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Closing Bell: The Directionless Day (AAPL, ANF, BA, FXI, ISPH, MRK, NSM, TXN)

Stocks had another mixed day, despite some key winners and losers. China's surprise rate hike came amid word of a rate by the European Central Bank, expected on Thursday of this week. Brent Crude hit what appears to be a two-year high and even Ben Bernanke's remarks on inflation didn't add much to the mix. That being said, it was not known until the final minute if the markets were going to be in the red or the black for the trading day.

Here were today's unofficial closing bell levels:

Dow Jones: 12,393.90 -6.13 (-0.05%)

S&P500: 1,332,63 -0.24 (-0.02%)

Nasdaq: 2,791,19 +2.00 (0.07%)

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Closing Bell: Mixed Fanfare on Wall Street (AAPL, BRK-B, GE, LUV, SMH, MCD, OREX)

Stocks were again higher throughout most of the trading day, yet the final closing bell "red or black" levels were not certain until literally the last few minutes of the day. Fed Treasury buying and anticipation of a Ben Bernanke speech kept the lid on Treasury yields as well. Chips remained weak today and some airline scares did not exactly serve as a great catalyst to drive all transports. What is often "Merger Monday" felt more like "Mixed Monday" today.

Here were the unofficial closing bell levels:

Dow Jones: 12,400.03 +23.31 (0.19%)

S&P500: 1,332.87 +0.46 (0.03%)

Nasdaq: 2,789.19 -0.41 (-0.01%)

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Closing Bell: Starting Off Q2 (AIB, F, FFIV, LOGM, NYX, ODP, PAYX)

The market hit a high for 2011 today after the unemployment rate fell to 8.8% and after the economy created about 216,000 jobs. The Institute of Supply Management showed a slight drop for March, but investors were positive most of the day. Selling in the last 90 minutes of the day felt a bit surprising -- but that may be nothing more than pre-weekend profit taking.

Here were today's unofficial closing bell levels:

Dow Jones: 12,376.72 +56.99 (0.46%)

Nasdaq: 2,789.60 +8.53 (0.31%)

S&P500: 1,332.41 +6.58 (0.50%)

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Closing Bell: Massive Quarter Despite a Slow Day (AGU, BRK-B, INTC, TSLA, URBN, WMT)

The unfettered bull market looked to take a breather today. Regardless of the ultimate close, the DJIA went between positive and negative multiple times today -- and it was not until the formal close that the exact level of red or black was known.

Warnings of inflation, corn crop reports, weekly jobless claims and upcoming elections in the Middle East and North Africa all acted to interrupt what had been a non-stop bull market. Oil was higher after Moammar Gadhafi pushed back rebels in key areas in Libya. One Federal Reserve governor's comments, on how higher rates are needed before the end of the year, acted to soften stocks right before the close.

Still, today marked the end of the quarter -- and it was the best first quarter in years (maybe since 1998).

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Closing Bell: When No Bears Can Be Found (AAPL, CCJ, CAT, CEPH, CVX, CLNE, DELL, UTA)

The market tried to hit a new two-plus-year high again today. Anything cautious for the markets is being discounted and valuation concerns are out the door. It seems the bulls are in charge -- regardless of what comes down the pipe in the Middle East, Japan, the PIIGS and elsewhere. Even a goal of only aiming to cut foreign energy dependence by one-third did not rattle markets. The TARP even made money. Maybe we can just convince Bernanke to go ahead and raise rates to get the pain over with, once and for all.

Here were today's unofficial closing bell levels:

Dow Jones: 12,350.61 +71.60 (0.58%)

S&P500: 1,328.26 +8.82 (0.67%)

Nasdaq: 2,776,78 +19.90 (0.72%)

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Closing Bell: Cautious Euphoria Continues (AMZN, APOL, CRY, GFRE, HD, TM)

Consumer Confidence saw a huge drop for March, but that failed to hurt the markets as it was largely expected. Housing prices continued south according to national housing survey data from Case Shiller. International stock markets saw a mixed bag on Tuesday, but U.S. investors continued to sit there, buying stocks. Maybe the real catalyst is the fact that very few companies have formally lowered guidance despite the turmoil.

