Markets
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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...
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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...