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House Democrats Announce Ban on Funneling Earmarks to Companies
March 10 (Bloomberg) -- House Democrats announced they are banning so-called earmarks for defense contractors, energy firms and other private companies in an election-year attempt to crack down on the much-criticized funding process.

Midday Glance: Specialty Retail companies
NEW YORK (AP) -- Shares of some top specialty retail companies are up at noon: AutoZone rose $.28 or .2 percent, to $168.14. Gap rose $.10 or .4 percent, to $22.34. Home Depot rose $.03 or .1 percent, to $31.71. Lowes rose $.16 or .7 percent, to $24.17. OfficeMax rose $.21 or 1.3 percent, to $16.62. TJX Companies rose $.21 or .5 percent, to $41.87.

Midday Glance: Telecom companies
NEW YORK (AP) -- Shares of some top telecom companies are mixed at noon: ATT Inc fell $.10 or .4 percent, to $25.46. Qwest rose $.01 or .2 percent, to $4.77. Sprint Nextel rose $.04 or 1.1 percent, to $3.66. Verizon fell $.16 or .5 percent, to $29.75.

Midday Glance: Utilities companies
NEW YORK (AP) -- Shares of some top utilities companies are down at noon: AEP fell $.02 or .1 percent, to $34.10. ConEd unchanged at $43.66. Duke Energy fell $.02 or .1 percent, to $16.45. Pepco Holdings fell $.02 or .1 percent, to $16.90. Southern Co fell $.10 or .3 percent, to $32.21.

Midday Glance: Staffing companies
NEW YORK (AP) -- Shares of some top staffing companies are up at noon: Kelly Services rose $.61 or 3.5 percent, to $17.90. Korn Ferry rose $.03 or .2 percent, to $18.27. Manpower rose $.37 or .7 percent, to $56.13. Robert Half rose $.35 or 1.2 percent, to $30.21.

Midday Glance: Silver companies
NEW YORK (AP) -- Shares of some top silver companies are mixed at noon: Hecla Mining fell $.03 or .5 percent, to $5.53. Pan American Silver fell $.20 or .9 percent, to $22.52. Silver Standard fell $.33 or 1.9 percent, to $17.33. Silver Wheaton rose $.06 or .4 percent, to $15.44.

Midday Glance: Railroads companies
NEW YORK (AP) -- Shares of some top railroads companies are mixed at noon: CSX unchanged at $49.52. Canadian National fell $.12 or .2 percent, to $56.18. Canadian Pacific fell $.22 or .4 percent, to $54.54. Kansas City Southern rose $.21 or .6 percent, to $36.10. Norfolk Southern rose $.11 or .2 percent, to $53.85. Union Pacific rose $.60 or .8 percent, to $71.44.

Midday Glance: Pharmaceuticals companies
NEW YORK (AP) -- Shares of some top pharmaceuticals companies are mixed at noon: Baxter fell $.29 or .5 percent, to $58.69. Bristol-Myers Squibb rose $.24 or 1.0 percent, to $25.44. Hospira rose $.47 or .9 percent, to $54.00. Johnson Johnson rose $.01 or percent, to $64.28. King Pharmaceuticals rose $.08 or .6 percent, to $12.37. Eli Lilly rose $.24 or .7 percent, to $35.30. Merck fell $.27 or ...

Midday Glance: Oil companies
NEW YORK (AP) -- Shares of some top oil companies are mixed at noon: Chevron fell $.60 or .8 percent, to $73.70. ConocoPhillips rose $.44 or .9 percent, to $51.29. Exxon Mobil rose $.34 or .5 percent, to $67.12. Marathon Oil rose $.39 or 1.3 percent, to $31.27.

Midday Glance: PBM companies
NEW YORK (AP) -- Shares of some top pbm companies are mixed at noon: CVSCaremark rose $.18 or .5 percent, to $34.86. Express Scripts rose $.26 or .3 percent, to $98.59. MedcoHealth fell $.09 or .1 percent, to $63.10.

Midday Glance: Media companies
NEW YORK (AP) -- Shares of some top media companies are mixed at noon: Disney rose $.21 or .6 percent, to $33.52. NY Times rose $.01 or .1 percent, to $11.71. News Corp fell $.02 or .1 percent, to $16.70. TimeWrn rs rose $.04 or .1 percent, to $30.64. Viacom rose $.55 or 1.7 percent, to $33.23.

Midday Glance: Machinery companies
NEW YORK (AP) -- Shares of some top machinery companies are mixed at noon: Caterpillar fell $.12 or .2 percent, to $59.06. Deere fell $.87 or 1.5 percent, to $58.41. Manitowoc rose $.21 or 1.7 percent, to $12.71. Terex rose $.04 or .2 percent, to $22.49.

