Nordstrom, RadioShack, Rural Cellular, ValueClick: U.S. Equity Movers

(Bloomberg) -- The following is a list of companies
whose shares are having unusual price changes in U.S. exchanges.
Stock symbols are in parentheses after company names. Share
prices are as of 10:10 a.m. in New York.

Home Depot Inc. (HD US) rose the most since June 20, gaining
61 cents, or 1.7 percent, to $37.36. Shares of the world's
largest home-improvement retailer could double in the next three
years, Barron's said, citing no one.


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U.K. Stocks Retreat, Paced by Antofagasta, BHP; Marks & Spencer Rallies

(Bloomberg) -- U.K. stocks fell, paced by
Antofagasta Plc, Xstrata Plc and BHP Billiton Ltd. as copper
prices reversed earlier gains in Asia.

Marks & Spencer Group Plc limited declines after the company
beat analysts' estimates. Next Plc also advanced. Unilever
climbed amid takeovers in the food industry. Wolseley Plc slipped
after U.S.-based Home Depot Inc. lowered its profit forecast.


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US STOCKS-Indexes slip as rising yields spur rate worry

(Reuters) - NEW YORK, June 20 - U.S. stocks slipped on
Wednesday as a rise in benchmark Treasury bond yields rekindled
concern that higher interest rates would cut into corporate
profits.




Worries about higher interest rates overshadowed news of
Home Depot Inc.'s plan for a $22.5 billion share buyback
and a report of a stronger-than-expected profit at Morgan
Stanley .


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U.S. Stock-Index Futures Fall; Home Depot, Microchip Decline in Europe

(Bloomberg) -- U.S. stock-index futures fell before
a housing report that may show the real-estate slump will
continue to weigh on economic growth.

Home Depot Inc., the world's largest home-improvement chain,
slipped in Europe. Microchip Technology Inc. dropped after the
maker of microcontrollers and analog chips cut its fiscal first-
quarter sales forecast.


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U.S. Stocks Surge After Jump in Retail Sales, Bond Rally; Freeport Gains

(Bloomberg) -- U.S. stocks surged, pushing the Dow
Jones Industrial Average to its biggest gain in almost 11
months, after the bond market rallied and a government report on
retail sales exceeded economists' estimates.

Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc., the biggest copper
producer, climbed to a record $81.75, enabling the Standard &
Poor's 500 Materials Index to post the steepest advance since
July. Wal-Mart Stores Inc. and Home Depot Inc. helped push the
Dow average to an increase of 1.4 percent, or 187 points.


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