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  BLOOMBERG MISSISSIPPI IX
The Bloomberg Mississippi Index is a price-weighted index designed to measure the performance of the local economy. The index members have a minimum maket cap of $15 million and are headquartered in Mississippi or do significant business in the area. The index was developed with a base value of 100 as of December 31, 2003.

BLOOMBERG MISSISSIPPI IX MEMBERS
  Currencies
  USD Yen Euro
 Euro 0.7733 0.0076 ------
 British Pound 0.6611 0.0065 0.8549
 Japanese Yen 101.3050 ------ 131.0107
 U.S. Dollar ------ 0.0099 1.2932
*Intraday Data
Last 88.01
Change 0.40
%Change 0.46 %
High 88.04
Low 86.98
Open 87.60
Last Update 05/24
  BMSX  INDEX

  U.S. Treasuries
 CouponMaturityPrice/Yield
30-Year2.875 05/15/2043 94.28 / 3.17

  Mortgage Rates    provided by Bankrate.com
 Current6mo1yr
15-Year Mortgage 2.89 2.86 3.11
30-Year Mortgage 3.75 3.45 3.82
1-Year ARM 2.91 4.15 3.54
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Warburg Would Reap Threefold Return in Sale of Bausch & Lomb at $9 Billion Warburg Pincus LLC would reap more than a threefold return on its $1.7 billion equity investment in Bausch & Lomb Inc. if talks to sell the eye-care company for $9 billion bear fruit, a person with knowledge of the matter said.

Fox Reality Chief Darnell Exits After ‘American Idol’ Loses Ratings Crown News Corp.’s Fox broadcast unit said its reality-TV chief Mike Darnell has decided to step down after 18 years at the network as audience ratings decline for “American Idol,” its most-watched program.

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European Stocks Post Weekly Drop as Investors Weigh Fed Stimulus Signals European stocks posted their first weekly loss in more than a month as investors debated when the Federal Reserve will scale back momentary stimulus and Chinese manufacturing unexpectedly shrank.

Siga Ruled Liable for Breaking Smallpox Medicine Contract With PharmAthene Siga Technologies Inc. is liable for breaking its contractual obligations to negotiate in good faith a licensing agreement for a smallpox medicine with PharmAthene Inc., the Delaware Supreme Court ruled.

Five Things You Should Know About Steven Cohen’s SAC Insider-Trading Case Steven A. Cohen, the founder of SAC Capital Advisors LP, has been subpoenaed to testify before a grand jury in New York as part of the U.S. government’s five- year crackdown on insider trading.

Kuroda, Kerry, U.S. Home Price Data, French Open: Week Ahead May 25-June 1 Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda is among speakers from the central bank in the coming week after the announcement of unprecedented bond-buying sent the Topix Index tumbling in its biggest drop since March 2011.


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