Midday Glance: Insurers companies
NEW YORK (AP) -- Shares of some top insurers companies are mixed at noon: MBIA rose $.27 or 4.9 percent, to $5.77. MGIC Investments rose $.14 or 1.7 percent, to $8.62. XL Capital fell $.30 or 1.6 percent, to $18.95.

Midday Glance: Homebuilders companies
NEW YORK (AP) -- Shares of some top homebuilders companies are mixed at noon: DR Horton rose $.05 or .4 percent, to $13.14. Hovnanian rose $.18 or 4.2 percent, to $4.47. Lennar fell $.30 or 1.7 percent, to $16.99. PulteH fell $.01 or percent, to $11.49.

Midday Glance: Internet companies
NEW YORK (AP) -- Shares of some top internet companies are up at noon: Akamai Technologies rose $.64 or 2.1 percent, to $31.05. Amazon rose $1.65 or 1.3 percent, to $130.47. eBay rose $.05 or .2 percent, to $25.56. Google rose $10.71 or 1.9 percent, to $570.90. Yahoo rose $.25 or 1.5 percent, to $16.78.

Midday Glance: Food companies
NEW YORK (AP) -- Shares of some top food companies are mixed at noon: Burger King fell $.25 or 1.3 percent, to $18.47. CKE Restaurants rose $.01 or .1 percent, to $11.29. McDonalds fell $.17 or .3 percent, to $64.93. WendyArby rose $.08 or 1.7 percent, to $4.74.

Midday Glance: Gold companies
NEW YORK (AP) -- Shares of some top gold companies are down at noon: Barrick Gold fell $.57 or 1.4 percent, to $38.97. Gold Fields fell $.04 or .3 percent, to $12.12. Goldcorp fell $.35 or .9 percent, to $40.09. Newmont Mining fell $.46 or .9 percent, to $50.61.

Midday Glance: Finance companies
NEW YORK (AP) -- Shares of some top finance companies are up at noon: Bank of America rose $.47 or 2.8 percent, to $17.27. Citigroup rose $.18 or 4.6 percent, to $4.00. JPMorgan Chase rose $.76 or 1.8 percent, to $43.18.

Midday Glance: Education companies
NEW YORK (AP) -- Shares of some top education companies are mixed at noon: Apollo Group rose $.97 or 1.6 percent, to $63.10. Career Education fell $.09 or .3 percent, to $30.00. DeVry fell $.32 or .5 percent, to $65.46. Strayer Education rose $4.91 or 2.1 percent, to $242.90.

Midday Glance: Electrical companies
NEW YORK (AP) -- Shares of some top electrical companies are mixed at noon: Amphenol rose $.65 or 1.5 percent, to $44.94. Avnet rose $.71 or 2.5 percent, to $28.97. Emerson Electric fell $.10 or .2 percent, to $47.89. Thomas Betts rose $.39 or 1.0 percent, to $38.94.

Midday Glance: Drugstore companies
NEW YORK (AP) -- Shares of some top drugstore companies are up at noon: CVSCaremark rose $.18 or .5 percent, to $34.86. Rite Aid rose $.03 or 1.6 percent, to $1.55. Walgreen rose $.17 or .5 percent, to $34.56.

Midday Glance: Computer companies
NEW YORK (AP) -- Shares of some top computer companies are mixed at noon: Apple Inc rose $1.52 or .7 percent, to $224.54. Dell Inc rose $.25 or 1.8 percent, to $14.43. Hewlett Packard fell $.04 or .1 percent, to $51.84. IBM fell $.03 or percent, to $125.52. Lexmark rose $.63 or 1.8 percent, to $35.86.

Midday Glance: Construction companies
NEW YORK (AP) -- Shares of some top construction companies are mixed at noon: Fluor rose $.19 or .4 percent, to $45.33. FosterWhl rose $.21 or .8 percent, to $26.87. Quanta Services fell $.20 or 1.1 percent, to $18.49. Shaw Group rose $.18 or .5 percent, to $34.76.

Midday Glance: Biotechnology companies
NEW YORK (AP) -- Shares of some top biotechnology companies are mixed at noon: Amgen fell $.06 or .1 percent, to $57.70. Biogen Idec rose $.76 or 1.3 percent, to $58.60. Celgene rose $.10 or .2 percent, to $61.86. Gilead Sciences rose $.21 or .4 percent, to $47.65.

Midday Glance: Chemicals companies
NEW YORK (AP) -- Shares of some top chemicals companies are up at noon: Dow Chemical rose $.21 or .7 percent, to $29.43. DuPont rose $.17 or .5 percent, to $35.42.

Midday Glance: Coal companies
NEW YORK (AP) -- Shares of some top coal companies are up at noon: Arch Coal rose $.43 or 1.7 percent, to $25.18. Consol Energy rose $.51 or 1.0 percent, to $53.75. Massey Energy rose $1.39 or 2.9 percent, to $49.35. Peabody Energy rose $.74 or 1.5 percent, to $48.52.

