Markets
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Investors are flooding into floating-rate fundsJun 23, 2013 6:33 am - NEW YORK — For most bond mutual funds, rising interest rates are kryptonite. Higher rates on newly issued bonds make the lower yields on older bonds in their portfolios...
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Stocks recover from 2-day plungeJun 21, 2013 3:52 pm - Traders have decided that the stock market has suffered enough, at least for now. After a two-day plunge, the market is ending the week with an advance Friday, suggestin...
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U.S. stocks open higher after 2-day plungeJun 21, 2013 10:07 am - U.S. stocks rose in morning trading on Friday as traders regrouped following the biggest drop of the year. The Dow Jones industrial average was up 50 points, or 0.3 per...
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Markets are roiled by prospect of early Fed exitJun 20, 2013 4:06 pm - NEW YORK — There was no letup in the flight from stocks and bonds Thursday as the Dow Jones industrial average plunged 353 points and wiped out almost two months of gain...
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Stocks extend slide as China adds to worriesJun 20, 2013 3:08 pm - NEW YORK — There was no let up in the flight from stocks and bonds Thursday, and the Dow Jones industrial average fell more than 300 points. A day after the Federal Rese...
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Stocks slide as Fed says bond purchases could slowJun 19, 2013 4:07 pm - NEW YORK — Financial markets shuddered Wednesday after the Federal Reserve said it could start scaling back its huge bond-buying program later this year and end it by th...
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Investors guess Fed’s actions, push stocks higherJun 17, 2013 4:11 pm - NEW YORK — Investors are in a game of wait-and-see with the Federal Reserve. On Monday, they guessed that the Fed will continue trying to prop up the economy, and sent s...
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World looks to Bernanke to clarify stimulus plansJun 17, 2013 1:52 pm - WASHINGTON — Is the era of ultra-low interest rates nearing an end? That’s the question — and the fear — Chairman Ben Bernanke will face this week when he takes question...
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Where to invest in an uncertain marketJun 16, 2013 4:04 pm - NEW YORK — The investment landscape can be a scary place. This year’s stock market surge has stalled and the market is too choppy to provide any sort of reassurance. Sav...
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E3 launches the future of video games with a bangJun 16, 2013 6:29 am - LOS ANGELES — Since the first battles over “Pong” machines in local arcades four decades ago, video gamers have loved good competition. And this year’s Electronic Entert...