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Company | Price | % Change |
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Slm Corp | 21.74 | 9.52% |
Office Depot, Inc | 13.91 | 6.26% |
Bluelinx Hldgs Inc | 4.17 | 5.57% |
Freddie Mac | 32.60 | 5.30% |
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Index | Last | % Change |
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Dow Jones | 13,549.33 | 0.73% |
Nasdaq | 2,713.50 | 0.80% |
S&P 500 | 1,496.45 | 0.81% |
10yr | 100 8/32 | Yield: 4.21% |
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Company | Price | % Change |
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Sanmina Corp | 1.83 | 2.81% |
Apple Inc | 198.98 | 2.61% |
Charter Communications Inc D | 1.27 | -2.31% |
Qwest Communications Intl In | 7.05 | -2.22% |
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