Continental, Ford, Google, Hot Stocks, Oil, Wal-Mart

U.S. stocks tumbled on Monday as a disappointing sales forecast from Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (WMT.N: Quote, Profile, Research) raised doubts about consumers' holiday spending and Google Inc. (GOOG.O: Quote, Profile, Research) dropped after Barron's newspaper said the stock was overvalued. In addition, downward pressure on the dollar for a fourth straight day weakened demand for U.S. investments, while a rise in crude oil prices added to concerns about consumer spending. Ford Motor Co. (F.N: Quote, Profile, Research) fell more than 2 percent after it announced plans to raise $18 billion in debt financing to fund its restructuring. Shares of Wal-Mart, the world's largest retailer, fell 1.9 percent to $46.99 after it estimated November sales fell 0.1 percent at U.S. stores open at least a year. Customer foot traffic in stores over the long holiday weekend slipped from last year, the National Retail Federation reported, adding to worries about retailers' fourth-quarter performance. The S&P Retail Index <.RLX> was off 0.2 percent. Shares of Web search company Google fell 2.3 percent to $493.57 and were the biggest drag on Nasdaq after the report in Barron's. Ford's shares fell 2 percent to $8.33 after the car company announced the financing plan. The dollar's recent decline to a 20-month low against the euro has raised questions about the attractiveness of U.S. stocks to foreigners. Crude for January delivery was up 52 cents at $59.76 after rising as high as $60.20. Saudi Arabia's oil minister said OPEC may cut output further at a December 14 meeting. Shares of Exxon Mobil Corp. (XOM.N: Quote, Profile, Research) were the top positive influence on the S&P 500, rising 0.7 percent to $72.91.
Source: Reuters.com

Labels: Exxon Mobile, F, Ford, GOOG, Google, Wal-Mart, WMT, XOM

U.S. stocks tumbled on Monday as a disappointing sales forecast from Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (WMT.N: Quote, Profile, Research) raised doubts about consumers' holiday spending and Google Inc. (GOOG.O: Quote, Profile, Research) dropped after Barron's newspaper said the stock was overvalued. In addition, downward pressure on the dollar for a fourth straight day weakened demand for U.S. investments, while a rise in crude oil prices added to concerns about consumer spending. Ford Motor Co. (F.N: Quote, Profile, Research) fell more than 2 percent after it announced plans to raise $18 billion in debt financing to fund its restructuring. Shares of Wal-Mart, the world's largest retailer, fell 1.9 percent to $46.99 after it estimated November sales fell 0.1 percent at U.S. stores open at least a year. Customer foot traffic in stores over the long holiday weekend slipped from last year, the National Retail Federation reported, adding to worries about retailers' fourth-quarter performance. The S&P Retail Index <.RLX> was off 0.2 percent. Shares of Web search company Google fell 2.3 percent to $493.57 and were the biggest drag on Nasdaq after the report in Barron's. Ford's shares fell 2 percent to $8.33 after the car company announced the financing plan. The dollar's recent decline to a 20-month low against the euro has raised questions about the attractiveness of U.S. stocks to foreigners. Crude for January delivery was up 52 cents at $59.76 after rising as high as $60.20. Saudi Arabia's oil minister said OPEC may cut output further at a December 14 meeting. Shares of Exxon Mobil Corp. (XOM.N: Quote, Profile, Research) were the top positive influence on the S&P 500, rising 0.7 percent to $72.91.
Source: Reuters.com

Labels: Exxon Mobile, F, Ford, GOOG, Google, Wal-Mart, WMT, XOM

The Dearborn, Mich.-based company (F : Ford Motor Company, News , chart, profile, more).
F said the financing would take the form of a new five-year, $8 billion revolving credit facility, a senior secured term loan of about $7 billion and $3 billion in transactions that could include unsecured notes that would be convertible into Ford common stock. Citigroup Inc., Goldman Sachs Group Inc. and J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. have been hired to arrange the financing.
Ford, whose shares fell 10 cents to $8.42 in opening trades Monday, said it expects to have $38 billion in liquidity at year's end. Auto sales, already on track to decline this year, could contract to their lowest level in nearly a decade in 2007 because of slowing growth in the economy and the housing-industry slump, according to a media report Monday. This, in turn, could hurt turnaround plans at General Motors Corp. (GM : General Motors Corporation, News , chart, profile, more). Ford said earlier in November it received an informal inquiry from the Securities and Exchange Commission related to its recent announcement that it would restate results. Ford said it's cooperating with the inquiries, which also relate to disclosures made by Ford Motor Credit Co.
Source: Marketwatch

Labels: F, Finance, Ford, GM

Top executives at General Motors, Ford Motor and Chrysler finally get their day with President Bush Tuesday - and their meeting couldn't be more well timed.
The auto executives go to Washington with more leverage now that Democrats won control of Congress in last week's mid-term elections, industry experts and officials said.
The executives from the traditional Big Three - GM (Charts) CEO Rick Wagoner, Alan Mulally, the new CEO of Ford (Charts), and Tom LaSorda, the head of DaimlerChrysler's (Charts) North American unit, Chrysler Group - have a long list of areas where they want government help, but they won't be asking for bailouts or loan guarantees, even as they struggle with huge losses that have led GM and Ford to slash 55,000 hourly workers in North America.
Instead the meeting, which was postponed by the White House twice over the last 14 months, is to deal with issues ranging from health care and international trade, to alternative fuel cars and light trucks.

Labels: Chrysler, Ford, General Motors, President Bush

A leaked copy of Toyota Motor Corp.'s "global master plan" calls for grabbing 14 percent of the world car market by 2010 in the company's quest to unseat rival General Motors, a newspaper said Monday.
Toyota declined to comment on the report in The Wall Street Journal Asia, but confirmed that the world's No. 2 automaker is betting on surging demand in places such as China and India to fuel rapid expansion.
Toyota, on pace to end GM's half-century reign as the world's biggest carmaker, has mapped out plans to capture 14 percent of the global market in the next three years, up from 11 percent in 2005, newspaper reported, citing a confidential document it said was circulated to top Toyota executives earlier this year.
The plan predicts global auto sales to jump to 73 million vehicles in 2010 from 65 million in 2005, the newspaper said, adding that Toyota will likely boost production in India and China to meet demand. The company is already working on a new compact specially geared toward developing countries, where car ownership is on the rise but family budgets are still small, the report said.

Labels: (F), (GM), Ford, Ford Motor co., General Motors, Toyota

DETROIT (Reuters) - Ford Motor Co. (NYSE:F - News) is "a little bit ahead" of schedule in settling buyout offers with its 75,000 unionized factory workers, the automaker's chief executive told the Detroit Free Press in an interview published on Saturday.
Alan Mulally, who took over as Ford's top executive about six weeks ago, was also quoted by the Detroit News as saying that the embattled No. 2 U.S. carmaker needs to make its North American operations profitable by 2009.

Labels: Ford, Ford Motor co.