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Financeen-usFri, 9 May 2008 22:02:22 Etc/GMThttp://us.news2.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/fi/pr/40197.gifhttp://finance.yahoo.com14417http://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/080509/business_highlights.html?.v=1Wall Street ended the week with a big decline as investors grappled with two of the biggest threats to the economy: fallout from turmoil in the credit market and surging energy prices.yahoo_finance/743779505Fri, 9 May 2008 22:02:22 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/tm/080509/17242.html?.v=2In this first of a three part interview, Larry Connors talks to Emanuel Derman about his history as a financial analyst and Wall Street engineer as well as some of the concepts he's developed over the years.yahoo_finance/1470725838Fri, 9 May 2008 22:01:00 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/080509/wall_street.html?.v=45Wall Street ended the week with a big decline as investors grappled with two of the biggest threats to the economy: fallout from turmoil in the credit market and surging energy prices.yahoo_finance/3155241553Fri, 9 May 2008 21:48:23 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/080509/earnings_par_pharmaceutical.html?.v=1Shares of Par Pharmaceutical Cos. rose Friday even though the generic drug maker's profit fell nearly 94 percent, as adjusted profit beat Wall Street estimates and its 2008 earnings projection came within expectations.yahoo_finance/3526043112Fri, 9 May 2008 21:44:20 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/080509/true_religion_apparel_mover.html?.v=2Shares of True Religion Apparel Inc. spiked Friday morning after the jeans maker's 35 percent jump in first-quarter profit and increased guidance led an analyst to raise his rating.yahoo_finance/106447690Fri, 9 May 2008 21:21:52 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/080509/ford_kerkorian.html?.v=7Buying up small blocks of stock, billionaire investor Kirk Kerkorian quietly accumulated millions of shares of Ford Motor Co. in a series of purchases in April that left the automaker "completely unaware" of his involvement until later in the month.yahoo_finance/1163556107Fri, 9 May 2008 21:13:51 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/080509/mylan_mover.html?.v=2Shares of Mylan Inc. fell Friday after the generic drug developer cut its profit guidance spanning the next several years, though Wall Street expects the company to meet the new targets.yahoo_finance/2173333621Fri, 9 May 2008 21:12:16 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/080509/leap_mover.html?.v=2Shares of Leap Wireless International Inc. jumped Friday after the low-cost wireless carrier reported solid first-quarter results and added more subscribers than analysts had expected.yahoo_finance/41712318Fri, 9 May 2008 21:07:45 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/080509/ameristar_casino_mover.html?.v=2Ameristar Casinos Inc. shares rose Friday as an analyst said the casino operator is the best-positioned in a difficult environment and upgraded the stock.yahoo_finance/1747677914Fri, 9 May 2008 21:06:24 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/080509/superior_industries_mover.html?.v=2Shares of Superior Industries International Inc. rose Friday, after the aluminum wheel supplier said its first-quarter profit jumped 55 percent on lower costs.yahoo_finance/3220966256Fri, 9 May 2008 21:04:34 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/080509/cosi_mover.html?.v=2Shares of Cosi Inc. jumped Friday after the restaurant chain said strong sales and franchise fees helped its first-quarter loss narrow, and an analyst kept a top rating.yahoo_finance/1866783714Fri, 9 May 2008 21:00:32 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/080509/bon_ton_stores_mover.html?.v=2Shares of Bon-Ton Stores Inc. fell on Friday, after an analyst said the department-store operator might not meet its full-year earnings guidance amid a difficult environment.yahoo_finance/2979700296Fri, 9 May 2008 20:59:29 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/080509/franklin_resources_mover.html?.v=2Shares of Franklin Resources Inc. rose Friday, after the investment manager said its assets under management increased during April.yahoo_finance/2319729475Fri, 9 May 2008 20:58:30 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/080509/realnetworks_mover.html?.v=2Shares of RealNetworks Inc. rose Friday as a variety of analysts reacted positively to the company's plans to spin off its gaming business and to its first-quarter report.yahoo_finance/2255223097Fri, 9 May 2008 20:56:39 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/080509/first_marblehead_mover.html?.v=2First Marblehead Corp. shares fell sharply Friday after the student-loan services provider reported a quarterly loss, as the market for bundles of loans stayed frozen.yahoo_finance/4115261124Fri, 9 May 2008 20:56:15 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/080509/lin_tv_mover.html?.v=2Lin TV Corp.'s shares dropped more than 12 percent on Friday, as investors reconsidered the television and online news company's first-quarter results and outlook after a more optimistic response Thursday.yahoo_finance/2259295074Fri, 9 May 2008 20:55:01 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/080509/wall_street_stocks.html?.v=4Stocks that are moving substantially or trading heavily Friday on the New York Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq Stock Market:yahoo_finance/1753587496Fri, 9 May 2008 20:52:05 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/080509/s_p_500_laggards.html?.v=1MBIA Inc. was the biggest decliner on the Standard & Poor's 500 index on Friday after fellow insurer American International Group Inc. posted a wider-than-expected first-quarter loss, sending the index lower.yahoo_finance/746081113Fri, 9 May 2008 20:47:02 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/080509/the_week_ahead.html?.v=1Major business events and economic events scheduled for the coming week : MONDAY, May 12 WASHINGTON -- Treasury Department reports on the federal budget for April, 2 p.m.; Treasury bill auction.yahoo_finance/2986748127Fri, 9 May 2008 20:46:28 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/080509/pep_boys_executive_compensation.html?.v=2The Pep Boys -- Manny, Moe & Jack gave its former chief executive a compensation package worth $17.2 million for just over 10 months of work in 2007, but he had to forfeit 39 percent of it this year after resigning.yahoo_finance/34234105Fri, 9 May 2008 20:44:44 Etc/GMT