Markets
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Stocks slip below records; FMC fallsJun 23, 2014 1:01 am - NEW YORK - Stocks fell for the first time in seven days, ending a run that had pushed the indexes to all-time highs, as investors assessed corporate news. Chemical comp...
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Shire snubbing AbbVie makes it latest Pharma targetJun 21, 2014 1:01 am - Want to buy Shire Plc? Get in line. AbbVie Inc. earlier this week revealed a $46.5 billion takeover bid for Shire in the first public acquisition approach for the specia...
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Dow, S&P 500 at record levelsJun 20, 2014 1:01 am - Stocks inched past more milestones Friday, delivering the third consecutive record-high close for the Standard & Poor's 500 index and a new high for the Dow Jones indust...
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Late recovery gives S&P 500 another record closeJun 19, 2014 1:01 am - Investors remained in a record-setting mood Thursday. The Standard & Poor's 500 index closed at an all-time high for the second time in two days and notched its fifth ga...
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Stocks close higher four days in a rowJun 18, 2014 1:01 am - The Federal Reserve's latest economic update reversed a listless slide for stocks Wednesday, propelling the Standard & Poor's 500 index to another record-high close. The...
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Fed says economy rebounding, trims bond buyingJun 18, 2014 1:00 am - The Federal Reserve said growth is bouncing back and the job market is improving as it continued to reduce the monthly pace of asset purchases. “Growth in economic activ...
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Stocks close higher as banks gain on rising ratesJun 17, 2014 1:01 am - Stocks rebounded from a downbeat start Tuesday, building on small gains for the third day in a row. News that U.S. consumer prices jumped sharply in May drove up long-te...
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Illegal profits: A look at insider tradingJun 15, 2014 6:03 am - NEW YORK - Few crimes on Wall Street generate more headlines than insider trading. The definition is straightforward: An investor profits on nonpublic information at the...
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Inspectors miss 40 percent of high-risk oil and gas wellsJun 14, 2014 1:01 am - NEW CASTLE, Colo. - Four in 10 new oil and gas wells near national forests and fragile watersheds or otherwise identified as higher pollution risks escape federal inspec...
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Stocks rise as technology shares gainJun 13, 2014 1:01 am - NEW YORK (AP) - The stock market rose Friday, clawing back from three days of declines. Shares of technology companies got a lift after Intel said business demand for co...