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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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• Process stock index leads February growth

  - 2005-02-28

  There were a number of positive macroeconomic events reported in February that pushed stocks higher, but another sharp rise in oil prices to over $52 per barrel sent stocks back down. On a positive note, the US Commerce Department announced that fourth quarter GDP grew at a revised 3.8% annual...

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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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• Instrumentation stocks continue to post gains

  - 2003-11-30

  During November, all four IBO indices experienced very moderate gains, while the three major US stock indices remained relatively flat compared to the previous month. Early in the month, blue-chip stocks hit 17-month highs due to strong manufacturing data and a slight decline in the unemployment rate to 6.0%. However,...

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• Prospects brighten for instrument equities

  - 2003-04-30

  The three major US indices made considerable improvements over the month of April due to a number of factors. Investors proved to be fairly optimistic now that the war with Iraq appears to be over and tensions with North Korea are improving. The end of the war also caused crude...

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• Three IBO stock indices post losses for January

  - 2002-01-31

  For the most part, the economic news in January was fairly positive. The government reported that in the last three months of 2001, the economy grew at a rate of 0.2% as compared to the third quarter decline of 1.3%. After the end of the first month of 2002,...

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