Markets
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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...
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Fund investors may face a bigger tax bill for 2013Oct 27, 2013 6:25 am - NEW YORK — Ah, late October, when the holiday season is on the horizon. Hot cider. Dropping temperatures. And taxes? April 15 is still a ways away, but it’s not too ear...
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Jack Daniel’s in legal fight over bottle designsOct 25, 2013 6:14 pm - LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A white whiskey named for a famed Appalachian moonshiner started out being sold in Mason jars, to honor its roguish roots, but switched to square-shape...
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FDA panel backs Gilead Sciences’ hepatitis C drugOct 25, 2013 4:56 pm - WASHINGTON — Food and Drug Administration advisers have unanimously voted in favor of a highly anticipated hepatitis C drug from Gilead Sciences that holds promise for m...
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FDA approves more powerful, pure hydrocodone drugOct 25, 2013 4:55 pm - WASHINGTON — The Food and Drug Administration has approved a stronger, single-ingredient version of the painkiller hydrocodone, the widely-abused prescription medicine f...
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Tech stocks lead markets higherOct 25, 2013 3:55 pm - NEW YORK — Strong third-quarter results from technology companies drove investors into stocks on Friday, giving the market its third straight weekly gain. After reportin...