Markets
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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 ...
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European, Asian markets tank after Wall Street drop
Mar 02, 2008 10:00 pm - LONDON -- European and Asian stock markets tumbled Monday as investors reacted nervously to a steep decline on Wall Street Friday after disappointing economic and corpor...
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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...