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6 stocks that stand out in a sizzling stock market

It's summertime and the stock market is sizzling. 1373665288

News Summary: Stocks post new all-time highs

NEW RECORDS: Stocks posted tiny gains on Friday, but they were enough to set new all-time highs for the Dow Jones industrial average and the S&P 500 index. 1373663817
Corn, soybeans sink on forecasts for rain

Corn and soybean prices fell sharply Friday after forecasts for rain in U.S. growing regions. 1373663563
Hyundai US CEO: We can't build cars fast enough

Hyundai Motor Co.'s factories have reached their maximum capacity to build cars, and that's costing the company sales in a growing U.S. market, its American CEO said Friday. 1373666513
Recalls this week: Dive Computers

Digital dive computers that measure time and depth are being recalled this week because they can malfunction, posing a risk of drowning to divers. 1373660786
Stocks inch higher; Boeing holds the Dow back

A last-minute turnaround is leaving the stock market with small gains for the day - enough to leave major U.S. indexes at new all-time highs. 1373660784
Oil rises near $106; pump prices jump to $3.55

The price of oil rose to near $106 a barrel Friday. Gasoline prices jumped the most since mid-February, unwelcome news for summertime drivers. 1373658710
Fitch lowers long-term credit ratings for France

Fitch Ratings has lowered France's principal credit rating by a notch, reflecting the country's elevated government debt and weak economy. 1373660491
Michael Kors sues Costco over ads

Michael Kors is suing Costco saying that it illegally used pictures of its luxury bags in its ads in order to lure in customers without being authorized to sell the designer's wares. 1373650369
Boeing stock dives on fire in empty 787 in London

Shares of Boeing dropped almost 5 percent Friday after an empty 787 experienced a fire at Heathrow Airport. 1373661075
Stocks inch higher, setting new records

It was another record day on Wall Street - barely. 1373664673
US agency delays derivatives oversight overseas

A policy allowing a U.S. agency to regulate derivatives trading overseas to help reduce risks to the global financial system will be delayed under a vote Friday. 1373649787
Boeing stock tumbles after fire on 787 Dreamliner

A fire aboard an empty 787 at Heathrow Airport spooked Boeing investors Friday, as they feared the re-emergence of battery problems that grounded the plane for months earlier this year. 1373664673
Stocks slip on Wall Street; UPS sinks on forecast

Stocks are edging lower on Wall Street in midday trading a day after the market closed at a record high.
Twinkies make early return at Wal-Mart stores

Wal-Mart and other retailers are making Twinkies available this weekend, even though Hostess says it asked stores to wait until Monday to start selling the spongy yellow snack cakes. 1373665288
UPS says 2Q profit smaller than analysts expected

UPS shares tumbled Friday after it predicted disappointing second-quarter earnings and reduced its profit forecast for the full year. 1373661387
US Airways shareholders approve American merger

US Airways shareholders overwhelmingly approved a proposed merger with American Airlines, bringing the companies closer to creating the world's biggest airline.
US wholesale prices up 0.8 percent in June

A big jump in gasoline prices pushed wholesale inflation up in June by the largest amount in nine months. But underlying inflation showed only a modest gain.
Lower costs help lift Wells Fargo's 2Q profit

Lower expenses and fewer bad loans helped lift Wells Fargo's second-quarter profit by 20 percent, the company reported Friday. 1373660174
JPMorgan's profit surges on investment banking

A surge in investment banking pushed up JPMorgan's second-quarter profit even as results at its consumer business sagged. 1373666190