ATLANTA, Jan. 7, 2005 (PRIMEZONE) -- Market Pulse is pleased to introduce our featured stock, ProtoKinetix Inc. (OTCBB:PKTX), to the investment community! ProtoKinetix is new to Market Pulse and is poised to be a significant player in the biotechnology industry! PKTX just had great news out before today's bell! This could be excellent news for investors! Other notable stocks that look great lately from a fundamental and technical perspective include:
Oracle Corp. (Nasdaq:ORCL) : Attractive
Amgen Inc. (Nasdaq:AMGN) : Market Outperform
General Motors Corp. (NYSE:GM) : Bearish
Recommendation Meanings
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After The Bell Market Commentary
On Thursday, investors were cautious ahead of Friday's unemployment report. Jobless claims climbed higher for the latest week. The markets closed mixed with the Dow posting its first gains for the year, up 25 points to 10,622. Nasdaq slipped a point to 2,090. The S&P 500 was up 4.15 points, standing at 1,187.89. The Russell 2000 Index rose 2 points to finish the session at 619.
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