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U.S. stock market closed lower amid three positive economic data. Market participants consider three data is not enough to withstand potential selling pressure towards the close of this year.  Nevertheless, the S & P 500 rose 6.5 percent this month. Thus, this index is in the best performance in December since 1991.  Earlier, three U.S. economic data (USA) get positive. Labor market reports, business activity and housing all showed surprising strength.

The U.S. government claims for unemployment benefits last week in the year 2010 was down to its lowest level since July 2008, while the report from the Institute for Supply Management-Chicago show in the U.S. Midwest business activity rose to its highest level since July 1988. Home sales data for the period November 2010 that’s delayed to release also increased more than anticipated.

“The figures disclosed are very strong this morning, but people become more careful because this is the end of the year, especially the strengthening of the stock market has experienced quite severe,” said chief investment strategist Bruce McCain Key Private Bank, in Cleveland, Ohio as quoted by Reuters.

Worldwide Inc. is engaged in the business of employment agency its share price up 2.1 percent to USD24, 12 after the unemployment data was released. The Dow Jones U.S. business training and employment agencies index rose 0.3 percent.  In trading Thursday (12/30/2010) local time, the Dow Jones industrial fell 15.67 points, or 0.14 percent, to 11569.71. The broader Standard & Poor’s 500 index dropped 1.86 points, or 0.15 percent at 1257.92. And the Nasdaq Composite Index fell 3.95 points, or 0.15 percent to 2662.98.

Apple Inc. Chief Executive Corporate., Steve Jobs became a star in American business. His success brought Apple from bankruptcy into a company renowned sparkling encourage American media, MarketWatch rewarding tribute to Steve as the CEO of the top in this decade. MarketWatch, Dow Jones-owned subsidiary of United News Corp media magnate, Rupert Murdoch rate that Apple has developed into the most successful technology companies in the world.

Steve Jobs Apple is successfully building stricken bankruptcy 10 years ago. In 2000, Apple’s stock price had slammed on the level of U.S. $ 1000. However, now soared to U.S. $ 43,000 at year end. A decade ago, Steve who is one of the founders of Apple was asked to come back. He then took over the steering and overseeing development of some products, such as iPod, iTunes, iPhone. In fact, now iPad has exploded in the market. Steve almost single-handedly save the recording industry with the iPod and iTunes. He also revolutionized the handheld devices and touch screen technology with the iPhone. And he deliver post-PC era of the computer by issuing a new gadget iPad.

Resurrection Apple for a decade to make this company a lot of people praised, because progress was initially predicted to be created in half a century. Apple is now the first ranking of technology companies with a market capitalization of U.S. $ 285 billion, bigger than his old rival Microsoft Corp., which is currently worth U.S. $ 220 billion.

Trade world stock sell-off lately observed, monitored rose on Wall Street. Strengthening FedEx is supported by a bullish outlook for growth is expanding. Admittedly, the shares have recorded a good performance in 2010, on Thursday gave big gains as investors tried to increase their profits back at the end of the year. In addition to the number of stocks that fell on the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq.

On average, the Dow Jones industrial rose 41.78 points, or 0.36 percent, to 11499.25. Package delivery company, FedEx Corp. raised its annual forecast, although quarterly profit and revenue does not match expectations. The shares rose two percent to USD94, 22, while its biggest rival United Parcel Service stock price up 2.1 percent to USD73, 76.

“The fact that FedEx does not match the estimated profit overshadowed by the prospect of a very strong performance, and is a good indicator that we are looking for a good time for the economy in the future,” said the president in Sacramento, California-based Empyrion Wealth Management, Kimberly Foss. As for the shares of Visa Inc. and MasterCard Inc. fell after the Federal Reserve issued a proposal that would force banks and retailers cut the cost of the network card on a debit card. This makes Visa shares slumped 13 percent to USD67, 19 while MasterCard is down 10 percent to USD223, 49.

Dow Jones appears to increase, as well as the S & P 500 due to investors’ views that the fading of the Chinese action to tame growth. In addition, the technical index in the short term this seems too low.

While the Nasdaq index closed lower end the increase for eight consecutive days because most technology sector stocks suffered profit taking action. The volume of transactions recorded approximately 7.32 billion shares traded on the New York Stock Exchange, American Stock Exchange and Nasdaq. Still far below the daily average this year of as much as 8.62 billion.

A number of leading stocks had earlier risen due to optimism that China will not be considered to confront aggressive growth, which then increase the energy and raw material inventory. Companies such as Chevron Corp. oil producer and manufacturer of mining equipment, such as Caterpillar Inc. pushed the Dow higher. Caterpillar and Chevron climbed 1.5 percent or more. PHLX Oil Service Index rose 1.3 percent. Previously, investors worried that China will raise interest rates to slow growth, but it only took steps to increase the amount of bank capital to move more severe by the second largest world economy. Indeed, in recent time, the Asian stock is getting up.