Midday Glance: Autos companies
NEW YORK (AP) -- Shares of some top autos companies are mixed at noon: Daimler AG rose $.54 or 1.2 percent, to $45.14. Ford Motor rose $.08 or .6 percent, to $12.88. Honda Motors rose $.13 or .4 percent, to $36.14. Toyota Motor fell $.39 or .5 percent, to $76.28.

Midday Glance: Beverages companies
NEW YORK (AP) -- Shares of some top beverages companies are up at noon: Coca-Cola rose $.12 or .2 percent, to $54.30. Molson Coors rose $.02 or percent, to $42.96. PepsiCo rose $.02 or percent, to $64.38.

Midday Glance: Airlines companies
NEW YORK (AP) -- Shares of some top airlines companies are up at noon: AMR rose $.39 or 4.0 percent, to $10.16. AirTran rose $.04 or .7 percent, to $5.42. Continental rose $.81 or 3.8 percent, to $22.00. DeltaAir rose $.38 or 3.0 percent, to $13.19. JetBlue rose $.03 or .6 percent, to $5.31. Southwest rose $.08 or .6 percent, to $12.76. UAL rose $.73 or 4.0 percent, to $18.89. US Airways rose ...

Midday Glance: Aerospace companies
NEW YORK (AP) -- Shares of some top aerospace companies are mixed at noon: Boeing rose $1.48 or 2.2 percent, to $69.27. Goodrich rose $1.50 or 2.2 percent, to $71.22. Northrop Gruman rose $.33 or .5 percent, to $64.33. Raytheon fell $.06 or .1 percent, to $57.04.

Midday Glance: Medical Devices companies
NEW YORK (AP) -- Shares of some top medical devices companies are mixed at noon: Abbott Labs rose $.51 or .9 percent, to $55.31. Allergan rose $1.05 or 1.7 percent, to $62.40. Bard rose $.06 or .1 percent, to $83.24. Baxter fell $.29 or .5 percent, to $58.69. Boston Scientific fell $.07 or .9 percent, to $7.67. Hospira rose $.47 or .9 percent, to $54.00. Johnson Johnson rose $.01 or percent ...

Midday Glance: Managed Care companies
NEW YORK (AP) -- Shares of some top managed care companies are up at noon: Aetna rose $.46 or 1.5 percent, to $31.69. CIGNA rose $.50 or 1.5 percent, to $34.55. Coventry Healthcare rose $.07 or .3 percent, to $23.81. Humana rose $.44 or .9 percent, to $48.38. UnitedHealth rose $.28 or .8 percent, to $33.36. WellPoint rose $1.36 or 2.2 percent, to $62.79.

Midday Glance: Investment Banks companies
NEW YORK (AP) -- Shares of some top investment banks companies are up at noon: Goldman Sachs rose $3.00 or 1.8 percent, to $171.85. Morgan Stanley rose $.60 or 2.1 percent, to $29.65.

Midday Glance: Durable Goods companies
NEW YORK (AP) -- Shares of some top durable goods companies are mixed at noon: Black Decker unchanged at $75.44. Snap-On rose $.34 or .8 percent, to $43.52. Stanley Works fell $.05 or .1 percent, to $59.22. Whirlpool rose $.24 or .3 percent, to $87.49.

Midday Glance: Commercial Banks companies
NEW YORK (AP) -- Shares of some top commercial banks companies are mixed at noon: First Horizon fell $.02 or .2 percent, to $13.25. Zions Bancorp rose $1.06 or 5.5 percent, to $20.32.

Midday Glance: Broadline Retail companies
NEW YORK (AP) -- Shares of some top broadline retail companies are mixed at noon: BJ's Wholesale rose $.04 or .1 percent, to $33.99. Costco rose $.13 or .2 percent, to $60.26. Target fell $.36 or .7 percent, to $52.50. WalMart rose $.10 or .2 percent, to $53.85.

Midday Glance: Health Care Equipment companies
NEW YORK (AP) -- Shares of some top health care equipment companies are mixed at noon: Becton Dickinson rose $.28 or .4 percent, to $78.75. Covidien fell $.03 or .1 percent, to $51.41. Millipore fell $.15 or .1 percent, to $105.10. Patterson rose $.14 or .5 percent, to $30.25. PerkinElmer fell $.11 or .5 percent, to $23.41. Thermo Fisher rose $.04 or .1 percent, to $50.27. Varian Medical rose ...

Phone companies top Oregon consumer complaint list
Consumer complaints to the Oregon attorney general's office jumped 13 percent last year, with phone companies leading the list for the fourth straight year, Attorney General John Kroger said Tuesday.

