Markets
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Stocks surge on Fed announcementSep 13, 2012 11:00 am - The stock market staged a huge rally Thursday after investors got the aggressive economic help they wanted from the Federal Reserve. The Dow Jones industrial average spi...
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Stocks rise as investors wait for the FedSep 12, 2012 3:53 pm - NEW YORK — The stock market edged higher Wednesday after a court cleared the way for Germany to participate in a European rescue fund. Attention shifted to the Federal R...
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Zuckerberg lifts Facebook’s battered stockSep 12, 2012 1:57 pm - NEW YORK — CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s talk of Facebook’s mobile prospects and his acknowledgment that the company cares about making money as well as making the world “more o...
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Expectations high for major Fed action ThursdaySep 12, 2012 10:59 am - WASHINGTON — If the world’s investors are right, the Federal Reserve is about to take a bold new step to try to invigorate the U.S. economy. And many expect the Fed to u...
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U.S. stocks rise after EU bailout hurdle clearedSep 12, 2012 10:59 am - NEW YORK — U.S. stocks edged up in early trading Wednesday, after Germany’s high court cleared the way for the country to participate in a European rescue fund. The Dow...
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‘Titanic’ effects company sinks into bankruptcySep 11, 2012 5:09 pm - PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. — Less than a year after going public, the digital production company founded by director James Cameron has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protecti...
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Zuckerberg says Facebook has overcome hurdlesSep 11, 2012 5:07 pm - SAN FRANCISCO — Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, acknowledging concerns about his company’s stock performance, said Tuesday that Facebook has survived troubles before. He s...
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Stocks rise ahead of Fed meetingSep 11, 2012 10:10 am - NEW YORK — Investors spent Tuesday preparing for two events sure to move markets this week: a Federal Reserve meeting and a court decision on whether Germany can help su...
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Markets steady as traders await key euro eventsSep 10, 2012 6:29 am - LONDON — Financial markets have started the week on a fairly flat note as traders wait for further developments in Europe’s debt crisis and the U.S. Federal Reserve’s la...
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Gold advances toward six-month high as stimulus bets increaseSep 10, 2012 6:29 am - Gold, trading near a six-month high, may gain for a third day on speculation central banks from the U.S. to China will add to stimulus as economic data disappoints. Pall...