1.   Other gainers in the Seattle area included Starbucks Corp., which has rebounded recently as strong economic reports bolstered optimism about retail stocks.

2.   The manufacturing report came one day after a string of disappointing retail sales reports diminished optimism that Christmas sales will revive retailers and with them, the economy.

3.   The report came a day after a string of disappointing retail sales reports diminished optimism that Christmas sales will revive retailers and with them, the economy.

4.   U.S. bonds staged the biggest rally in two weeks after a manufacturing report fueled optimism that the economy is growing slowly enough to keep inflation at bay.

5.   Yesterday, stocks were mixed after a string of disappointing retail sales reports diminished optimism that Christmas sales will revive retailers and with them, the economy.