Markets
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Encouraging news on economy fails to lift stocksMay 01, 2014 1:01 am - NEW YORK - Encouraging news on the U.S. economy wasn't enough to give the stock market its fourth straight day of gains. Manufacturing grew faster in April than in March...
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Dow closes at record as Fed keeps cutting stimulusApr 30, 2014 1:01 am - NEW YORK - The Dow Jones industrial average closed at an all-time high Wednesday as the good narrowly outweighed the bad for the stock market. After investors took in s...
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Stocks gain on earnings; Cummins, Ameriprise riseApr 29, 2014 1:01 am - NEW YORK - Solid earnings from a broad swath of U.S. companies pushed the stock market higher on Tuesday. Ameriprise Financial, a wealth management company, surged afte...
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Stocks higher on deal hopes; BofA sinksApr 28, 2014 1:01 am - NEW YORK - It was a choppy ride for the stock market on Monday that ended with major U.S. indexes closing mostly higher. Traders were pulled in multiple directions. Stoc...
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Last year's deadbeats investments do best as stocks stallApr 27, 2014 6:24 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Financial markets rarely stick to the script, and this year is no different. Investments traditionally considered safe bets such as utilities, gold and ...
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Minding the tax bite in fund investingApr 27, 2014 6:16 am - NEW YORK - How painful was tax season for you? For many investors with mutual funds in a taxable account, it was tougher this year than last. That's because the best ye...
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Stocks drop sharply; Amazon, tech shares dropApr 25, 2014 1:01 am - NEW YORK - The stock market fell sharply Friday, dragged down by disappointing quarterly results from Amazon and Ford. Escalating tensions between the U.S. and Russia ov...
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U.S. stocks edge lower after a six-day riseApr 23, 2014 1:01 am - NEW YORK - Stocks edged mostly lower Wednesday, breaking a six-day winning streak, as investors were disappointed by the latest round of earnings from U.S. companies. A...
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Earnings and corporate deals lift U.S. stocksApr 22, 2014 1:01 am - NEW YORK - Corporate deals and some solid earnings reports propelled the stock market to its sixth straight gain Tuesday. Allergan surged after Valeant Pharmaceuticals ...
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Stocks log longest winning streak in six monthsApr 21, 2014 1:01 am - NEW YORK - The stock market logged its longest winning streak in six months Monday as another big week for company earnings began. Halliburton, an oil and gas drilling c...