Markets
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Out-of-patience investors selling off AmazonOct 24, 2014 1:01 am - NEW YORK - Amazon has long acted like an ideal customer on its own website: a freewheeling big spender with no worries about balancing a checkbook. Investors confident i...
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U.S. stocks jump following strong corporate earningsOct 23, 2014 1:01 am - NEW YORK - A combination of strong company earnings and encouraging economic reports, both in the U.S. and Europe, gave the stock market another day of solid gains on Th...
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Slide in energy sector drags U.S. stock market lowerOct 22, 2014 1:01 am - NEW YORK - Stocks fell broadly on Wednesday, snapping a four-day winning streak for the Standard & Poor's 500 index, as investors shaken by recent swings in the market s...
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Stocks rally; S&P 500 has best day of 2014Oct 21, 2014 1:01 am - NEW YORK - The U.S. stock market marched higher Tuesday, giving the Standard & Poor's 500 index its best day of the year. Investors rallied behind an encouraging report...
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U.S. stocks quietly move higher; IBM disappointsOct 20, 2014 1:01 am - NEW YORK - The U.S. stock market moved quietly higher Monday as investors decided to step back into a market that was rattled by white-knuckle turbulence last week. It ...
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401(k) conundrum: lots of cash, no best way to make it lastOct 18, 2014 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON — Even if you've socked plenty of money away in your 401(k) plan and invested it carefully, some of your toughest decisions lie ahead. And don't expect much h...
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What's next after wild week for stocks?Oct 18, 2014 1:01 am - NEW YORK - The stock market needs to see a therapist. Temperamental, flighty, prone to violent mood swings, the market took investors on a wild ride this week. From one ...
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Stocks end dramatic week with rallyOct 17, 2014 1:01 am - NEW YORK - The stock market capped a turbulent week with a big gain Friday, a sign of renewed investor confidence after days of gloomy economic news. It was the latest l...
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After an early slide, U.S. stocks end mostly higherOct 16, 2014 1:01 am - After several days surfing Wall Street's gut-wrenching swells and troughs, investors got a smoother ride on Thursday. Well, mostly. The stock market took an early plun...
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Economist tells Palatine group economic tide to turnOct 16, 2014 1:00 am - Robert Genetski, one of the nation's premier interest-rate forecasters, expressed slight optimism about the economy when he addressed more than 300 business leaders ...