Markets
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Stocks rise as surveys show stronger manufacturingJul 01, 2014 1:01 am - NEW YORK - Evidence that global manufacturing is expanding pushed the stock market to an all-time high on Tuesday. The Dow Jones industrial average climbed within two p...
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Stocks end mixed; S&P closes near all-time highJun 30, 2014 1:01 am - NEW YORK - The stock market closed out the second quarter regaining its upward momentum as investors were encouraged by an improving economy. Stocks have resumed their ...
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Who put sleeping pills into Wall Street's water?Jun 29, 2014 6:22 am - NEW YORK - Is the lack of fear on Wall Street something to fear? Sunni extremists are inching closer to Baghdad. A housing bubble in China is deflating. Russia is massin...
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Fund manager Q&A: Sticking with ChinaJun 28, 2014 11:00 pm - NEW YORK — China's stumbling stock market has spooked many investors, but Justin Leverenz isn't one of them. He runs Oppenheimer's Developing Markets fund, the largest a...
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Stocks notch tiny gains, but still end week lowerJun 27, 2014 1:01 am - NEW YORK - Summertime settled into Wall Street on Friday as major stock indexes drifted slightly higher going into the weekend. The listless day of trading left the stoc...
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FDA approves inhalable diabetes drug AfrezzaJun 27, 2014 1:01 am - WASHINGTON - The Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved a long-delayed inhalable diabetes medication to help patients control their blood sugar levels during me...
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Judge: Argentina bond payment would be contempt of courtJun 27, 2014 1:01 am - NEW YORK - Argentina can avoid defaulting on debt payments due Monday by negotiating with U.S. hedge funds that are owed $1.65 billion, a federal judge said Friday as he...
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Stocks head lower on Wall Street, led by banksJun 26, 2014 1:01 am - NEW YORK - Banks and other financial firms tugged the stock market slightly lower Thursday as a mixed batch of economic reports and earnings results gave investors littl...
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Stocks edge higher despite economic dataJun 25, 2014 1:01 am - NEW YORK - The U.S. stock market inched modestly higher Wednesday, recovering more than half of what it lost the day before, as investors were able to set aside two disa...
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Stocks end lower as traders sell blue chipsJun 24, 2014 1:01 am - NEW YORK - The stock market had its biggest decline in two weeks Tuesday, led by a sell-off in blue-chip bank and energy stocks. Homebuilders rose after the government r...