Media stocks
were hammered for a second day Thursday as Viacom’s underwhelming earnings gave
investors another reason to sell, the Associated Press reports. The Dow dropped
120.72 points (0.69%) to finish at 17,419.75, the NASDAQ closed 83.50 points (1.62%)
lower at 5,056.44, and the S&P 500 was down 16.28 points (0.78%) at 2,083.56.
The Russell 2000 fell 15.91 points (1.29%) to 1,215.85, and the Wilshire 5000
decreased 193.52 points (0.88%) to 21,923.30.
On the NYSE,
3.2 billion shares changed hands, with roughly 2advancing issues for every 3
declining issues, and on the NASDAQ, 2.8 billion shares traded, with a 2:5
ratio of advancers to decliners.
The price of
the 10-year Treasury note rose 12/32, bringing its yield down to 2.227%. The
price of the 30-year Treasury bond climbed 1 3/32, decreasing its yield to 2.897%.
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ON THIS DATE: In 1888, Theophilus Van Kannel received a patent for the revolving
door. In 1959,
The U.S. launched Explorer 6, which sent back a picture of the
Earth. In 1974, French stuntman
Philippe Petit walked a tightrope strung between the twin towers of New York’s
World Trade Center. In 1976,
Scientists in Pasadena, California, announced that the Viking
1 spacecraft had found strong indications of possible life on
Mars. In 1999, Tony Gwynn of
the San Diego Padres made the 3,000th hit of his major league career. In 2003, in California, Arnold
Schwarzenegger announced that he would run for the office of governor. |
And now it’s time for FRIDAY FILES!
In New Orleans, Louisiana, a 23-year-old
man is accused of driving his sport scar through a fence and onto an active
airport runway. Police say the man, who was arrested for dr.unk driving, drove
through a fence and across a runway at Louis Armstrong International
Airport before plowing through another fence.
In Mainz, Germany, officers pulled over a
vehicle as it exited a highway in the northern German town of Bad Oeynhau—and
found a pony bedded on hay in its hatchback. The driver claimed she was
transporting the animal to the neighboring Czech Republic. Authorities allowed
the woman to continue her journey to the next police station, where the animal
was given water until its owner arrived.
In Santa Ana, California, a man was
arrested after he allegedly climbed a tree and tried to get into the monkey
exhibit at the Santa Ana Zoo. A zookeeper called 911 Tuesday morning to report
that a shirtless man plastered in mud claimed climbed about 20 feet into a tree
at the bird exhibit; the man, who apparently was high on met.hamphe.tamine,
claimed he was Tarzan and tried to crawl into a monkey exhibit.
In Mansfield, Ohio, officials say a drone
dropped a package of drugs into the Mansfield Correctional Institution,
delivering almost a quarter of an ounce of her.oin, over 2 ounces of mari.juana
and more than 5 ounces of tob.acco, sparking a fight in the yard. No injuries
were reported.
In Carson City, Nevada, a man tried to
evade deputies by fleeing on a scooter. The man, an alleged dr.ug dealer with
two outstanding felony warrants, was unsuccessful.
In Rockingham, Vermont, state troopers
apprehended two dr.unk drivers at one traffic stop. After pulling over a
speeding vehicle, police determined the driver had been drinking; when the
driver exited the vehicle, the passenger moved to the driver seat and put the
vehicle into gear. After the vehicle rolled backwards, nearly colliding with
the trooper’s cruiser, the second driver crossed two lanes of traffic, crashing
in the median of the interstate.
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