Markets
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Dollar drops as factory production slipsFeb 13, 2014 10:00 pm - The dollar declined to its weakest level in almost two months after factory production in the U.S. unexpectedly declined in January by the most since May 2009, adding to...
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Stocks rise as investors assess earningsFeb 13, 2014 12:01 am - NEW YORK - The stock market rose for the fifth time in six days Thursday as higher earnings from several big U.S. companies helped investors shrug off discouraging news ...
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U.S. stocks decline for the first time in five daysFeb 12, 2014 12:01 am - Associated Press NEW YORK - Weak earnings from tobacco company Lorillard and household products maker Procter & Gamble helped end the stock market's longest winning stre...
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U.S. stocks surge after Fed chief reassuresFeb 11, 2014 12:01 am - NEW YORK - Reassuring words from the new head of the Federal Reserve sent stocks soaring on Tuesday and gave the market its longest winning streak this year. The Dow Jon...
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A new way to invest in a 401(k): ETFsFeb 09, 2014 5:36 am - NEW YORK — Be the market. Minimize costs. It sounds like a Zen saying, but it’s also an investing strategy that more of us are adopting. Every month, billions of dollar...
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Experts contemplate the end of smokingFeb 09, 2014 12:30 am - ATLANTA — Health officials have begun to predict the end of cigarette smoking in America. They have long wished for a cigarette-free America, but shied away from calling...
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Stocks rebound to post gain for the weekFeb 07, 2014 4:01 pm - As comebacks go, this one was a couple of days in the making. On Friday, the U.S. stock market rebounded from a deep slump earlier in the week to muster the first positi...
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US stocks end higher; Dow has its best day of 2014Feb 06, 2014 3:39 pm - After a rocky start to the week, U.S. stocks roared back on Thursday, giving major stock indexes their biggest gain of the year. The Dow Jones industrial average and the...
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Analyst talks at Harper about economy, housingFeb 06, 2014 2:15 pm - Jack Ablin, executive vice president and chief investment officer for BMO Private Bank in Chicago, spoke Thursday on the economy and investing as well as his forecast fo...
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U.S. stocks end down slightly, but cut lossesFeb 05, 2014 3:43 pm - Wall Street took a step backward Wednesday. Then a tiny step forward. Then back. The tentative dance amounted to little change for major U.S. stock indexes, which ended ...