Markets
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Stocks bounce back a day after big lossJan 14, 2014 3:38 pm - NEW YORK — The good followed the bad for the stock market on Tuesday. One day after logging its worst performance of the year, the stock market bounced back with its be...
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Stocks slump the most in two months on Wall StreetJan 13, 2014 3:51 pm - NEW YORK — The stock market had its worst day of the year so far, extending a January slump. Stocks dropped Monday as falling oil prices pushed down energy stocks. The p...
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Need a passport? More investors are looking abroadJan 12, 2014 6:00 am - NEW YORK — Go west, investors. Oh, and east too. Stocks are back en vogue five years after the financial crisis, but the interest isn't universal: Investors are piling ...
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Hops farming grows slowly despite brewers’ demandJan 11, 2014 7:50 pm - MILWAUKEE — Craft brewers eager to capitalize on the local food movement have created a strong demand for hops to flavor their all-local beers, but farms in most states ...
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Stocks rise as investors dismiss job reportJan 10, 2014 3:30 pm - NEW YORK — It was a fluke. That was the conclusion investors reached about the U.S. government’s latest jobs report, which showed a sharp decline in hiring last month. ...
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A mixed close on Wall Street; S&P 500 edges upJan 09, 2014 3:32 pm - NEW YORK — The stock market wavered for a second day Thursday as investors weighed disappointing news from the retail industry against more positive signals on the U.S. ...
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Stocks slip as a sluggish start to 2014 drags onJan 08, 2014 3:44 pm - NEW YORK — The stock market stumbled Wednesday as investors waited for the government’s jobs report later this week and the beginning of quarterly earnings releases from...
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Stocks rally, breaking a three-day slumpJan 07, 2014 4:09 pm - NEW YORK — Stocks rallied Tuesday, ending a slump that had ushered in the New Year. The Standard and Poor’s 500 index climbed the most in three weeks, led by gains for ...
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A weak start to 2014 continues for stock marketJan 06, 2014 3:46 pm - NEW YORK — The Standard & Poor’s 500 index notched its worst start to a year in almost a decade Monday, closing lower for the third straight trading day. Although the d...
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A fabulous year for many mutual fundsJan 05, 2014 5:55 am - NEW YORK — It was easy to make money with mutual funds last year, as long as you picked ones focused on stocks. Stock markets around the world surged in 2013, from New ...