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[BRIEFING.COM] Stocks spent the entire session mired in weakness as cautionary comments about the U.S. debt rating and strength in the U.S. dollar weighed on the minds of participants. Broader sentiment remains mixed, though, as participants... more...


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Signs of a recovery look promising in manufacturing, auto sales, real estate and other key sectors. But problems remain.

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COH11/20/09Learn more
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Companies are sitting on billions in excess money. The likely outcome: A spending spree that could get the economy rolling.

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Stocks to watch

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QuadraMed Corp (QDHC)+29.80% 
U.S. Concrete, Inc. (RMIX)+20.62% 
Caraco Pharmaceutical Laboratories Ltd. (CPD)+16.60% 
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PowerShares DB Gold Double Short ETNDZZ
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EUR/USDGBP/USDUSD/JPYGold
1.471021.6297388.573961,130.50
-0.01200-0.01582-0.77604-33.50
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Market trends

Gainers% ChangeLast
RELM Wireless Corp+60.49%3.90
QuadraMed Corp+29.64%8.31
U.S. Concrete Inc+22.68%1.19
Hoku Scientific Inc+21.28%2.85
Sigmatron International Inc+20.72%5.36
BioTime Inc+20.58%4.98
Gray Television Inc+18.71%1.65
Netlist Inc+16.52%5.29
First BanCorp (Puerto Rico)+16.20%2.08
eOn Communications Corp+15.22%2.65
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Losers% ChangeLast
PharmAthene Inc-52.45%1.55
Birks & Mayors Inc-20.98%1.13
AutoChina International Ltd-20.80%19.80
eFuture Information Technology Inc-17.87%6.71
Imperial Sugar Co-17.76%15.00
Frontier Financial Ord Shs-16.94%4.12
Dover Downs Gaming & Entertainment Inc-16.71%3.54
Molecular Insight Pharmaceuticals Inc-15.89%2.54
Columbia Bancorp (OR)-15.20%1.06
FIRST CALIFORNIA FINANCIAL GROUP INC-13.21%3.22
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Actives% ChangeVolume
Citigroup Inc-2.98%550,268,077
Bank of America Corp-3.02%311,507,330
SPDRs-1.11%161,415,950
Financial Select Sector SPDR-0.90%108,425,116
PowerShares QQQ-0.61%86,196,351
Sprint Nextel Corp-6.46%83,468,959
Pfizer Inc-1.66%79,938,387
General Electric Co-2.24%78,708,518
Kroger Co-11.90%77,032,953
iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Index-1.86%76,077,143
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