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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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• 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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• 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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• Holiday season spurs strong November for stock indexes

  - 2004-11-30

  Crude oil prices continue to play a significant role in driving stock market fluctuations. November saw oil prices fall from their record high of $55.67 per barrel last month to as low as $46.87 per barrel on November 15. Oil prices shot back up to over $50 per barrel due...

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• Roller coaster month ends on positive note for IBO indexes

  - 2004-10-31

  A barrage of negative macroeconomic events early in October sent all three major US Stock Indexes tumbling, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average reaching an intraday low for the year at 9,708.40. The Labor Department's figures for September job growth came in much weaker than expected, with only 96,000 jobs...

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• Laboratory Instrument companies outpace US Indexes

  - 2004-09-30

  Cautious optimism remains the theme for the US economy in general and for the three major US stock indexes as the summer comes to an end. During September, the Federal Reserve raised interest rates another quarter point to 1.75% as expected, noting that the economy is regaining some momentum after...

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• Instrument stocks suffer in July

  - 2004-07-31

  The second half of 2004 began with a sharp decline across all major US indexes due to a number of negative macroeconomic events. It began the first day of July with a spike in oil prices and ended the month the same way with oil prices reaching a 21-year high...

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• Laboratory equipment/distributor index continues to grow in May

  - 2002-05-31

  The US economic news in May was decidedly mixed. In the early May meeting, the Federal Reserve decided to leave the federal funds rate for overnight loans between banks unchanged at 1.75%, a 40-year low. The discount rate remains, 1.25%. Unemployment in April rose to 6%, the highest it has...

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