Markets
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Oil pipeline blasts in eastern China kill 44Nov 22, 2013 8:06 pm - BEIJING — The death toll from two huge blasts caused by leaked oil from a ruptured pipeline in an eastern Chinese port city has risen to 44 with 136 others hospitalized ...
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S&P 500 closes above 1,800 for first timeNov 22, 2013 4:54 pm - The stock market brushed past another milestone on Friday. The Standard & Poor’s 500 index closed above 1,800 for the first time, capping seven straight weeks of gains. ...
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Dow average closes above 16,000 for the first timeNov 21, 2013 3:36 pm - NEW YORK — The Dow Jones industrial average closed above 16,000 for the first time Thursday as encouraging news on the job market pushed stocks higher. The Dow has been...
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Worries of a Fed pullback sends stocks lowerNov 20, 2013 4:02 pm - NEW YORK — The latest news from the Federal Reserve spooked investors Wednesday. Stock and bond prices fell after minutes from the Fed’s latest meeting showed that the ...
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Stocks edge lower after disappointing earningsNov 19, 2013 3:54 pm - NEW YORK — Disappointing earnings news helped push the stock market lower on Tuesday. Electronics retailer Best Buy plunged after saying extended store hours and price-...
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Stocks hit round-number milestones, then slipNov 18, 2013 3:47 pm - NEW YORK — The stock market broke through two milestones Monday before giving up nearly all its gains late in the day. Stocks rose from the opening bell, lifting the Dow...
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More investors going to target-date mutual fundsNov 17, 2013 5:39 am - NEW YORK — It may seem primitive to some, but not so long ago most investors figured out for themselves how much of their 401(k) retirement plan to put into stocks or bo...
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Stocks push through latest record highsNov 15, 2013 4:41 pm - NEW YORK — Investors stayed upbeat Friday, pushing U.S. stock indexes deeper into record territory. Stocks climbed to all-time highs for the third straight day as invest...
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Build your own burger at McDonald’s?Nov 15, 2013 4:39 pm - NEW YORK — McDonald’s is looking to give people a little more wiggle room to customize their orders, as they can at chains such as Chipotle, Five Guys and Subway. The wo...
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JPMorgan Chase reaches $4.5B settlement with investorsNov 15, 2013 4:16 pm - JPMorgan Chase & Co. said Friday it has reached a $4.5 billion settlement with investors over mortgage-backed securities. The settlement covers 21 major institutional in...