Friday July 29th 2005

If the looks of the Pontiac GTO are a little too bland for your taste, there will be a new, more exciting-looking version in a couple of years, a Detroit newspaper reports.

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Investors closed out a stellar July by collecting profits Friday, sending stocks lower despite a respectable reading in the nation's gross domestic product. The major indexes finished the week mixed, ending four consecutive weeks of gains, but had big advances for the month.

Treasuries fell sharply today on the bullish aspects of the day's economic releases. Technical pressure weighed on stocks as did the increase in Treasury yields (upcoming corporate debt issues would have to have a higher interest rate to compete) and the major indices retreated from yesterday's peaks. In late trading, the 10-Year Treasury Note was down by 21/32, raising its yield to 4.27%; the Dow was down by 64.64 points to 10,640.91; and the Nasdaq was down by 13.61 points to 2,184.83.

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Ice cream, you scream, we all scream for ice cream: the nation's best regional ice cream makers.
When European megalopoly Unilever swallowed up Ben & Jerry's a few years back, fans of the quirky Vermont company feared the worst.

In Real Estate Again we had increase in Mortgage Rates!
30 years fixed conforting loan rated as 5.5%, and 3/1 Option ARM closed as 4.625%, 5/1 Option ARM was 5.25% at par rate!

Okay everyone have a great weekend,