Article: Nikkei exceeds 13,500 mark

Article: California Same-Sex Marriage Ban Losing; Measures to Restrict Abortion for Minors, Reform Redistricting Fail to Reach 50 Percent; Obama's Lead Over McCain Grows to 23 Points as Voters' Fears About Economy Deepen.(Survey)
AScribe Law News Service;  October 22, 2008 ;     700+ words ......Governor Sarah Palin to 23 points (56 percent to 33 percent), a 13-point...the Democratic ticket (89 percent) increasing by 5 points in the last month. A strong...Democrats (67 percent today, 71 percent September), but 5 points higher among independents...

Article: World market reaction Here is how major stock markets fared Wednesday, a day after the terrorist attacks in the United States. All U.S. markets were closed for the second straight day. London: The Financial Times-Stock Exchange 100-share index rose 2.8 percent, or 136.10 points, to close at 4,882.10. Frankfurt: The Xetra DAX index of German blue chips rose 61.67 points, to close at 4,335.20. Paris: The CAC-40 was up 1.3 percent, or 54.51 points, to 4,114.26. Tokyo: The benchmark 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average plunged 682.85 points, or 6.6 percent, to end the day at 9,610.10, its lowest finish since closing at 9,484.17 on Dec. 19, 1983. Singapore: The benchmark Straits Times Index fell 116.31 points, or 7.4 percent, to 1,450.45, its lowest level since March 1999. Hong Kong: The blue chip Hang Seng index dropped 923.74 points, or 8.9 percent, to 9,493.62 after plunging as much as 12 percent earlier in the session to level last seen Feb. 22, 1999. Dollar/gold: The U.S. dollar was mixed Wednesday against other currencies in European trading. The euro was quoted at 90.70 cents, up from 90.66 cents Tuesday. Other dollar rates in Europe, compared with Tuesday, included 1.5595 Canadian dollars, down from 1.5652. The British pound was at $1.4640, down from $1.4680. Gold closed in London at $278.50 bid per troy ounce, down from $286.00 Tuesday. In Zurich the bid price was $277.50, down from $289.50. Gold rose $7.95 in Hong Kong to $279.50.. -- The Associated Press
Herald News, The (Joliet, IL);  September 13, 2001 ;     3 words ...No Story Text Available

Article: HONG KONG INDEX PLUMMETS 1,555 POINTS VOLATILE HANG SENG FALLS 15 PERCENT; OTHER MARKETS ALSO DROP.(News/National/International)
Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO);  October 28, 1997 ;     249 words ......point barrier, tumbling 15 percent, or 1,554.83 points, to 8,943.37 points. Before...Stock Average lost 620.88 points, or 3.6 percent, to close the morning session...Stock Exchange fell 32.23 points, or 6.1 percent, in this morning session...

Article: Dow rises 255 points on strong reports, only 10.9 percent down for year.(The Dallas Morning News)
Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service;  November 27, 2002 ;     585 words ......way. The Dow soared 255.26 points, or 2.9 percent, to close at 8931.68. That...gain of the day, up 43.50 points, or 3 percent, to close at 1487.93. The...Poor's 500 index gained 25.56 points, or 2.8 percent, to 938.87. Wednesday marked...

Article: DOW PLUNGES A RECORD 554 POINTS 'THE 10 PERCENT CORRECTION IS HERE'.(NEWS)
The Cincinnati Post (Cincinnati, OH);  October 28, 1997 ;     700+ words ......s Dow plunge of 554 points, the largest point-drop ever. Percentage-wise, it was a drop...Dow had fallen 1,100 points, or 13.3 percent, from its Aug. 6 record...drop ever at 115.83 points, or 7.02 percent. Studies estimate about...

