Markets
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Stocks decline as oil rises, Street examines earnings
Apr 21, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Wall Street pulled back Tuesday, with the Dow Jones industrials tumbling 130 points as a rush of quarter results from bellwethers like AT&T Inc., DuPont and ...
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Mattel cites costs for 1Q loss; Hasbro earns rise 14%
Apr 20, 2008 11:00 pm - PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Barbie maker Mattel Inc., struggling with higher costs and a big drop in sales of its Fisher-Price toys following last year's lead-related recalls, d...
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Oil prices spike to record above $117
Apr 20, 2008 11:00 pm - Oil prices spiked to a record above $117 a barrel on Monday after a Japanese oil tanker was attacked off the east coast of Yemen. The 150,000-ton tanker Takayama was att...
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Stocks open lower after Bank of America profit falls short
Apr 20, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK - Wall Street pulled back Monday after a weaker-than-expected profit report from Bank of America Corp. stirred concerns about the health of corporate earnings. ...
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Stocks mixed after Bank of America profit falls short
Apr 20, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Wall Street started the week with a mixed performance Monday, as investors regained a cautious stance in response to a weaker-than-expected profit report fro...
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Bank of America's profit drops 77 percent in first quarter
Apr 20, 2008 11:00 pm - CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Bank of America Corp. said Monday its profit fell 77 percent in the first quarter, hurt by trading losses and a $3.3 billion increase in reserves for p...
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Take on the tickerApr 19, 2008 11:00 pm - Diane Swonk is chief economist and senior managing partner, Mesirow Financial, Chicago What moved markets last week? "We saw a really interesting disconnect. The equity ...
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Initial first-quarter earnings delight investors
Apr 18, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Wall Street topped off a strong week with a big rally Friday after results from companies such as Citigroup and Google helped ease investor anxiety about the...
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Wall Street heads to higher open
Apr 17, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK == Wall Street tilted to a higher opening Friday, with investors relieved that there were no shocks as Citigroup Inc. reported first-quarter results. The financ...
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Stocks mixed following divergent corporate quarterly reports
Apr 16, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Wall Street closed an erratic session mixed Thursday after an uneven batch of earnings reports made investors more cautious about buying stocks. Disappointin...