Markets
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Stocks climb; Fourth straight gain for S&P 500May 27, 2014 1:01 am - NEW YORK - More promising signs that the economy is strengthening after its winter slowdown pushed stocks higher on Tuesday. The Standard & Poor's 500 index rose for the...
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What lurks beneath? Market calm unnerves global central bankersMay 26, 2014 6:12 am - Global central bankers sounded the alert about the calmness in financial markets, saying it risked creating future instability and complicating monetary policy. Twenty-f...
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Mom and pop wager against hedge funds in junk-rated loan marketMay 25, 2014 6:12 am - Mom-and-Pop investors have had it with junk-rated loans. Professional money managers, meanwhile, are still piling in and using borrowed money to buy them up. History wil...
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S&P 500 closes hits record closeMay 23, 2014 1:01 am - Call it the Great Slog. Stocks are bumbling along this year after a gangbuster 2013. The upward grind is underscored by the Standard & Poor's 500 index, which closed ab...
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Economic data on U.S., China boost stocksMay 22, 2014 1:01 am - Stocks got off to a good start Thursday and held onto their gains, carving out a modest increase for the second day in a row. Amid a relatively slow week of trading, thi...
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Stocks recover; Tiffany shines on earnings gainMay 21, 2014 1:01 am - Major U.S. stock indexes mounted a solid comeback Wednesday, recovering their losses from the prior day and finishing on track for a weekly gain. It was the Dow Jones in...
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Weak results at retailers drag U.S. stocks lowerMay 20, 2014 1:01 am - Retailers are used to throwing big sales. On Tuesday, it was investors who unloaded shares in several big retail chains, dragging down U.S. stocks and wiping out small g...
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Stocks edge higher after drifting in early tradingMay 19, 2014 1:01 am - Stocks finished slightly higher on Monday, adding to the small gains the market carved out at the end of last week. A dearth of fresh economic data had many investors fo...
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Stock market manages slight gain after choppy dayMay 16, 2014 1:01 am - NEW YORK - Good results from retailers and demand for telecommunications shares market helped push the stock market to a small gain on Friday. Telecoms rose the most am...
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Worry settles over Wall StreetMay 16, 2014 1:01 am - NEW YORK - Wall Street has caught a case of the jitters. Employers are hiring at their fastest pace in 2 ½ years, the economy is expected to expand by a robust 3.5 perc...