Markets
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World market momentum over Chinese rate cut fadesFeb 28, 2015 10:00 pm - LONDON (AP) - World stock markets edged lower in European trading on Monday as investor optimism faded over a weekend interest rate cut by the Chinese central bank. KEEP...
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Buffett reflects on his firm's success, strengthsFeb 28, 2015 12:00 am - OMAHA, Neb. - Investor Warren Buffett believes his company, Berkshire Hathaway, will continue to thrive for decades thanks to its vast and varied collection of "remarkab...
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Moody's downgrades Chicago's rating over pensionsFeb 28, 2015 12:00 am - CHICAGO - Moody's Investors Service has downgraded Chicago's credit rating to two levels above junk status, citing the city's $20 billion mountain of unfunded pension li...
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Stocks slip, but end best month since 2011Feb 27, 2015 12:00 am - February proved to be a strong month for U.S. stocks, even though it ended in downbeat fashion. Major stock indexes closed lower on Friday, capping a week of subdued tra...
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Global stocks lackluster ahead of revised US growth figuresFeb 26, 2015 10:00 pm - BEIJING (AP) - Global stocks were lackluster Friday after Japan reported mixed economic data and investors waited for revised U.S. growth figures. KEEPING SCORE: In midd...
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J.C. Penney and Gap are big market moversFeb 26, 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 J.C. Penney Co., down 62 cents ...
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Grain lower, livestock mostly higherFeb 26, 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 $5.0050 a bushel; May corn was 1.75 ce...
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Stocks slip after weaker growth, end best month since 2011Feb 26, 2015 10:00 pm - February proved to be a strong month for U.S. stocks, even though it ended in downbeat fashion. Major stock indexes closed lower on Friday, capping a week of subdued tra...
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Lower oil prices hold stock market backFeb 26, 2015 12:00 am - U.S. stocks drifted to a slightly lower finish on Thursday, weighed down by falling energy stocks as the slump in oil prices deepened. Chevron and Exxon Mobil were among...
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Global stocks higher on Chinese, German dataFeb 25, 2015 10:00 pm - SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - Global stocks were mostly higher Thursday on upbeat corporate earnings and rising Chinese factory output after the chairwoman of the U.S. Feder...