Markets
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Stocks mixed as Ukraine tensions festerMar 07, 2014 12:01 am - NEW YORK - One positive report on the economy was not enough to make investors more confident. The stock market ended mixed Friday after a day of muddled trading. Among ...
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Encouraging report on U.S. jobs lifts stock marketMar 06, 2014 12:01 am - NEW YORK - Investors were looking for any reason to look past the cold weather that has hampered the U.S. economy in the last few weeks, and they found it. Stocks mostly...
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Global stocks slide as tensions build in UkraineMar 03, 2014 12:01 am - NEW YORK - Russia's military advance into Ukraine rattled global markets Monday. U.S. stocks fell the most in a month and the price of crude oil rose sharply as traders...
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Highlights from Warren Buffett's annual letterMar 01, 2014 12:01 am - OMAHA, Neb. - Investors eagerly await Warren Buffett's letter to Berkshire Hathaway Inc. shareholders each year for its plain-spoken insight into the billionaire's finan...
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Berkshire Hathaway profit up 10 percentMar 01, 2014 12:01 am - OMAHA, Neb. - Warren Buffett's company said Saturday that fourth-quarter earnings rose 10 percent to nearly $5 billion as its insurance, rail and energy businesses gener...
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GrubHub orders up an IPOFeb 28, 2014 12:01 am - CHICAGO - Online delivery company GrubHub plans to raise up to $100 million through an initial public offering. The startup was founded in 2004, making its name catering...
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Strong February wipes out S&P 500's January lossFeb 28, 2014 12:01 am - NEW YORK - After two months of trading, the stock market is back where it started. The Standard & Poor's 500 index rose 4.3 percent in February, the biggest gain since O...
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Chicago investor sues over bitcoin lossesFeb 28, 2014 12:01 am - CHICAGO - Bankrupt Mt.Gox, once the world's biggest Bitcoin exchange, was sued by a customer in federal court in Chicago in a proposed class-action lawsuit representing ...
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S&P 500 index closes at a record highFeb 27, 2014 12:01 am - NEW YORK - After knocking on the door all week, the stock market logged a record on Thursday. The Standard & Poor's 500 index had moved above its previous all-time high ...
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Airbus posts higher 2013 profitFeb 26, 2014 12:01 am - TOULOUSE, France - European jetmaker Airbus Group said Wednesday record demand for its civilian jetliners from airlines around the world drove higher sales and profits l...