Markets
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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...
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Asian stock markets lackluster after Wall Street declineFeb 25, 2015 10:00 pm - BEIJING (AP) - Asian stocks were lackluster Friday after U.S. markets drifted lower and Japan reported faster growth in factory output but weaker retail sales. KEEPING S...
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Dow ekes out another record closeFeb 25, 2015 12:00 am - The Dow Jones industrial average notched its third record high close in a row Wednesday, even as other market indexes ended lower. Trading was relatively subdued as inve...
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Markets subdued ahead of Yellen's second testimonyFeb 24, 2015 10:00 pm - LONDON (AP) - Financial markets were subdued Wednesday ahead of another round of testimony from Federal Reserve chair Janet Yellen and as the uncertainty over the future...
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SeaWorld and Sears are big market moversFeb 24, 2015 10:00 pm - NEW YORK (AP) - Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Thursday on the New York Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq Stock Market: NYSE SeaWorld Entertainment Inc., ...
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Asian stocks higher on earnings, China factoryFeb 24, 2015 10:00 pm - SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - Asian stocks were mostly higher Thursday on upbeat corporate earnings and rising Chinese factory output after the chairwoman of the U.S. Federa...
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Grain higher, livestock mixedFeb 24, 2015 10:00 pm - CHICAGO (AP) - Grain futures were higher Thursday in early trading on the Chicago Board of Trade. Wheat for May delivery unchanged at $4.9725 a bushel; May corn was 2.25...
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Yellen says Fed still 'patient' on raising ratesFeb 24, 2015 12:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen said Tuesday that the Federal Reserve remains patient in deciding when to start raising interest rates because too m...