smith international, which schlumberger is buying, weatherford, and baker hughes all rallied. it also helped that oil prices rallied to $85 a barrel. many companies have been detailing their costs to conform with the new health care law. drug maker merck says the law will cost it more than a half billion dollars through the end of next year. but that comes as a relief that it's not a larger number. the law cuts into drug sales by requiring drug makers to give bigger discounts for medicare and medicaid patients. merck led the way higher for the dow. microsoft was the biggest percentage loser after its earnings call last night. the stock saw very heavy volume. another dow stock turned in its financial report card today. results were very disappointing for traveler's insurance, missing estimates by 15 cents. the earthquake in chile and east coast winter storms took their toll. the stock dropped a little less than 1% but on heavier volume. an old stock name is seeing some new life. xerox has long been known for its copier business, but it's been trying to remake itself into a more