david jaffe said that store traffic was lower than expected. shareseshat dropped more after the report. >>> kevin johnson said demand from the telecom customers was tracking above historical patttt at the beginning of the quarter. those carriers buy many of the product. and they held up and closed at $18.54. that is a 6.5%. the oil and gas driller more than tripled the dividend today from $15 to $.50 a share. you can bet that shareholders will be pleased to receive it. shares jumped for a while and sold off as the market weakened as the company was off a fraction on close. >>> monsanto called the genetically modified wheat found on a oregon farm as rare occurrence and wonder if sasage may be the cause. japan and china have halted importing the wheat. they have lost 6%. and closed today at $98.91. >> no knives of any size will be ay -- will be allowed on airplanes. the efforts to allow passengers to carry small knives on planes has been dropped. groups representing pilots, flight aten dents and other airline workers fought against this. >> uncle