Markets
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An early gain fades on Wall StreetMar 21, 2014 1:01 am - NEW YORK - An early surge on the stock market evaporated Friday, as health care stocks tugged major indexes down. Biotech companies were especially hard-hit after U.S. ...
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E-Trade's talking baby goes bye-byeMar 21, 2014 1:01 am - NEW YORK - The E-Trade baby will finally stop talking. In the investor site's new ad, the baby - who looks like a harmless, adorable tot but talks like a character out o...
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Better news on the U.S. economy drives stocks higherMar 20, 2014 1:01 am - NEW YORK - The stock market got a bounce on the first day of spring. Signs that the U.S. economy is emerging from a winter chill drove major stock indexes higher Thursda...
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Stocks gain after reports on housing, UkraineMar 18, 2014 1:01 am - NEW YORK - Encouraging news on the economy gave the stock market a boost on Tuesday. Stocks also rose on expectations that the conflict between Russia and the West would...
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How investors may be getting fooled by buybacksMar 15, 2014 11:00 pm - NEW YORK — If you're puzzled why the U.S. stock market has risen so fast in a slow-growing economy, consider one of its star performers: DirecTV. The satellite TV provid...
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Caterpillar weighs in on Ukraine standoffMar 14, 2014 1:01 am - Caterpillar Inc., the largest maker of construction and mining equipment with more than 1,000 workers in Russia, called for a "multilateral and not unilateral" approach ...
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Stocks end lower ahead of critical Ukraine voteMar 14, 2014 1:00 am - Stock investors started the week worrying about China. They ended it waiting on Russia. Investors spent much of Friday monitoring developments in the Ukraine's region of...
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Dow posts fourth loss in row as stocks slideMar 13, 2014 1:01 am - The Dow Jones industrial average fell more than 200 points Thursday, its biggest decline in six weeks. The pullback came as investors reacted to discouraging economic re...
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U.S. stocks end slightly lower for a second dayMar 11, 2014 1:01 am - Without any big economic news or blowout company earnings to respond to, investors found little to get excited about Tuesday and sent the stock market lower for the seco...
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Four nations urge U.S. gas exports to UkraineMar 08, 2014 12:01 am - WASHINGTON - Four Central European nations are urging the United States to boost natural gas exports to Europe as a hedge against the possibility that Russia could cut o...