Markets
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Stocks move higher on earnings, acquisition newsJul 14, 2014 1:01 am - Stocks shook off last week's doldrums and finished sharply higher Monday, driven by a round of corporate deal news and strong earnings from Citigroup. Investors cheered ...
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High-speed trading risk blamed on short-sighted regulationsJul 13, 2014 6:01 am - WASHINGTON - A technology arms race that risks destabilizing U.S. stock markets was triggered by regulations intended to promote competition among the exchanges, Wall St...
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Crumbs Cupcake chain files bankruptcyJul 12, 2014 1:01 am - Crumbs Bake Shop Inc., the New York- based chain that went public three years ago at the peak of the cupcake craze, filed for bankruptcy after arranging a potential take...
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Stocks stabilize, but end down for the weekJul 11, 2014 1:01 am - NEW YORK - U.S. stocks stabilized on Friday and ended with a small gain, but it wasn't enough to prevent the market's biggest weekly drop since April. Investors became m...
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European banking scare sends stocks lowerJul 10, 2014 1:01 am - NEW YORK - Stocks fell Thursday as worries about the soundness of a European bank spooked U.S. investors, prompting them to sell stocks and snap up less risky assets lik...
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Alcoa helps lift market after 2 days of declinesJul 09, 2014 1:01 am - NEW YORK - Corporate earnings season got off to a positive start Wednesday, helping lift the stock market after two days of declines. The market opened higher and remain...
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Stocks fall for a second day; Nasdaq slumpsJul 08, 2014 1:01 am - NEW YORK - Investors unloaded all manner of stocks Tuesday as they wait for corporate earnings reports to help them determine whether a recent run-up in the market is ju...
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Cash no longer king as acquirers use stock to fund takeoversJul 06, 2014 6:11 am - NEW YORK - Big deals are back. To fund them, buyers are using a little creative thinking and a lot of common stock to fuel the best quarter for global takeovers since 20...
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Dow tops 17,000 after strong jobs reportJul 03, 2014 1:01 am - NEW YORK - The Dow Jones industrial average topped 17,000 for the first time Thursday, the index's first big 1,000-point milestone this year, following news that hiring ...
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Stocks close at all-time highs as hiring surgesJul 02, 2014 1:01 am - NEW YORK - Stocks closed at their latest all-time highs Wednesday following news that business hiring surged in June, adding to evidence that the U.S. economy is picking...