Early Glance: Specialty Retail companies
NEW YORK (AP) -- Shares of some top specialty retail companies are mixed at 10 a.m.: AutoZone rose $.29 or .2 percent, to $168.15. Gap rose $.04 or .2 percent, to $22.28. Home Depot fell $.09 or .3 percent, to $31.59. Lowes unchanged at $24.01. OfficeMax rose $.19 or 1.2 percent, to $16.60. TJX Companies fell $.05 or .1 percent, to $41.61.

Early Glance: Telecom companies
NEW YORK (AP) -- Shares of some top telecom companies are up at 10 a.m.: ATT Inc rose $.10 or .4 percent, to $25.66. Qwest rose $.03 or .6 percent, to $4.79. Sprint Nextel rose $.18 or 5.0 percent, to $3.80. Verizon rose $.06 or .2 percent, to $29.97.

Early Glance: Utilities companies
NEW YORK (AP) -- Shares of some top utilities companies are mixed at 10 a.m.: AEP rose $.13 or .4 percent, to $34.24. ConEd rose $.11 or .3 percent, to $43.77. Duke Energy rose $.04 or .2 percent, to $16.51. Pepco Holdings fell $.01 or .1 percent, to $16.91. Southern Co rose $.01 or percent, to $32.32.

Early Glance: Staffing companies
NEW YORK (AP) -- Shares of some top staffing companies are up at 10 a.m.: Kelly Services rose $.12 or .7 percent, to $17.41. Korn Ferry rose $.09 or .5 percent, to $18.33. Manpower unchanged at $55.76. Robert Half rose $.14 or .5 percent, to $30.00.

Early Glance: Oil companies
NEW YORK (AP) -- Shares of some top oil companies are mixed at 10 a.m.: Chevron fell $.19 or .3 percent, to $74.11. ConocoPhillips rose $.30 or .6 percent, to $51.15. Exxon Mobil rose $.46 or .7 percent, to $67.24. Marathon Oil rose $.14 or .5 percent, to $31.02.

Early Glance: Pharmaceuticals companies
NEW YORK (AP) -- Shares of some top pharmaceuticals companies are mixed at 10 a.m.: Baxter fell $.12 or .2 percent, to $58.86. Bristol-Myers Squibb rose $.16 or .6 percent, to $25.36. Hospira rose $.31 or .6 percent, to $53.84. Johnson Johnson rose $.29 or .4 percent, to $64.56. King Pharmaceuticals rose $.02 or .2 percent, to $12.31. Eli Lilly rose $.25 or .7 percent, to $35.31. Merck fell ...

Early Glance: Railroads companies
NEW YORK (AP) -- Shares of some top railroads companies are mixed at 10 a.m.: CSX rose $.31 or .6 percent, to $49.83. Canadian National rose $.13 or .2 percent, to $56.43. Canadian Pacific fell $.13 or .2 percent, to $54.63. Kansas City Southern rose $.66 or 1.8 percent, to $36.54. Norfolk Southern rose $.40 or .7 percent, to $54.14. Union Pacific rose $.41 or .6 percent, to $71.25.

Early Glance: PBM companies
NEW YORK (AP) -- Shares of some top pbm companies are mixed at 10 a.m.: CVSCaremark rose $.23 or .7 percent, to $34.91. Express Scripts rose $.23 or .2 percent, to $98.56. MedcoHealth fell $.32 or .5 percent, to $62.86.

Early Glance: Silver companies
NEW YORK (AP) -- Shares of some top silver companies are down at 10 a.m.: Hecla Mining unchanged at $5.56. Pan American Silver fell $.07 or .3 percent, to $22.65. Silver Standard fell $.26 or 1.5 percent, to $17.40. Silver Wheaton unchanged at $15.38.

Early Glance: Media companies
NEW YORK (AP) -- Shares of some top media companies are mixed at 10 a.m.: Disney rose $.12 or .4 percent, to $33.43. NY Times rose $.05 or .4 percent, to $11.75. News Corp fell $.03 or .2 percent, to $16.69. TimeWrn rs rose $.06 or .2 percent, to $30.66. Viacom rose $.26 or .8 percent, to $32.94.

Early Glance: Machinery companies
NEW YORK (AP) -- Shares of some top machinery companies are mixed at 10 a.m.: Caterpillar fell $.04 or .1 percent, to $59.14. Deere fell $.24 or .4 percent, to $59.04. Manitowoc rose $.18 or 1.4 percent, to $12.68. Terex rose $.16 or .7 percent, to $22.61.

Early Glance: Insurers companies
NEW YORK (AP) -- Shares of some top insurers companies are mixed at 10 a.m.: MBIA rose $.20 or 3.6 percent, to $5.70. MGIC Investments rose $.41 or 4.8 percent, to $8.89. XL Capital fell $.45 or 2.3 percent, to $18.80.

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