Monday, July 9, 2007

U.S. Stocks Rise, Paced by Alcoa; J&J, ConocoPhillips Climb on Buybacks

(Bloomberg) -- The U.S. stock market extended
July's advance on $25 billion of share buybacks and speculation
second-quarter earnings will surpass analysts' estimates.

ConocoPhillips, the third-largest U.S. oil producer, rose
to a record and Johnson & Johnson, the world's biggest maker of
health-care products, climbed the most in almost two months
after saying they will repurchase stock. Alcoa Inc., the
second-largest aluminum maker, led the Dow Jones Industrial
Average to within 27 points of a record ahead of today's
earnings report.


Read more at Bloomberg Stocks News

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