Markets
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Get used to it: Low interest rates are here to stay
Oct 25, 2015 7:38 am - Why are interest rates so low? For macroeconomists, this is one of the Big Questions in the world today. Government bond rates are at or near record lows all around the...
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Tesla loses Consumer Reports recommendation amid rise in sales
Oct 25, 2015 7:35 am - Tesla Motors Inc., the Silicon Valley carmaker whose market value is greater than those of large global players like Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV and France's Peugeot SA...
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Tech stocks lead a rally; S&P 500 turns positive for year
Oct 23, 2015 7:00 am - U.S. stocks closed higher on Friday, delivering their second gain in two days and pushing the Standard & Poor's 500 index back into positive territory for the year. Stro...
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Technology shares surge in early trade; Amazon, Microsoft up
Oct 23, 2015 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Technology shares are surging in early trading after several big-name companies reported big earnings gains. Microsoft, Amazon and Google's parent compan...
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Pandora and Alphabet are big market movers
Oct 23, 2015 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Friday on the New York Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq Stock Market: NYSE Pandora Media Inc., down $6.80 ...
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Grain mostly lower, livestock lower
Oct 23, 2015 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Grain futures were mostly lower in early trading Friday on the Chicago Board of Trade. Wheat for December delivery was down 5.25 cents to $4.8540 a bushel...
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Grain mostly higher, livestock mixed
Oct 22, 2015 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Grain futures were mostly higher in early trading Thursday on the Chicago Board of Trade. Wheat for December delivery was up 2.50 cents to $4.9720 a bushe...
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An early gain for stocks, driven by strong company earnings
Oct 22, 2015 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Stocks are moving higher in early trading after some encouraging results from McDonald's, eBay and other companies. European stocks also rose Thursday af...
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Dow Chemical and eBay are big market movers
Oct 22, 2015 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Thursday on the New York Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq Stock Market: NYSE Dow Chemical Co., up $2.44 to...
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Asian stocks rise after ECB hints at more stimulus
Oct 22, 2015 7:00 am - HONG KONG (AP) - Asian stocks rocketed higher Friday after the European Central Bank signaled that it's considering more stimulus to revive the continent's ailing econom...