Markets
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Dow, S&P 500 step further into record territoryNov 06, 2014 12:01 am - NEW YORK - Solid profits for big companies and optimistic economic news helped nudge the stock market to another record high Thursday. In European markets, losses turned...
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What does history suggest stocks will do next?Nov 05, 2014 5:12 am - History suggests you should be skeptical of any sentence that begins "history suggests." For example, you may ask your history-loving friends, what does the textbook say...
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Stocks gain as the price of crude oil reboundsNov 05, 2014 12:01 am - NEW YORK - Stocks returned to record levels on Wednesday as a rebound in oil prices boosted energy stocks. The stock market also gained after the completion of midterm e...
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U.S. stocks slip as oil slump hits energy companiesNov 04, 2014 12:01 am - NEW YORK - The ongoing slump in oil prices weighed on stocks again Tuesday, pushing energy companies to another day of big losses. Disappointing earnings outlooks from a...
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U.S. stock indexes hold near records; Crude slidesNov 03, 2014 12:01 am - NEW YORK - The stock market held close to record levels on Monday as a report showed that manufacturing remains on sound footing in the U.S. even as other parts of the g...
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How well did the Fed's stimulus work?Nov 02, 2014 6:00 am - NEW YORK — Soaring inflation. A collapsing dollar. Bubbles in financial markets that would soon pop. One presidential candidate even suggested that the Federal Reserve c...
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SEC system born in push for transparency blamed for unfairnessNov 02, 2014 6:00 am - NEW YORK — Two decades ago, a system for sending U.S. corporate filings over the Internet was hailed as a victory for transparency. Today, the Securities and Exchange Co...
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Breathing cleaner air has cost as utility bills to surge in U.S.Nov 02, 2014 6:00 am - NEW YORK -- U.S. electricity markets face years of higher prices as clean-air regulations shut more coal-fired power plants than earlier forecast, cutting supply and for...
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Rally caps a wild month on Wall StreetOct 31, 2014 1:01 am - NEW YORK - For stock investors, there was no shortage of drama in October. Stocks started the month modestly below a record high, only to cascade to their worst slump in...
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Big gain for Visa drives Dow average higherOct 30, 2014 1:01 am - NEW YORK - Solid quarterly results from a range of big companies helped send the stock market slightly higher Thursday. The standout was Visa, whose 10 percent jump help...