Markets
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Stocks fall on Wall Street; Retailers slumpDec 05, 2013 3:54 pm - NEW YORK — The outlook for hiring is improving and the economy is growing at its fastest pace in more than a year, so what’s the bad news for the stock market? Stocks fe...
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Stocks struggle as investors weigh economic newsDec 04, 2013 3:29 pm - NEW YORK — The stock market continued its sluggish start to the month on Wednesday. Stocks fell as investors weighed conflicting economic reports and assessed the outloo...
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Sears shares fall after Lampert’s firm cuts stakeDec 04, 2013 12:24 pm - Sears Holding Corp. shares fell Wednesday after CEO Eddie Lampert’s hedge fund disclosed that it distributed the retailers’ stock as payment to investors who wanted out ...
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Stocks sink as U.S. consumer spending worries deepenDec 03, 2013 3:57 pm - NEW YORK — After eight straight weeks of gains, the stock market pullback long anticipated by investors may have arrived. Stocks fell Tuesday, dragged lower by the Detr...
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Stocks fall on disappointing Thanksgiving salesDec 02, 2013 3:46 pm - NEW YORK — The final month of a stellar year for stocks began with a thud. All three major indexes closed lower Monday, the first day of trading in December. Investors s...
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S&P 500 gains for 8th straight weekNov 29, 2013 1:13 pm - NEW YORK — The stock market fizzled Friday at the end of a holiday-shortened trading day, but still logged its longest streak of weekly gains in a decade. The Standard &...
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Australia rejects ADM’s proposed GrainCorp buyoutNov 28, 2013 4:25 pm - The Australian government has rejected Archer Daniels Midland Co.’s bid to acquire grain handler GrainCorp Ltd, saying the proposed buyout would be contrary to the natio...
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Centuries-old Italian olive trees dyingNov 28, 2013 3:35 pm - A plant germ found in Europe for the first time is killing off centuries-old olive trees in southern Italy’s Apulia region, and researchers haven’t yet figured out how f...
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Why holiday sales could ride on lower gas pricesNov 27, 2013 6:58 pm - WASHINGTON — No one begs Santa Claus for cheaper gasoline. Yet falling gas prices are shaping up as an unexpected gift for drivers — and for people on their holiday shop...
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Stocks climb after HP advances on earningsNov 27, 2013 3:16 pm - Technology companies lifted the stock market Wednesday, keeping major indexes at record levels. Hewlett-Packard surged, leading the gains for tech companies, after it po...