Markets
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Energy sector leads a decline in US stocks as oil fallsJan 11, 2015 10:00 pm - NEW YORK (AP) - Energy companies are leading a decline on the stock market as crude oil continues to tumble. The price of oil dropped another 5 percent Monday to $46 a b...
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Nikkei follows Wall St lower, China stocks up on trade dataJan 11, 2015 10:00 pm - HONG KONG (AP) - Chinese shares edged higher Tuesday after trade data for the world's No. 2 economy came in a tad better than expected while Japan's Nikkei traced declin...
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Grain mixed, livestock mostly higherJan 11, 2015 10:00 pm - CHICAGO (AP) - Grain futures were mixed Tuesday in early trading on the Chicago Board of Trade. Wheat for Mar delivery was 3.75 cents higher at 5.5925 a bushel; Mar corn...
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Nearly perfect last year, preferred funds face more pressureJan 11, 2015 6:41 am - NEW YORK - Sometimes the middle road is the most exciting one. Both stock and bond mutual funds did well last year, but some of the best returns came from funds that sit...
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A raise in your paycheck is not best thing for your stock pricesJan 11, 2015 5:37 am - Who doesn't like getting a raise, right? It gives you the confidence to buck up for some of those simple pleasures in life that had previously seemed a little too extrav...
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Asia stocks down as oil slide jitters offset solid US hiringJan 10, 2015 10:00 pm - BEIJING (AP) - Asian stock markets were mostly lower Monday as worries about the slide in the oil price offset another month of strong hiring in the U.S. KEEPING SCORE: ...
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Stocks slide following weak wage growth, oil price slumpJan 09, 2015 12:01 am - A turbulent week of trading ended Friday with U.S. stocks finishing lower for the third time in five days. The decline followed two days of big gains and nudged major in...
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US stocks slide following weak wage growth, oil price slumpJan 08, 2015 10:00 pm - NEW YORK (AP) - Stocks are ending lower after investors were discouraged by weak U.S. wage growth and another drop in the price of oil. The loss Friday followed two days...
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Macy's and Bed Bath & Beyond are big market moversJan 08, 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 Macy's Inc., down $1.89 to $65....
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Grain mostly higher, livestock mostly lowerJan 08, 2015 10:00 pm - CHICAGO (AP) - Grain futures were mostly higher Friday on the Chicago Board of Trade. Wheat for Mar delivery fell 3.25 cents to $5.6475 a bushel; Mar corn was a 6 cents ...