Markets
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A nauseating day for Wall Street as stocks plungeOct 15, 2014 1:00 am - NEW YORK — Fear drove Wall Street to one of its most dramatic, nauseating days in years on Wednesday. Investors fled stocks and poured into bonds as worries about a glob...
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Drop in energy stocks stymies market reboundOct 14, 2014 1:01 am - A slump in energy stocks stymied a rebound in U.S. indexes Tuesday as the price of oil plunged the most in two years. The decline in oil prices followed forecasts for we...
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U.S. indexes slide; airlines, energy stocks dropOct 13, 2014 1:01 am - The stock market slumped on Monday, unable to shake off worries of a global economic slowdown and plunging oil prices. Airlines, energy and materials stocks were among t...
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What's next for funds when Fed stops buying bonds?Oct 11, 2014 11:00 pm - NEW YORK — In less than three weeks, a big change is nearly certain for investors. Few will be surprised, but some will be nervous. On Oct. 29, virtually all economists ...
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Stocks close out worst week since May 2012Oct 10, 2014 1:01 am - Investors avoided another roller coaster day on Wall Street Friday. What they got instead was a steady, moderate decline that left the market with its worst weekly perf...
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As market sinks, investors brace for turbulenceOct 09, 2014 1:01 am - NEW YORK - The stock market had its worst day of the year Thursday, just 24 hours after recording its best. The Dow Jones industrial average plunged 334 points as fallin...
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U.S. stocks slide on global growth concernsOct 07, 2014 1:01 am - NEW YORK - Worries about weakening global growth drove the stock market lower Tuesday. The U.S. economy may be strengthening, but the outlook elsewhere is far less enco...
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U.S. stocks edge lower; H&R Block slidesOct 06, 2014 1:01 am - NEW YORK - Some encouraging corporate news failed to give the broader stock market a boost on Monday, and stocks edged lower as investors waited for news on the outlook ...
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Third quarter review: Mutual funds take a summer breakOct 05, 2014 7:32 am - NEW YORK - Take a breath. After delivering solid and consistent returns through the first half of this year, most types of mutual funds faltered in the third quarter. I...
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Why the bond market is more fragile than you thinkOct 05, 2014 7:32 am - NEW YORK - A bottleneck is building in the global market for bonds. Main Street investors have poured a trillion dollars into bonds since the financial crisis, and helpe...