Markets
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Money-market funds get new regime aimed at preventing runsJul 27, 2014 6:32 am - WASHINGTON - The riskiest money-market mutual funds will be required to abandon their stable, $1-share value and allow their prices to float under rules adopted by the S...
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Amazon, Visa reports bring Dow under 17,000Jul 25, 2014 1:01 am - NEW YORK - Investors got some bad news about the American shopper on Friday, driving down stocks and sending the Dow Jones industrial average to a loss for the week. Tw...
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After much movement, stocks end where they beganJul 24, 2014 1:01 am - NEW YORK - Only Wall Street could make the buying and selling of more than 3 billion shares look like nothing happened. Major U.S. stock indexes ended roughly where they...
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S&P 500 ekes out record high as earnings roll inJul 23, 2014 1:01 am - NEW YORK - The stock market eked out a record high Wednesday, as investors weighed positive earnings from the technology industry against disappointing news from Boeing ...
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U.S. stocks climb as earnings reports roll inJul 22, 2014 1:01 am - NEW YORK - Solid earnings for a range of big companies helped nudge the stock market higher on Tuesday. The restaurant chain Chipotle Mexican Grill and the cable giant ...
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U.S. stock slip to start the week; Six Flags sinksJul 21, 2014 1:01 am - NEW YORK - The stock market started the week with a slight loss on Monday as investors weighed a mixed batch of corporate earnings against mounting political turmoil. E...
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Stocks mount strong rebound on company earningsJul 18, 2014 1:01 am - Investors jumped on a wave of strong corporate financial results Friday, propelling stocks higher for the third time in five days. The gains wiped out much of the market...
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Obama opens Eastern Seaboard to oil explorationJul 18, 2014 1:01 am - ST. AUGUSTINE BEACH, Fla. - The Obama administration is reopening the Eastern Seaboard to offshore oil and gas exploration, announcing final approval Friday of sonic can...
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Jet downing, weak earnings rattle stock marketJul 17, 2014 1:01 am - The downing of a passenger plane flying over Ukraine rattled U.S. financial markets Thursday, deepening a slide set off by a batch of disappointing company earnings and ...
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U.S. stocks close higher; Time Warner soarsJul 16, 2014 1:01 am - Major stock indexes rebounded Wednesday, finishing higher for the third time in four days and lifting the Dow Jones industrial average to its second record close this mo...