Markets
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Stocks drift lower after release of Fed minutesNov 19, 2014 12:01 am - U.S. financial markets pulled back slightly from their most recent record highs Wednesday, ending lower for the first time this week. The Dow Jones industrial average an...
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S&P 500 ekes out record; DreamWorks sinksNov 17, 2014 12:01 am - Despite a day of mostly listless trading, the Standard & Poor's 500 index managed to notch another all-time high. The index on Monday inched past its most recent record-...
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Bond index funds are gaining convertsNov 16, 2014 6:31 am - NEW YORK - More investors are hopping on the index-fund trend, and not just with stocks. More money is flowing into mutual funds and exchange-traded funds that track bo...
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Turkey production down, wholesale prices upNov 15, 2014 12:01 am - KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Turkey production is at its lowest level in nearly three decades and wholesale prices are at an all-time high, but Thanksgiving cooks probably won't s...
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Stock gains extend into 4th weekNov 14, 2014 12:01 am - NEW YORK - Stocks ended mostly higher on Friday as major indexes extended gains for a fourth week in a row, a rare stretch for this year. After flitting between tiny gai...
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Why Chinese stocks leave U.S. investors vulnerableNov 13, 2014 12:01 am - WASHINGTON - Something about the deal smelled fishy. China Marine Food Group Ltd., a Chinese company then on the New York Stock Exchange, spent $27 million in January 2...
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Stocks close higher as Dow Jones hits recordNov 13, 2014 12:01 am - NEW YORK - Stocks wavered between small gains and losses on Thursday to close little changed as traders weighed generally strong earnings reports against the falling for...
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Yellen says Fed must focus on globalizationNov 13, 2014 12:01 am - WASHINGTON - The growing globalization of financial markets requires the Federal Reserve to understand how economic developments in other nations may affect the U.S. eco...
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Stocks edge lower after 5 record highsNov 12, 2014 12:01 am - NEW YORK - Big banks weighed on the stock market Wednesday, tugging major indexes back from record highs. Regulators from the U.S., Switzerland and the U.K. fined five ...
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Stocks eke out small gain to close at recordNov 11, 2014 12:01 am - NEW YORK - The stock market eked out another all-time high on Tuesday, but the gains were slight as investors awaited more news to give them an indication about the stre...