Markets
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Protesters target Monsanto in 250 citiesMay 25, 2013 2:42 pm - LOS ANGELES — Marches and rallies against seed giant Monsanto were held across the U.S. and in dozens of other countries Saturday. “March Against Monsanto” protesters s...
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Lampert loses $467 million on Sears stakeMay 24, 2013 7:31 pm - Edward Lampert, the hedge-fund manager who took over as chief executive officer of Sears Holdings Corp. this year, saw the value of his controlling stake fall $467 milli...
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Stocks barely budge; market ends week with lossMay 24, 2013 5:11 pm - NEW YORK — Major stock indexes closed out their first weekly loss in a month in quiet trading Friday. The Standard & Poor’s 500 index dropped 0.91 of a point to close a...
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Durable goods orders rise 3.3 percent in AprilMay 24, 2013 3:53 pm - WASHINGTON — U.S. orders for long-lasting manufactured goods rebounded in April, buoyed by more demand for aircraft and stronger business investment. The gains suggest e...
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Investors shift focus to growth stocksMay 24, 2013 3:28 pm - NEW YORK — Growth stocks, neglected at the start of the year, are starting to get a bit of love from investors again. The best returns in the Standard & Poor’s 500 inde...
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Stocks edge lower as investors reassess Fed fearsMay 23, 2013 4:35 pm - NEW YORK — Investors recovered their poise after a shaky start to trading on Wall Street that sent stocks sharply lower. U.S. markets plummeted immediately after the ope...
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Why worry? Less aid by Fed would point to recoveryMay 23, 2013 4:30 pm - WASHINGTON — Investors have grown nervous that the Federal Reserve will scale back its efforts to boost the U.S. economy sooner than many expected. Yet almost lost in th...
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Stocks fall on news Fed weighed cutting stimulusMay 22, 2013 6:11 pm - NEW YORK — The Federal Reserve took financial markets for a ride Wednesday, pushing stock prices up in the morning then sending them down in the afternoon. Prices surged...
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Bernanke signals Fed to maintain stimulus effortsMay 22, 2013 2:04 pm - WASHINGTON — Chairman Ben Bernanke told Congress Wednesday that the U.S. job market remains weak and that it is too soon for the Federal Reserve to end its extraordinary...
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Stocks gain on reassurance from a top Fed officialMay 21, 2013 5:57 pm - NEW YORK — Reassuring comments from a Federal Reserve official and better earnings from two big retailers helped push the stock market higher Tuesday. Stock indexes wob...