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Thursday, August 28, 2008, 7:22PM ET - U.S. Markets Closed.
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| Dow | 11,715.18 | +212.67 | +1.85% |
| Nasdaq | 2,411.64 | +29.18 | +1.22% |
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| S&P 500 | 1,300.68 | +19.02 | +1.48% |
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| 10 Yr Bond(%) | 3.7950% | +0.0230 | |
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Stocks Soar on GDP, Jobs, Oil- AP
Wall Street barreled higher Thursday after a better-than-expected reading on the gross domestic product and a drop in jobless claims gave investors some reassurance that the economy is holding up. The Dow Jones industrial average jumped more than 200 points.
- Dell Misses Wall St Target, Sees Spending Cutbacks- Reuters
- Gustav Likely to Push Up Gas Prices for Labor Day- AP
- 30-year Mortgages Fall to Lowest Level in 6 Weeks- AP
- Retail Group Sees Slow Sales Well Into 2009- Reuters
- Lehman Looking at Cutting Some 1,200 Jobs: Source- Reuters
- Banks Borrow More From Fed; Wall Street Takes Pass- AP
- Marvell Profit Beats Street on Revenue Rise- Reuters
- CDC: Salmonella Outbreak Appears to Be Over- AP
- Obama 'Courting Disaster' with Tax-Hike Plan, Economist Says- Tech Ticker
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| Loan Type | Today | Last Week |
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| 30 Year Fixed | 6.29% | 6.32% |
| 15 Year Fixed | 5.79% | 5.82% |
| 1 Year ARM | 5.92% | 5.89% |
| 30 Year Fixed Jumbo | 7.33% | 7.45% |
| 5/1 ARM | 5.90% | 5.83% |
| 3/1 ARM | 5.77% | 5.70% |
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