Markets
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Factories, jobs, markets show resurgenceAug 01, 2013 8:12 pm - WASHINGTON — U.S. factories revved up production, hired more workers and received a surge of new orders in July, helping them expand at the fastest pace in two years. Th...
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S&P 500 closes above 1,700 for first timeAug 01, 2013 4:34 pm - NEW YORK — The stock market roared back to record highs on Thursday, driven by better news on the economy. The Standard & Poor’s 500, the Dow Jones industrial average a...
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Despite boom, higher costs push Big Oil into slumpAug 01, 2013 4:31 pm - NEW YORK — New troves of oil have been found all over the globe, and oil companies are taking in around $100 for every barrel they produce. But these seemingly prosperou...
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U.S. factory means buyers can customize Google phoneAug 01, 2013 4:28 pm - NEW YORK — With its first smartphone designed completely in-house, Google is demonstrating one of the benefits of moving production from Asia to the U.S.: It’s letting b...
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Stocks log best month since January on Fed pledgeJul 31, 2013 4:20 pm - NEW YORK — After a day of stalled rallies, the stock market closed out July with its best monthly gain since January. The Standard & Poor’s 500 index ended the month 4....
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Waiting for Bernanke, stocks plod indecisivelyJul 30, 2013 4:41 pm - NEW YORK — On the stock market Tuesday, it felt like late-summer inertia had already set in. U.S. stocks wandered between the tiniest of gains and losses before closing...
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Stocks decline as a busy week for markets beginsJul 29, 2013 4:00 pm - NEW YORK — Three days before the end of the month, a blistering rally in stocks appears to be fading. The stock market edged lower Monday as investors waited for a seri...
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Not all emerging-market stocks are down this yearJul 28, 2013 7:02 am - NEW YORK — Not all emerging-market stocks are the same. A wide menu is available, from copper miners in Latin America to natural-gas giants in Russia to casinos in Cambo...
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China, EU reach settlement on solar panelsJul 27, 2013 1:30 pm - BEIJING — The Europe Union and Chinese solar panel exporters said Saturday that they had reached a settlement in their long trade dispute, with the exporters agreeing to...
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Stocks eke out tiny gainsJul 26, 2013 4:51 pm - NEW YORK — A mixed batch of earnings results gave investors little direction on Friday as traders began looking ahead to a packed schedule next week. The stock market s...