Markets
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U.S. stocks mixed; health care gains, energy slipsJan 02, 2015 12:01 am - NEW YORK - U.S. stocks were flat Friday as gains in health care stocks were offset by an ongoing slump in the energy sector. Health care companies were rebounding from ...
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Stocks end mixed as manufacturing growth slowsJan 02, 2015 12:01 am - NEW YORK - Stocks got off to a sluggish start on the first day of trading in the New Year, ending the day mixed as a report showed that manufacturing growth slowed in De...
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Winner becomes loser as rain revives coffee supplyJan 01, 2015 6:22 am - Coffee, the best-performing commodity of 2014, is ending the year in a bear market that shows few signs of ending. Prices that doubled this year by October fell 13 perce...
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Stocks post sixth straight year of gainsDec 31, 2014 12:01 am - NEW YORK - U.S. stocks ended a strong 2014 with moderate declines Wednesday. Even with the losses, the Standard & Poor's 500 index finished the year up 11.4 percent, or ...
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Global markets fall as New Year holiday nearsDec 30, 2014 12:01 am - NEW YORK - Lingering concerns about the political future of Greece pushed U.S. and global stock markets modestly lower on Tuesday. Trading was slow as most investors ha...
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Burger chain Shake Shack orders up IPODec 29, 2014 12:01 am - NEW YORK - Shake Shack is bringing its burgers, milkshakes and crinkle-cut fries to Wall Street. The burger chain filed for an initial public offering Monday, hoping to ...
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Stocks mostly gain despite new fears over GreeceDec 29, 2014 12:01 am - NEW YORK - U.S stocks inched mostly higher in light trading on Monday as investors shrugged off falling energy prices, a plunging Russian ruble and fears that Greece cou...
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Being choosy paid off for mutual-fund investors in 2014Dec 28, 2014 6:20 am - NEW YORK - Go big and stay home. Anyone who followed that strategy with their mutual funds in 2014 is likely sitting on another year of healthy returns. Funds that focus...
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Top business stories of 2014: US grows, world slowsDec 26, 2014 4:55 am - NEW YORK - This year showed how sheltered the U.S. economy is from geopolitical and health crises around the world. The global economy sputtered, but the U.S. powered ah...
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Stock market the gift that keeps on givingDec 26, 2014 12:01 am - Wall Street's "Santa Claus" rally kept delivering gifts a day after Christmas. The Dow Jones industrial average, Standard & Poor's 500 index and the Russell 2000 index o...