Markets
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Bargain-hunting drives slight gains for U.S. stocksFeb 04, 2014 3:30 pm - Investors went hunting for bargains a day after U.S. stocks racked up the biggest losses in more than seven months. The buying helped lift major stock indexes out of the...
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After tough January, stocks extend slideFeb 03, 2014 4:00 pm - For investors, February is starting off even rougher than January. U.S. stocks tumbled on Monday, pushing the Dow Jones industrial average down more than 320 points aft...
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Unconstrained bond funds: What you should knowFeb 02, 2014 5:30 am - NEW YORK — Bond funds aren’t boring anymore. A new kind is on the scene, after many of the formerly steady and reliable workhorse investments lost money last year for t...
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New farm bill changes subsidy paymentsFeb 01, 2014 6:17 pm - MINNEAPOLIS — Farm subsidies that have guided agriculture through record profits in recent years are going away in the five-year farm bill that could become law in the c...
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Pipeline report said to find little climate impactJan 31, 2014 12:39 pm - WASHINGTON — A State Department report has concluded that the Keystone XL pipeline will not significantly worsen climate change, according to congressional aides briefed...
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U.S. stocks move higher, helped by Facebook, GDPJan 30, 2014 3:31 pm - NEW YORK — It was a stock market reversal. Stocks rose sharply Thursday, with large parts of the market erasing Wednesday’s losses, as investors cheered a batch of stro...
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Stocks slide on weak earnings; Fed cuts stimulusJan 29, 2014 5:12 pm - NEW YORK — Stock investors had plenty to dislike on Wednesday. Disappointing earnings from big U.S. companies, ongoing jitters in emerging markets and more cuts to the F...
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Stocks rise on Wall Street after 3 days of lossesJan 28, 2014 3:44 pm - NEW YORK — Investors’ jitters over emerging markets faded on Tuesday and U.S. stocks rose for the first time in four days. Global stock markets stabilized after three tu...
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Stocks fall worldwide on emerging-market fearsJan 27, 2014 4:16 pm - NEW YORK — Shaky economies and plunging currencies in the developing world fueled a global sell-off in stocks Monday as fearful investors pushed prices lower across Asia...
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Lagarde warns of risks to global recoveryJan 25, 2014 12:37 pm - DAVOS, Switzerland — The International Monetary Fund’s managing director warned Saturday of the risks posed to global economic recovery from the reduction of the U.S. Fe...