Markets
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Stocks head for sharply lower open
Mar 16, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- U.S. stocks headed for a sharply lower open Monday as Wall Street and other global markets reeled from JPMorgan Chase & Co.'s government-backed buyout of fal...
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Wall Street tumbles amid Bear Stearns credit fears
Mar 14, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Wall Street plunged anew Friday after a near meltdown at Bear Stearns Cos. handed investors the unwelcome confirmation the credit market's troubles are far f...
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S&P forecasts end is near for asset write-downs
Mar 13, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- A fractious Wall Street recovered from an early plunge today after Standard & Poor's predicted financial companies are nearing the end of the massive asset w...
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Stocks rebound from steep drop
Mar 13, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- A fractious Wall Street rebounded from an early plunge to finish moderately higher Thursday, after Standard & Poor's predicted financial companies are nearin...
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Take on the tickerMar 08, 2008 10:00 pm - Carl Tannenbaum of Downers Grove is an economic consultant. What moved the markets last week? "I would summarize this week in the market by saying that conditions p...
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U.S. job market weighs down economy
Mar 07, 2008 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Dangerous cracks in the nation's job market are deepening. Employers slashed jobs by the largest amount in five years -- and hundreds of thousands of peopl...
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US stocks fall after Fed announces $100 billion term auction facility
Mar 06, 2008 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- U.S. stock futures fell Friday after the Federal Reserve said it will take new steps to ease credit troubles, including boosting the amount of money it will ...
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US stocks head for moderately lower open ahead of economic figures
Mar 05, 2008 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- U.S. stocks headed for a moderately lower open Thursday as investors awaited figures on home sales and monthly sales reports from retailers. The figures, alo...
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Stocks extend gains after better-than-expected report
Mar 04, 2008 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Stocks showed broad gains Wednesday after a stronger-than-expected reading on the health of the service sector and figures on worker productivity calmed some...
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US stocks head for lower open after Intel warns first-quarter results will fall short
Mar 03, 2008 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- U.S. stocks headed for a moderately lower open Tuesday after Intel Corp. reduced its fiscal first-quarter profit forecast, stirring concern about the health ...