Markets
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Stocks higher as market continues to edge upwardNov 04, 2013 3:30 pm - The stock market’s gains on Monday were a mile wide and an inch deep. Major indexes posted slight but widespread gains. So while there was no dramatic rally and no recor...
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Judge clears way for domestic horse slaughterNov 01, 2013 5:24 pm - ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A federal judge in Albuquerque has cleared the way for horse slaughterhouses to begin operating in the U.S. again. U.S. District Judge Christina Armi...
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Berkshire profit advances 29 percent on gains at railroad, investmentsNov 01, 2013 5:18 pm - Berkshire Hathaway Inc., the company run by billionaire chairman Warren Buffett, said third-quarter profit climbed 29 percent on investments and gains at railroad Burlin...
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Stocks start November on a positive noteNov 01, 2013 4:02 pm - NEW YORK — The stock market started November on a strong note as investors reacted to an expansion in U.S. manufacturing last month. The improvement came during what co...
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Nasdaq shuts options venue for last five hoursNov 01, 2013 3:58 pm - Nasdaq OMX Group Inc. closed the sixth-largest U.S. options exchange more than five hours early because of a technical error, the latest malfunction to disrupt trading t...
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No October jinx this time for the stock marketOct 31, 2013 5:30 pm - NEW YORK — October, with its history of big crashes on Wall Street, didn’t scare off investors this time. To the contrary, the stock market seemed unstoppable. The Stand...
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World stocks sink on fear Fed will trim stimulusOct 31, 2013 6:43 am - PARIS — Fears that the U.S. Federal Reserve bank will begin cutting its stimulus to the American economy sooner than expected spooked world markets on Thursday, driving ...
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Stocks fall after Fed says U.S. still needs supportOct 30, 2013 4:45 pm - NEW YORK — The stock market retreated from all-time highs Wednesday after the Federal Reserve said the U.S. economy still needed help from its stimulus program. In its ...
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Dow closes at a record high as Fed meeting beginsOct 29, 2013 4:02 pm - NEW YORK — Investors drove the Dow Jones industrial average to an all-time high Tuesday on expectations that the Federal Reserve will keep its economic stimulus program ...
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S&P 500 notches small gain to log another recordOct 28, 2013 5:11 pm - NEW YORK — It was another record day for stocks, but barely. The Standard & Poor’s 500 index closed at an all-time high Monday, but by a small margin. The S&P 500 edged...