81.   Stock prices slumped Wednesday after an explosive rally on Tuesday that propelled the Nasdaq composite index to its biggest one-day gain ever.

82.   Stocks like Microsoft, Qualcomm and Ciena, which still have high price to earnings multiples despite big drops this year, led the Nasdaq composite index lower.

83.   Stocks were mixed Wednesday, as surging technology issues pushed the Nasdaq composite index to still another high, while some of the bluest of the blue chips slid.

84.   Strong performances by Intel and Microsoft helped lift the Nasdaq composite index.

85.   Still, the Nasdaq composite index turned in its worst weekly performance since September.

86.   Stock Prices Rally as Bonds Fall Microsoft helped propel the Dow Jones industrial average and the Nasdaq composite index higher.

87.   Still, the Nasdaq composite index rose to a new record.

88.   Such weakness among technology shares helped to push the Nasdaq composite index, a key technology stock indicator, lower for the first time this week.

89.   Technology stocks also rallied enough Friday to push the Nasdaq composite index to another new high, its fifth since Thanksgiving.

90.   Technology stocks continued to power ahead Monday, pulling the Nasdaq composite index to its seventh record this month.