Market Summary Dow <http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=%5EDJI>*12,604.45**+213.97**+1.73%*[image: Chart for Dow] <http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=%5EDJI>
*Thu 4:15pm ET*- Briefing.com It was a big day in the stock market Thursday as a broad-based rally effort followed some pleasing same-store sales reports for May, encouraging initial claims... News and Opinion Column Top Stories As of *1 hour, 17 minutes ago* *Stocks Soar, Dow Jumps 200 Pts*<http://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/finhome/topstories/apf/*http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/080605/wall_street.html>- AP Wall Street rose sharply Thursday after investors got comforting news about the economy -- some better-than-expected retail sales in May and a drop in the number of laid-off workers seeking unemployment benefits. - Foreclosures Hit Record High -- and More Coming<http://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/finhome/topstories/apf/*http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/080605/home_foreclosures.html>- AP - Verizon Wireless to Buy Alltel in $28.1 Bln Deal<http://biz.yahoo.com/rb/080605/alltel_verizon.html>- Reuters - Jobless Claims Show Unexpected Improvement<http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/080605/economy.html>- AP - Oil Jumps More Than $4 as Dollar Slides<http://biz.yahoo.com/rb/080605/markets_oil.html>- Reuters - Analyst: Wachovia May Cut Dividend in Half<http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/080605/wachovia_analyst_note.html>- AP - Broadcom Co-founder Faces Conspiracy, Drug Charges<http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/080605/broadcom_indictment.html>- AP - 'Simple Formula' Fuels the Best Hedge Fund You've Never Heard Of<http://finance.yahoo.com/tech-ticker/article/24635/%27Simple-Formula%27-Fuels-the-Best-Hedge-Fund-You%27ve-Never-Heard-Of?tickers=NINE,SOLD,K,JNJ,GIS,CL>- Tech Ticker - Secrets of the Oracle: Warren Buffett 'Goes Right Where the Agony Is'<http://finance.yahoo.com/tech-ticker/article/24593/Secrets-of-the-Oracle-Warren-Buffett-%27Goes-Right-Where-the-Agony-Is%27?tickers=USB,WFC,MCO,MHP,BRK-A,BRK-B>- Tech Ticker ยป View more top stories <http://biz.yahoo.com/top.html>
