Markets
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Stocks close higher, led by health care and tech companies
May 20, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Stocks rose on Friday in a modest but broad rally that erased much of the losses from earlier in the week when investors had sold over fears of rising in...
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Grain higher, livestock lower
May 20, 2016 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Grain futures were higher Friday in early trading on the Chicago Board of Trade. Wheat for July delivery was 0.25 cents a bale lower at $4.6840 a bushel; ...
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Markets Right Now: US stocks close higher on Wall Street
May 20, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - The Latest on developments in financial markets (all times local): 4:00 p.m. Stocks closed higher as traders responded to some encourage earnings and dea...
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Wal-Mart bucks a downward trend in retail; Verizon slips
May 19, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Thursday: Wal-Mart Stores Inc., up $6.05 to $69.20 The giant retailer bucked a downward trend in the in...
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Stocks slide after Fed signals June rate hike now possible
May 19, 2016 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - A surprise indication from the U.S. Federal Reserve that it may raise interest rates at its next policy meeting in June weighed on global stock markets on ...
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Grain lower, livestock lower
May 19, 2016 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Grain futures were lower Thursday in early trading on the Chicago Board of Trade. Wheat for July delivery was 10.50 cents a bale lower at $4.6920 a bushel...
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Markets Right Now: Fed outlook on rates weighs on stocks
May 19, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - The Latest on developments in financial markets (all times local): 4:00 p.m. Stocks are closing lower on Wall Street as traders get used to the idea that...
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Asian markets restore calm after Fed signals spark sell-offs
May 19, 2016 7:00 am - SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - Asian stock markets drifted slightly higher on Friday as investors restored calm a day after worries about the Fed's rate hike signals prompted...
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Lowe's, inContact and Andersons jump, while Target skids
May 18, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Wednesday: Lowe's Cos., up $2.53 to $78.60 The home improvement retailer posted strong results in the f...
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Asian stocks slip after Fed raises chance of rate hike
May 18, 2016 7:00 am - HONG KONG (AP) - Most Asian stock markets sank on Thursday after the Fed surprised investors by signaling that an interest rate hike is in the cards if economic conditio...