In trading on Wednesday, trucking shares were relative laggards, down on the day by about 1.9%. Helping drag down the group were shares of Arkansas Best , off about 6.8% and shares of Universal Truckload Services Limited off about 6.4% on the day.
Also lagging the market Wednesday are apparel stores shares, down on the day by about 1.3% as a group, led down by Abercrombie & Fitch
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Continued fears over the European debt crisis kept stocks under pressure for much of the day, with light trading volume.
The Labor Department reported today that the consumer price index fell by a seasonally adjusted 0.1 percent in October. Excluding food and energy costs, the core reading of consumer prices rose 0.1 percent.
Also on the economic front, the Mortgage Bankers Association reported a drop in weekly mortgage applications last week.
Computer memory subsystems designer Netlist is trading higher today, with greater than usual volume, after it said in a regulatory filing late yesterday it had inked deals with both IBM and Hewlett-Packard .
The largest home improvement retailer in the nation, Home Depot posted third quarter earnings today that rose to $934 million, or $0.60 per share, from $834 million, or $0.51 per share, last year.
Revenue rose about 4%, to $17.3 billion, on a 4.2% increase in same-store sales.
Results were ahead of analyst estimates.
The world's largest retailer said net income totaled $3.34 billion, or $0.96 per share, compared to $3.44 billion, or $0.95 per share, when there were more shares outstanding.
Earnings from continuing operations totaled $0.97 per share, just short of analyst estimates.
Net sales rose 8.2%, to $109.5 billion, just ahead of analyst estimates.
Same-store sales rose 1.3% at the company's U.S. Wal-Mart
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As retailers gear up for the onset of the holiday shopping season, many released earnings today and the Commerce Depart reported retail sales rose last month.
Retail sales rose 0.5% in October, or 0.6% excluding auto sales.
The figure exceeded economist expectations, and compares to a 1.1% gain in September.
Ameren was upgraded today by Goldman Sachs from sell to neutral, as cost cutting moves are expected to add to the bottom line in upcoming quarters. Goldman set a $32 price target.
Shares are higher by about two tenths of a percent.
In trading on Tuesday, entertainment shares were relative leaders, up on the day by about 0.8%. Leading the group were shares of Tudou Holdings Limited Ads , up about 6.3% and shares of Lodgenet Interactive up about 6% on the day.
Also showing relative strength are cigarettes & tobacco shares, up on the day by about 0.7% as a group, led by Star Scientific
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Home Depot Incorporated announced its quarterly dividend of 29 cents per share, an increase of about 16% over its prior dividend in August of 25 cents. The home improvement retailer also announced results Tuesday that beat expectations. The company also raised its 2011 earnings outlook.
Shares are lower by about three quarters of a percent.
In other dividend news, 3M
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News out of Italy regarding a new government gave a boost to US stocks today, although trading was choppy throughout the day.
Better than expected economic news came in the form of retail sales that rose 0.5 percent in October, or 0.6 percent excluding auto sales, according to the Commerce Department.
Among the major retailers reporting earnings today were Walmart and Home Depot
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