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• Process/Metrology/Motion Stock Index up over 6%

  - 2006-11-30

  For the third consecutive month, all three US stock indexes grew, maintaining the Dow Jones' all-time high of above 12,000 on November 17. Early in the month, crude oil prices were impacted by the threat of attacks on oil facilities in Nigeria. Prices fell slightly as the International Energy Agency...

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• Quarterly earnings result in gains for IBO indexes

  - 2006-10-31

  For the second straight month, all three US stock indexes grew, sending the Dow Jones to an all-time high of above 12,000. Once again, crude oil continued to play a significant role as prices bounced back and forth throughout the month, falling close to this year's low before settling at...

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• IBO Lab Instrument Stock Index rebounds in June

  - 2006-06-30

  June began with alarming news for US stock indexes as the Labor Department reported only 75,000 new non-farm jobs were added in May, approximately 100,000 below analysts' estimates. And the unemployment rate slipped another 10 basis points to 4.6%, its lowest point since July 2001. On June 5, the Dow...

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• June gloom arrives a month early

  - 2006-05-31

  For the first time in months, crude oil was not the primary focus of US investors. Rather, expectations regarding the Federal Reserve's plan to raise interest rates became the new hot topic in May. On May 25, the Commerce Department revised first quarter GDP growth from 4.8% to 5.3%, the...

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• IBO stock indexes start off new year strongly

  - 2006-01-31

  In January, crude oil prices continued to impact the US economy as well as stock prices. Oil prices returned to near record highs of around $68 per barrel at the end of the month after concerns about Iran's OPEC output, and kidnappings and attacks on oil lines in the Niger...

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• Hurricanes stir up US indexes but do little damage

  - 2005-09-30

  The end of the third quarter was marked by turbulent times as Hurricanes Katrina and Rita roared through the Gulf Coast. Once again, the most effected area of the market was crude oil prices, as oil futures jumped to over $70 per barrel following Katrina. However, prices dropped to around...

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• IBO stock indexes show little change in August

  - 2005-08-31

  August proved to be another period of uncertainty for the three major US indexes, primarily due to continued rising oil prices. Prices for crude oil began the month at around $60 per barrel, but jumped to $71 per barrel by the end of the month partly due to the catastrophic...

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• July proves a good month for IBO process index

  - 2005-07-31

  July proved to be a strong month for the major US indexes due to strong half-year earnings reports from numerous large companies. US retail sales rose 1.7% in June, well above the 1.0% analysts anticipated, leading the S&P 500 to close at a four-year high and the NASDAQ to close...

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• IBO stock indexes experience mixed results in April

  - 2005-04-30

  Signs of a struggling economy and unstable oil prices sent all three US stock indexes tumbling in April. The first day of the month prices for barrels of crude oil shot to a record high of $58 due to a warning that prices could spike to $100 per barrel. However,...

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• Waters news weighs heavily on instrument index

  - 2005-03-31

  US markets experienced a roller coaster month in March, primarily due to large swings in oil prices. Crude oil prices soared to record highs of $57.60 per barrel during the month, then dropped below $53, ending the month at just over $55 per barrel. OPEC finally decided to boost production,...

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