Markets
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SEC chair outlines new rules for equity marketsJun 08, 2014 6:14 am - WASHINGTON - The Securities and Exchange Commission is embarking on a broad plan to tackle growing concerns about the impact of high-speed computer-based trading on equi...
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Gap to be 1st US retailer to enter Myanmar marketJun 07, 2014 1:01 am - YANGON, Myanmar - Gap Inc. has announced plans to produce clothing in Myanmar, the first American retailer to enter the market since the Southeast Asian country began it...
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Jobs report spurs stock marketJun 06, 2014 1:01 am - NEW YORK - News that U.S. employers added workers at a good clip for the fourth straight month helped send the stock market higher Friday. The Standard & Poor's 500 ind...
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Stocks head higher after ECB takes new stepsJun 05, 2014 1:01 am - NEW YORK - New steps from the European Central Bank to revive the region's flagging economy gave markets a lift Thursday, pushing the Standard & Poor's 500 index to anot...
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U.S. stocks edge higher; Protective Life soarsJun 04, 2014 1:01 am - NEW YORK - Stocks rose modestly Wednesday, erasing an early decline, as investors waited to hear from the European Central Bank on Thursday. Insurer Protective Life soar...
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Stocks edge lower; Hillshire bidding war heats upJun 03, 2014 1:01 am - NEW YORK - The stock market fell slightly Tuesday, pulling back from record highs the day before. Hillshire Brands jumped as a bidding war for the company heated up, wh...
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Fund investors are looking abroad for dividendsJun 01, 2014 7:08 am - NEW YORK - In the search for dividends, it can pay for investors to head abroad. Markets outside the United States have long been fertile ground for dividend hunters be...
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Dow, S&P close out May at record highsMay 30, 2014 1:01 am - NEW YORK - The stock market closed out May on a mostly higher note Friday, sending two out of the three major U.S. indexes to record highs. Trading was uneven, and index...
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Deal news, jobless claims push stocks higherMay 29, 2014 1:01 am - NEW YORK - Another quiet day, another quiet record. Stocks rose modestly Thursday, sending the Standard & Poor's 500 index to another record high. Investors rallied behi...
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S&P 500 index holds close to record levelMay 28, 2014 1:01 am - NEW YORK - Stocks edged lower for the first time in five days Wednesday, but the real action was in the bond market. The yield on the 10-year Treasury note fell to its l...