Here are today's unofficial closing bell levels:

Dow Jones: 12,279.01 + 81.13 (0.67%)

S&P500: 1,319.44 +9.25 (0.71%)

Nasdaq: 2,756.89 +26.21 (0.96%)

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Closing Bell: Stocks Give Up Gains (ALU, EBAY, GSIC, FSLR, EWJ, CCJ, PKD)

U.S. markets were mixed most of Monday with what felt like very directionless trading on light volume. A selloff late in the day erased the small gains, and markets closed in the red today.

Another weak housing figure did not manage to cause too much harm as -- by now -- investors are conditioned to expect poor housing data. Consumer spending and income rose in February, topping expectations. U.S. investors also continued to expect that oil infrastructure would keep growing based upon Middle East build-outs for expanded production.

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Better-Than-Expected Earnings Report Cheers Oracle Investors

Oracle Fiscal Q3 Earnings ReportShares of software giant Oracle Corp. (ORCL) traded higher after the market closed Thursday as the company reported fiscal third-quarter earnings above analyst estimates.

Going into this afternoon's earnings report, analysts had been expecting to see Oracle report earnings of 50 cents per share. Excluding one time items, Oracle stated that its quarterly earnings were 54 cents.

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JDS Uniphase Soars Following Q2 Earnings Report

JDSUShares of communication equipment company JDS Uniphase Corp. (JDSU) are trading sharply higher in after hours trading today after posting strong fiscal second quarter results after the market closed.

Analysts were expecting to see earnings of $0.19 per share, but actual adjusted earnings were much higher at $0.29.

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Capital One Reports Strong Q4 Results, Shares Slide

Capital One Q4 Earnings ReportFinancial giant Capital One (COF) is trading slightly lower in after hours trading despite crushing analyst estimates for its fourth quarter after today's market close.

As we noted in our earnings preview, analysts had been expecting to see Capital One post earnings of $1.27 per share, but the company easily surpassed analyst forecasts by reporting earnings of $1.52 per share for the quarter.

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eBay Surges After Hours on Strong Earnings and Bullish Forecast

ebay reports strong Q4 earningsShares of online retailer eBay Corp. (EBAY) traded sharply higher in after-hours trading following a stronger-than-expected fiscal fourth-quarter earnings report this afternoon.

The company reported earnings of 52 cents per share, beating the 47 cents that analysts had been expecting to see. During the same period last year the company had earnings of 44 cents.

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Adobe Trading Sharply Higher Following Q4 Earnings

Adobe Q4 Earnings ReportShares of Adobe Systems Inc. (ADBE) are trading up nicely in after hours trading this afternoon after the company reported strong fiscal Q4 earnings following the market close.

Going into this afternoon's report, analysts had been expecting to see the company report earnings of $0.52 per share, with actual earnings coming in above expectations at $0.56 excluding special items.

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Anadarko Petroleum Trades Lower Following Earnings

Anadarko Q3 Earnings ReportShares of oil and gas company Andarko Petroleum Corporation (APC) are trading lower in after hours trading after the company reported lower than expected earnings for its third quarter.

Heading into this afternoon's earnings report, analysts had been expecting to see the company report earnings of $0.28 per share. Actual earnings were under the mark, at an adjusted $0.21 per share.

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Closing Bell: A Round Trip to a Plus Day (AMZN, AXP, MCD, EBAY, NFLX)

The market started well enough as McDonald's Corporation (MCD), Netflix, Inc. (NFLX), eBay, Inc. (EBAY), and several other companies posted strong earnings. Weekly jobless claims, notoriously fickle, fell 23,000 to 452,000. The total is still within the troubling range that indicates job creation is nil.

The market lost all of its morning momentum when the Philly Fed index came in slightly below expectations which was viewed as a sign by traders that better earnings are not necessarily tied to better economic fundamentals. Companies which do business in the emerging world markets like McDonald's and Caterpillar may buck US headwinds, but many firms do not enjoy that geographic diversity.

The numbers:

Dow Jones 11,146.79 +38.82 (0.35%)
S&P 500 1,180.23 +2.06 (0.17%)
Nasdaq 2,459.67 +2.28 (0.09%)

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Accenture Posts Better-Than-Expected Q4 Earnings

Accenture Strong Q4 Earnings ReportShares of consulting giant Accenture (ACN) are trading sharply higher in after hours trading today following a strong fourth quarter earnings report.

As we noted in our earnings preview last night, analysts had been expecting to see Accenture post earnings of $0.63 per share, but actual earnings came in above expectations at $0.66.

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S&P 500+2.911,349.96

Last updated: February 08, 2012: 11:12 PM

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