Article: ALONG WITH JORDAN, PIPPEN MAKES BULLS A TWO-MAN TEAM IN GAME 2, DUO MADE 62 PERCENT OF WINNERS' POINTS.(Sports)
Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO);  June 7, 1998 ;     586 words ......Jordan and Pippen scored 40 percent of the Bulls' points and took 38 percent of their...Wednesday, they scored 64 percent of the points and took 59 percent of the...on Friday, they scored 62 percent of the points and took 58 percent of the...

Article: BDI: Business risk index improves 2.9 percent in April: BDI's business risk index improved to 5.75 points.
Globes (Tel Aviv, Israel);  May 16, 2007 ;     274 words ......compared with 5.85 points in April 2006. More than 70 percent of selected business...subsector improved by 7.3 percent, to 5.45 in April from 5.88 points in March. The business...also improved by 7.3 percent, to 5.7 points in April. The business...

Article: THE BANK OF ISRAEL REDUCES THE INTEREST RATE FOR MARCH 2009 BY 25 BASIS POINTS TO 0.75 PERCENT
Info-Prod Research (Middle East);  February 25, 2009 ;     700+ words ......governmentbonds fell by 0.62 percentage points to 4.41 percent. Since the...government bonds contracted to 1.62 percentage points. Pricesof Israeli corporate...year CDSspread, rose by 0.55 percentage points to 2.4 percent, and the CDS...

Article: NEWSWEEK POLL: Bush's Approval Rating Slips to New Low (48); Fifty Percent of Voters Say They Don't Want to See Him Re-Elected (45 Do); Kerry Strengthens Lead to 48 Percent, 35 Points Ahead of Nearest Rival Dean; Wins in Match-Up With Bush (50 To 45).
PR Newswire;  February 8, 2004 ;     700+ words ......nomination. Kerry places first in the field with 48 percent, while Dean, his closest rival, follows with 13 percent (last week Kerry led with 45 to Dean's 14). Edwards is in third place with 10 percent, followed by Clark with nine percent (an improvement of four points for Clark who last ...

Article: European Central Bank cuts key rate by 50 points to 1.50 percent
Xinhua News Agency;  March 5, 2009 ;     141 words ......Central Bank cuts key rate by 50 points to 1.50 percent BERLIN, March 5 (Xinhua...its key interest rate by 50 points to 1.50 percent to counter the economic slowdown...BOE) cuts its key rate by 50 points to 0.5 percent. The economic situations of...

Article: Urgent: European Central Bank cuts key rate by 25 points to 1.00 percent
Xinhua News Agency;  May 7, 2009 ;     28 words ...Urgent: European Central Bank cuts key rate by 25 points to 1.00 percent FRANKFURT, MAY 7 (Xinhua) -- European Central Bank cut key rate by 25 points to 1.00 percent on Thursday.

Article: Experian Study Shows 30 Percent of U.S. Consumers Improved Their Credit Score Up to 50 Points in Six-Month Period.
PR Newswire;  October 16, 2007 ;     700+ words ......from January to June 2007 * 2 percent of the U.S. population had...score improve by 51 to 100 points from January to June 2007, whereas 3 percent of U.S. consumers saw their score drop 51 to 100 points during the same time period * Nationwide, 23 percent of consumers had their credit score ...

Article: Housing Affordability Declines Five Points To 31 Percent in September, C.A.R. Reports.
PR Newswire;  November 2, 2000 ;     342 words ......affordability in California fell to 31 percent in September, down 5 percentage points from September 1999, the California...Nationwide, affordability was 53 percent in September, down from 54 percent a year ago. C.A.R.'s monthly housing...

Article: The Purchasing Managers Index dropped 4 points to 542 percent in December, a level that still signifies growth, ISM reported.(Purchasing Managers Index )(Brief Article)
Commercial Carrier Journal;  February 1, 2006 ;     57 words ...The Purchasing Managers Index dropped 4 points to 542 percent in December, a level that still signifies growth, ISM...January through December 2005--55.5--corresponds to a 4.6 percent increase in real gross domestic product on an annual basis...