Markets
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Long-short hedge funds get their mojo back, at least for a monthMay 24, 2015 7:38 am - NEW YORK - April could be described as the month of the "pain trade" for some investors, as many assets began to move in the opposite direction of long-established trend...
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Reflation trade grips S&P 500 as banks hold up amid bond sell-offMay 17, 2015 7:38 am - NEW YORK - You know the market has come full circle from the credit crisis when financial stocks are what investors are buying for protection. It's happening in the Stan...
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Wall Streeters: We thought our pay would be higherMay 03, 2015 7:34 am - Ask Main Street about Wall Street and you probably won't hear this: Banker pay is surprisingly low. But that's what financial professionals say. Asked whether they earn ...
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Twitter CEO's credibility at risk after results fall shortMay 02, 2015 7:40 am - SAN FRANCISCO - Dick Costolo's credibility is on the line. Twitter's chief executive officer failed to foresee a slowdown that forced the social-media company to miss an...
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Buffett defends junk foodMay 02, 2015 1:00 am - Warren Buffett, whose Berkshire Hathaway Inc. is the largest investor in Coca-Cola Co. and owns See's Candies, affirmed his confidence in the market for sugary treats, e...
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Stocks end higher, bouncing back from ThursdayMay 01, 2015 1:00 am - NEW YORK - The stock market bounced back on Friday as investors picked up companies that had dropped earlier in the week. Major indexes recovered nearly all their losses...
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How London man may have helped trigger the 'flash crash'Apr 25, 2015 1:00 am - NEW YORK - He operated from a modest suburban London home he shared with his parents, far from the city's glamorous financial center. He used off-the-shelf software anyo...
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Bill would limit farm antibiotics in OregonApr 25, 2015 1:00 am - PORTLAND, Ore. - For decades, farmers have routinely fed antibiotics to livestock to fatten up the animals and protect them from illnesses amplified by confined conditio...
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Record U.S. capital spending may be bad for marketApr 12, 2015 7:46 am - If you're an American chief executive officer with a couple million dollars to blow, you may want to think twice before using it to expand plants or add equipment. That'...
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Markets close higher for second week; GE soars on deal newsApr 10, 2015 1:00 am - NEW YORK - U.S. stocks advanced Friday, capping off a second straight weekly advance for the market. Investors were encouraged by the latest corporate deal news, that Ge...