Although the plants lost $32 million in third-quarter 2002, federal tax credits designed to encourage alternative fuels allowed the hotelier to boost earnings by $23 million, or 9 cents a share, offsetting softness in business travel.
A decline in Sun Microsystems shares offset the Microsoft advance.
The Standard & Poor's 500 index eked out a gain of 0.99 point, or 0.1percentto to 1,267.43 as a decline in Cigna and oil shares offset gains by technology stocks.
The Dow Jones industrial average and the Standard & Poor's 500-stock indendedded at milestone highs on Friday, as shares posted a third consecutive week of gains when a rise in Google and other technology shares offset a slide in energy stocks.
U.S. stocks were mixed at midday, as a lift in GM shares offset investor concern over a 12% surge in the U.S. trade deficit in April.
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The Dow and the Standard & Poor's 500-stock index were little changed on Monday on the final trading day of the second quarter as record oil prices lifted energy shares, offsetting weak financial stocks amid concerns of further credit losses.
Worldwide film sales increased 3percentthoughugh an 8percentt increase in market share was offset in part by price declines and foreign exchange transactions.
"I wanted to do something that sort of allowed me to do my share to offset the dearth of opportunities that young women, and young women performing artists, had," he said.
The decline in Microsoft shares was offset in part by gains in several other large technology issues, including America Online and Sun Microsystems.
