Markets
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Apple holds back S&P, Nasdaq; Dow ends higherDec 07, 2012 3:43 pm - NEW YORK — Apple spoiled the stock market’s party on Friday. Stocks shot higher in the early morning, after the government reported that the U.S. added jobs in November....
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Consumer borrowing rises to record $2.75 trillionDec 07, 2012 2:55 pm - WASHINGTON — Americans swiped their credit cards more often in October and borrowed more to attend school and buy cars. The increases drove U.S. consumer debt to an all-...
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Stocks mixed as investors work through jobs reportDec 07, 2012 10:10 am - NEW YORK — The stock market was mixed Friday after the government released its latest jobs report. The U.S. added more jobs in November, sending stock index futures up i...
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Economy adds 146K jobs, rate at 7.7%Dec 07, 2012 6:46 am - The U.S. economy added 146,000 jobs in November and the unemployment rate fell to 7.7 percent, the lowest since December 2008. The government said Superstorm Sandy had o...
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Euro drops due to Germany forecastDec 07, 2012 6:30 am - The euro declined against most of its 16 major peers after the Bundesbank lowered its 2013 forecast for economic expansion in Germany, following the European Central Ban...
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Oil rises ahead of China economic dataDec 07, 2012 6:19 am - Oil prices rose moderately Friday, clawing back some of the ground lost during a sharp sell-off the day before, as traders awaited a slew of economic data from China. Be...
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U.S. stock futures drop before jobs reportDec 07, 2012 6:13 am - U.S. stock-index futures declined before reports that may show November jobs growth slowed and the unemployment rate remained unchanged at 7.9 percent in the world’s lar...
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Tensions mount as UN climate talks near endDec 06, 2012 5:00 pm - DOHA, Qatar — U.N. climate talks are heading into the final stretch with a host of issues unresolved, including a standoff over how much money financially stressed rich ...
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Stocks edge up as investors keep eye on WashingtonDec 06, 2012 3:21 pm - NEW YORK — Apple and other technology companies led the stock market up for the second day in a row Thursday. The gains came a day after Apple took its worst fall in fo...
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Stocks edge up as investors keep eye on WashingtonDec 06, 2012 10:00 am - NEW YORK — Apple and other technology companies led the stock market up for the second day in a row Thursday. The gains came a day after Apple took its worst fall in fo...