Markets
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In automated market, old-fashioned paper hangs onSep 21, 2012 10:00 am - Bob Kerstein loves his paper stock certificates. At a time when stock trading is dominated by rapid-fire computers, he relishes paper stocks for their palpability. Wall ...
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Stocks slip in late trading, after long Fed rallySep 21, 2012 10:00 am - NEW YORK — The market took a recess Friday from the Fed rally. Stocks have been pushing higher for weeks, not because investors think the economy is healed but because o...
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Market mood sours after downbeat economic newsSep 21, 2012 7:03 am - LONDON — The mood in financial markets turned sour Thursday after a round of disappointing economic news prompted investors to check their recent enthusiasm. Figures fro...
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US stocks follow global markets lowerSep 20, 2012 4:06 pm - NEW YORK — A batch of worrying economic figures tugged stock markets slightly lower Thursday. Measures of manufacturing and business activity in both China and Europe sl...
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Oil slips below $95 despite BOJ monetary easingSep 20, 2012 6:38 am - Oil reversed early gains and dropped below $95 a barrel on Wednesday, the third straight day of falls despite fresh moves by Japan’s central bank easing monetary policy....
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World stocks fall on weak Japan, China indicatorsSep 20, 2012 6:34 am - BANGKOK — World stock markets turned lower Thursday after weak Japanese trade figures and a contraction in Chinese manufacturing underlined that the global economy conti...
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Encouraging report about home sales lifts stocksSep 19, 2012 11:31 am - A pair of encouraging reports about the housing market gave U.S. stocks a little boost Wednesday. Home sales jumped to the highest level in more than two years in August...
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Markets unmoved by Bank of Japan easingSep 19, 2012 6:46 am - LONDON — Japan’s main stock market hit a four-month high Wednesday after the country’s central bank eased monetary policy to shore up fragile economic growth, but the po...
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Oil nears $96 after BOJ eases monetary policySep 19, 2012 6:00 am - BANGKOK — Oil rose toward $96 a barrel after two days of declines as Japan's central bank joined the U.S. Federal Reserve in easing monetary policy. The Bank of Japan an...
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Apple shares hit $700 for first timeSep 18, 2012 11:47 am - NEW YORK — Apple’s stock reached $700 for the first time on Tuesday, the day after it announced that orders for its iPhone 5 topped 2 million in the first 24 hours. The ...