Markets
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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...
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Stocks head for higher open
Dec 17, 2007 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Stocks were poised to rebound Tuesday as investors anticipated strong fourth-quarter financial results from Goldman Sachs Group Inc., the Wall Street bank th...
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Jittery investors fret over the economy
Dec 17, 2007 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Wall Street extended last week's losses Monday as investors remained concerned about flagging growth and rising prices, and were skeptical that a special Fed...
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Stocks head for lower open before Fed's first credit auction
Dec 16, 2007 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Wall Street was poised to extend its losses Monday as investors remained skeptical that the Federal Reserve's first credit auction will be effective in loose...
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Wall Street to focus on housing data, Fed minutes, and more earnings
Dec 16, 2007 10:00 pm - NEW YORK Stock investors smarting from months of volatility are hoping this holiday-shortened week provides signs of a badly-needed yearend rally. The days leading up t...
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Take on the tickerDec 15, 2007 10:00 pm - Thomas Rowen of Bartlett is director of institutional portfolio management, Fifth Third Bank-Chicago What moved markets last week? "The markets were very v...