CARTEL CAPITULATION WATCH
The DOW fell 9 to 10,543, while the DOG only lost 1 to 2128.
Market news:
06:32 OPEC agrees to stick to 27M bpd output quota, reports Dow Jones
Citing a delegate. This would appear to confirm the earlier commentary from ministers indicating their intent to stick to quotas
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09:47 Dec. Univ. of Michigan Confidence reported 95.7 vs. consensus 93.5
Prior reading was 92.8. Note market spiked ahead of wires releasing number.
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Dec. 10 (Bloomberg) -- Delphi Corp., the world's largest maker of auto parts, will eliminate as many as 8,500 positions and expects a loss of as much as $350 million next year because of falling automotive production in North America and higher costs of raw materials.
Sales in 2005 will be between $28.5 billion and $29 billion, the Troy, Michigan-based company said in a statement today….. –END-
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14:00 Nov. monthly deficit reported $57.9B vs. consensus $54.1B
Prior deficit unrevised at $43B.
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WASHINGTON, Dec 10 (Reuters) - The U.S. government posted a $57.88 billion shortfall between receipts and outlays in the month of November, the Treasury Department said on Friday.
The November deficit, reported in the Treasury's monthly budget statement, was slightly more than analysts' expectations. Wall Street had forecast a $55 billion budget shortfall and the Congressional Budget Office had expected a $57 billion gap.
The monthly budget shortfall was about $15 billion wider than in November 2003, when it was $42.97 billion.
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