Markets
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’Safe’ investments like gold were hit hard in 2013Jan 05, 2014 5:23 am - NEW YORK — Being safe left some investors sorry in 2013. That’s because some financial assets that are considered safe and steady lost money. After three decades of ste...
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George Goodman, aka TV’s “Adam Smith,” dies at 83Jan 03, 2014 6:53 pm - NEW YORK — George Goodman, a journalist, business author and award-winning television host who under the pseudonym “Adam Smith” made economics accessible to millions of ...
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Bernanke: 2014 should be better year for economyJan 03, 2014 6:02 pm - WASHINGTON — Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke on Friday predicted a stronger year for the U.S. economy in 2014, saying several factors that have held back growth ap...
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Government might allow wide planting of genetically altered seedsJan 03, 2014 5:05 pm - MILWAUKEE — The federal government on Friday proposed eliminating restrictions on corn and soybean seeds genetically engineered to resist a common weed killer, a move we...
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Stocks mixed on Wall StreetJan 03, 2014 4:53 pm - NEW YORK — After last year’s big party in the stock market, 2014 is starting off with a nagging hangover. The Standard & Poor’s 500 index edged a fraction of a point low...
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After year of stock records, a weak start to 2014Jan 02, 2014 3:44 pm - NEW YORK — Investors may already feel a little nostalgic for 2013. The Standard & Poor’s 500 index began the New Year with its worst performance in three weeks as energy...
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Netflix rose the most in the S&P 500 in 2013Jan 01, 2014 3:08 pm - Netflix soared while Newmont sank. Here are the three biggest winners and the three biggest losers in the Standard & Poor’s 500 index in 2013. The Winners: Ÿ Netflix, up...
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2013 was the year of unstoppable stocksDec 31, 2013 3:44 pm - NEW YORK — The stock market was unstoppable in 2013. A U.S. government shutdown, fear of a default, the threat of military action in Syria, big budget cuts, and a Europe...
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S&P 500 index has its best year since 1997Dec 31, 2013 3:38 pm - NEW YORK — The stock market closed out a record year with more all-time highs on Tuesday, giving U.S. indexes their biggest annual gains in almost two decades. The Stand...
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Stocks barely budge in quiet end-of-year tradingDec 30, 2013 3:22 pm - NEW YORK — The stock market ended a quiet Monday mostly where it began as investors shut their books for what has been an extraordinary year on Wall Street. Traders had...