Markets
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Stock futures signal lower open
Mar 02, 2008 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- U.S. stock futures pointed to further declines Monday as investors awaited figures on manufacturing and construction spending to gain a better sense of how t...
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Take on the tickerMar 01, 2008 10:00 pm - What moved markets last week? "What moved markets (last) week was a combination of positives, earnings numbers, at the beginning of the week … But ultimately it was give...
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Wall Street plummets after negative reports
Feb 28, 2008 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Stocks fell sharply Friday after a series of depressing economic and earnings reports and high oil prices stoked concerns about the health of economy. The ma...
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Wall Street poised for losses at opening
Feb 27, 2008 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Wall Street headed for a lower opening Thursday as investors awaited reports on weekly jobless claims and fourth-quarter economic growth that they hoped woul...
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Stocks lift after IBM OKs buyback
Feb 25, 2008 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Wall Street reversed earlier losses and rallied Tuesday after IBM approved a $15 billion stock buyback, suggesting to investors that there are still some com...
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Take on the tickerFeb 23, 2008 10:00 pm - Diane Swonk is chief economist and senior managing partner, Mesirow Financial, Chicago What moved markets last week? "It's hard to even focus on which was the biggest ne...
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Investors reverse course on Ambac news
Feb 22, 2008 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Wall Street staged a dramatic turnaround Friday, shooting higher in the last half-hour of trading after word that a bailout plan for troubled bond insurer Am...
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Stock futures slip ahead of week's last session
Feb 21, 2008 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Stock futures dipped Friday, extending a decline in the previous session as investors worried about the possibility of recession. With no major economic repo...
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Patience likely to pay in emerging markets
Feb 21, 2008 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- John Mooney is concerned about the economy, whether it be in the United States, Asia or essentially anywhere else he might invest. One of the great fears on ...
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Wall Street leans to higher open as investors await economic data
Feb 20, 2008 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Wall Street tipped toward a higher open Thursday as traders placed bets that further economic data will allow the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates at it...