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Tuesday, January 27, 2009

MAINE COMPANIES - St Jude results beat forecasts; shares jump - CNN Money

CHICAGO (Reuters) - St. Jude Medical Inc on Tuesday posted a higher-than-expected quarterly profit on solid demand for its devices to treat heart rhythm disorders and chronic pain, sending its shares up 13 percent. St. Jude, which in December lowered in Stock and Shares News

NEW YORK (AP) — Some of Wall Street's earnings anxiety eased Tuesday after companies including United States Steel Corp. and American Express Co. managed to post profits in a difficult recession. The major indexes briefly stumbled after the in Stock and Shares News

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Travelers Cos Inc ( TRV.N ), a large home, auto and commercial insurer, posted better-than-expected quarterly operating earnings on Tuesday, sending its shares up 6 percent. "The bear thesis on the quarter was that Travelers in Stock and Shares News

MILWAUKEE (AP) - Shares of Hershey Co. rose on Tuesday after the nation's second-biggest candy maker reported fourth-quarter sales above analyst estimates and reiterated its 2009 outlook calling for annual growth of 2 percent to 3 percent. Shares in Stock and Shares News

BANGKOK, Thailand - Asian markets advanced robustly Tuesday, led by a jump of nearly 5 percent in Japan, as an upbeat earnings forecast from British bank Barclays eased worries about the health of major banks. Investors were also encouraged by Wall in Stock and Shares News

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