At the Ailey Citigroup Theater, where Ballet NY performed on Friday night, little about the evening rose beyond serviceable.
Shares of Citigroup, down 2.1percentt in the morning, rose 23 cents, to $44.32.
Shares in National Semiconductor, which reported its results at midday, rose $1.35, or 4percentto to $32.96.
The 30-year bond rallied in the afternoon, rising 1 4/32, to 101 31012.
THE BOTTOM LINE Double rooms start at €350 (£292) per night (rising to €400/£333 in 2009), including breakfast.
"Big Brother" on CBS continued its summer winning streak on Wednesday night, rising 10 percent in the 18-to-49-year-old 18-to-49-year-old 18-to-49-year-old 18-to-49-year-old 18-to-49-year-oldewers.
Major markets in Europe all rose at least 1percentTuesdayand Asianstockstocks joined in Wednesday morning, rising the most in a month in early trading.
A young man in a dinner jacket who had obviously not confined himself to soft drinks that evening, rose from a nearby stool, swept off his hat, and said, "Mrs. Roosevelt, I also want to thank your husband".
He staged a fascinating fit on the Senate floor this morning, rising to the defense of inefficiency and delay, stomping around his Senate desk in high indignation at the "affront to the American people" from ending unlimited debate.
The number who tweeted about the show itself last night rose by a third, although the figures released by Twitter were for users around the world rather than just the UK.
The finale of NBC's much-honored comedy "30 Rock" showed a bit of a bounce against extremely tough competition Thursday night, rising 26 percent from its previous week to a level it had not reached in two years.
