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NYSE Short Interest For March

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The NYSE released short interest in its stocks for the period ending March 15, 2007. The figures are compared to February 15 short interest

Largest Short Postions

Ford                  199 million

Qwest               73 million

CVS                 73 million

LSI                   72 million

CBS                 64 million

Time Warner     63 million

Halliburton        60 million

Exxon              58 milion

Pfizer               49 million

Kraft                48 million

Sprint              47 million

GM                 46 million

Weyerhsr        46 million

GE                 46 million

Disney           42 million

Largest Increases In Short Position

CBS             up 52 million

Domtar         up 42 million

Weyerhasr    up 34 million

CVS             up 22 million

Halliburton    up 21 million

GE              up 20 million

Largest Drop In Short Position

Home Depot        down 36 million

New Century       down 17 million

Duke                  down 16 million

Univision            down 15 million

Cablevision        down 8 million

Citizens Com     down 8 million

US Banc           down 8 million

Data from WSJ and NYSE

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