Markets
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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...
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U.S. stocks mostly down as investors digest earningsJul 15, 2014 1:01 am - The Federal Reserve's latest take on the U.S. economy put many investors into sell mode Tuesday, sending stocks mostly lower after a brief upward turn early in the day. ...
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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...