Markets
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Stocks rally after Summers exits Fed raceSep 16, 2013 5:49 pm - Wall Street was happy to see Larry Summers go. Stocks rose on Monday after Summers, who had been the leading candidate to replace Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke, ...
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Why the Dow is getting a makeoverSep 14, 2013 11:00 pm - NEW YORK — The barometer of America's stock market — the Dow Jones industrial average — is getting a makeover. Alcoa, Bank of America, and Hewlett-Packard are being dro...
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Goldman Sachs scores coup with lead position on Twitter IPOSep 13, 2013 7:59 pm - Goldman Sachs Group Inc., on pace to be the top adviser on U.S. initial public offerings for the first time since 2009, scored a coup by landing the lead role on Twitter...
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Dow Jones average has its best week since JanuarySep 13, 2013 6:17 pm - NEW YORK — Stocks rose broadly Friday, giving the Dow Jones industrial average its best week since January. The market got a lift from two economic reports, one showing ...
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A 7-day rally in U.S. stocks fades awaySep 12, 2013 4:14 pm - NEW YORK — The stock market closed slightly lower Thursday as the longest rally since July petered out. The Dow Jones industrial average edged down 25.96 points, or 0.2...
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Stocks rise; iPhone disappointment hurts AppleSep 11, 2013 4:19 pm - Investors decided the risk of a conflict with Syria is shrinking and sent stock prices higher. The Dow Jones industrial average rose 135.54 points, or 0.9 percent, to 15...
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Dow average adds Goldman Sachs, Nike and VisaSep 10, 2013 1:51 pm - The Dow Jones industrial average is dropping Bank of America, Hewlett-Packard and Alcoa, its three-lowest priced stocks, as part of a six-company shakeup of the most wid...
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Stocks rise on mergers, homebuilder outlookSep 09, 2013 6:00 pm - The stock market got a boost on Monday from mergers, homes, and phones. Stocks posted their biggest gains in almost two months. Two big deals suggested growing confidenc...
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Not all bond funds are created equalSep 07, 2013 11:00 pm - It's not all doom and gloom for bond investors. Bondholders have had a rough summer with yields rising as the Federal Reserve considers ending its bond-buying stimulus p...
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Stocks end flat, despite jobs report, SyriaSep 06, 2013 4:13 pm - NEW YORK — The stock market ended flat Friday as traders hoped for more economic stimulus from the Federal Reserve, and worried about escalating tensions between the U.S...