Markets
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Apple will replace AT&T in the Dow Jones industrial averageMar 06, 2015 12:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Apple will replace AT&T in the Dow Jones industrial average, the managers of the index announced early Friday. S&P Dow Jones Indices said the switch wil...
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Stocks plunge on strong jobs reportMar 06, 2015 12:00 am - NEW YORK - A strong jobs report shook up the financial markets on Friday. U.S. employers added 295,000 jobs last month, the government said. That was more than economist...
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Dollar surges after another strong US jobs reportMar 05, 2015 10:00 pm - LONDON (AP) - Another strong U.S. jobs report gave the dollar a big lift Friday as traders think it may prompt the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates this summer. S...
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Apple and Foot Locker are big market moversMar 05, 2015 10:00 pm - NEW YORK (AP) - Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Friday on the New York Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq Stock Market: NYSE Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia...
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Grain lower, livestock mixedMar 05, 2015 10:00 pm - CHICAGO (AP) - Grain futures were lower Friday in early trading on the Chicago Board of Trade. Wheat for May delivery unchanged at $4.8050 a bushel; May corn was 4.25 ce...
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Stocks gain after ECB upgrades growth ahead of US jobsMar 04, 2015 10:00 pm - SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - Asian stock markets were higher on Friday as investor sentiment was boosted by the European Central Bank's growth forecast upgrade and expectat...
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European stocks firm as ECB's Draghi sounds fairly rosy toneMar 04, 2015 10:00 pm - LONDON (AP) - European stock markets rose strongly Thursday as European Central Bank President Mario Draghi sounded a fairly positive tone about the 19-country eurozone....
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Economist: Winter weather hampering economyMar 04, 2015 12:00 am - While the horrible winter weather has been a drag to deal with, it is also hampering the economy, economist Diane Swonk told about 500 business leaders at an economic br...
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China stocks lead Asia lower after annual growth target cutMar 03, 2015 10:00 pm - HONG KONG (AP) - Chinese stocks led Asian markets lower on Thursday after the country's leaders cut the annual growth target for the world's No. 2 economy. KEEPING SCORE...
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Grain lower, livestock mixedMar 03, 2015 10:00 pm - CHICAGO (AP) - Grain futures were lower Thursday in early trading on the Chicago Board of Trade. Wheat for May delivery unchanged at $4.96 a bushel; May corn was 1.25 ce...