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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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• Economic concerns slow growth of IBO indexes in August

  - 2004-08-31

  August proved to be a stagnant period for all major US stock indexes, with concerns over oil prices and terror threats. Investors were cautious at the beginning of the month when the Department of Homeland Security issued a warning about possible terror attacks on key US financial institutions. Stocks continued...

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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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• Instrument stocks' performances mixed in June

  - 2003-06-30

  The final month of the first half of 2003 proved to be mediocre at best for the three major US stock indices, which all experienced minimal growth between 1% and 2%. Consumer spending remained somewhat sluggish, leaving the overall economy at a standstill. On the 26th of June, the Federal...

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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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