Markets
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Stocks temper gains after sharp drop in new home sales stirs concerns
Dec 27, 2007 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Stocks gave up much of an early rally Friday after the government reported sales of new homes fell in November to their lowest level in more than 12 years, s...
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Stock futures turn lower following Bhutto assassination
Dec 26, 2007 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- U.S. stock futures turned lower Thursday after the assassination of Pakistani opposition leader Benazir Bhutto. A marginal increase in durable goods orders a...
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Stocks fall moderately amid concerns about weak holiday sales
Dec 25, 2007 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Stocks pulled back moderately Wednesday as investors returned from the Christmas holiday to news of weaker-than-expected retail sales. The International Coun...
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Take on the tickerDec 22, 2007 10:00 pm - Jack Ablin of Highland Park is chief investment officer at Harris Trust and Savings Bank, Chicago What moved the markets last week? "It was rather a turbul...
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Stocks jump on RIM, Merrill reports
Dec 21, 2007 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Stocks jumped Friday following a better-than-expected rise in profits at Research in Motion Ltd. and on word that Merrill Lynch may have lined up a big cash ...
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Stocks open higher
Dec 20, 2007 10:00 pm - NEW -- Stocks opened higher Friday following a better-than-expected rise in profits at Research in Motion Ltd. and on word that Merrill Lynch might have lined up a big c...
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Stocks head for higher open after earnings from Oracle, Bear Stearns
Dec 19, 2007 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Wall Street was poised to open higher Thursday, with investors encouraged about technology shares following strong earnings at Oracle but still uncertain abo...
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Stocks head for lower open as Morgan Stanley posts 4Q loss
Dec 18, 2007 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Stock was poised to open lower Wednesday as investors awaited results from the Federal Reserve credit auction held Monday and digested Morgan Stanley's disma...
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Stocks rise after Morgan Stanley reports 4Q loss but $5B investment
Dec 18, 2007 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Stocks rose Wednesday as investors awaiting results from the Federal Reserve credit auction held Monday were cheered by a $5 billion investment from China in...
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Chicago market ready for mergers, study saysDec 17, 2007 10:00 pm - The economy may slow or even slip into a recession next year but a recent study suggests merger and acquisition experts believe 2008 will be a bumper year for deals. Pal...