Markets
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Solid jobs report fails to boost stocksFeb 06, 2015 12:00 am - NEW YORK - "Safety" wasn't safe Friday. A blockbuster U.S. jobs report sent investors fleeing traditional places of comfort: dividend-paying stocks, as well as bonds and...
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Safe-play stocks, bonds and gold sink after US hiring surgeFeb 05, 2015 10:00 pm - NEW YORK (AP) - "Safety" wasn't safe Friday. A blockbuster U.S. jobs report sent investors fleeing their traditional places of comfort: dividend-paying stocks, as well a...
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Grain lower, livestock higherFeb 05, 2015 10:00 pm - CHICAGO (AP) - Grain futures were lower Friday in early trading on the Chicago Board of Trade. Wheat for Mar delivery was 6 cents lower at $5.1975 a bushel; Mar corn was...
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Global stocks soft ahead of US jobs data; oil prices rallyFeb 05, 2015 10:00 pm - LONDON (AP) - Global stock markets were soft Friday ahead of monthly U.S. employment figures that often set the market tone for a week or two after their release. Oil pr...
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Yelp and GoPro are big market moversFeb 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 Yelp Inc., down $12.36 to $45.1...
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Utilities stocks, bonds slump after US reports hiring surgeFeb 05, 2015 10:00 pm - NEW YORK (AP) - Stocks are ending slightly lower but they're still closing out a strong week. News of a burst of hiring at U.S. employers led investors to dump safe-play...
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Grain mixed, livestock higherFeb 05, 2015 10:00 pm - CHICAGO (AP) - Grain futures were mixed Friday on the Chicago Board of Trade. Wheat for Mar delivery gained 1.25 cents to $5.27 a bushel; Mar corn was up .50 cents to 3....
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Grain mixed, livestock higherFeb 04, 2015 10:00 pm - CHICAGO (AP) - Grain futures were mixed Friday on the Chicago Board of Trade. Wheat for Mar delivery gained 1.25 cents to $5.27 a bushel; Mar corn was up .50 cents to 3....
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Asia stocks muted as jobs data awaited, Greece risk risesFeb 04, 2015 10:00 pm - SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - Asian stock markets were muted Friday as investors awaited monthly U.S. employment figures and the risk of a Greek default increased. KEEPING S...
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Stocks gain for a third day this week; Oil price recoversFeb 04, 2015 10:00 pm - NEW YORK (AP) - The stock market is notching its third big gain this week as the price of oil recovers and investors applaud a big acquisition in the pharmaceutical indu...