Markets
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Can stocks continue to rise as earnings fall?Oct 07, 2012 11:57 am - NEW YORK — One type of investor buys stocks when everyone is convinced that corporate earnings will fall. He buys because he thinks they’re wrong and earnings will rise ...
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Vanguard move highlights little-known index costsOct 07, 2012 7:30 am - BOSTON — Index mutual fund investors are a cost-conscious bunch. Rather than seek out managers with a good shot at beating the market, they parse tiny differences in fun...
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Stocks gain after US unemployment rate dropsOct 05, 2012 6:00 am - A big drop in the unemployment rate wasn't enough for investors Friday. Stocks posted gains early in the day but faded to a mixed close. The Labor Department said the un...
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Fed chose mortgage bonds to bolster housing gainsOct 04, 2012 1:00 pm - WASHINGTON — The Federal Reserve structured its latest stimulus program around the purchase of mortgage bonds after members agreed that helping a nascent housing recover...
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Draghi nudges Spain to take up bond planOct 04, 2012 11:00 am - FRANKFURT, Germany — European Central Bank President Mario Draghi nudged Spain and its European partners to take up bank's offer of help with the country's high debt cos...
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Dow Jones average climbs after jobs reportOct 04, 2012 11:00 am - NEW YORK — An encouraging report on the labor market and better sales from Costco and other retail stores helped push the stock market higher Thursday. The government sa...
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Interest-rate forecaster: Economic freedom is essentialOct 04, 2012 10:43 am - Robert Genetski, one of the nation’s premier interest-rate forecasters, believes that additional economic freedom is essential in repairing the economy. Genetski, known ...
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Oil posts biggest gain in 2 months, tops $91Oct 04, 2012 6:00 am - The price of oil is rising the most in two months after tensions rose between Syria and Turkey. Oil rose to $91.36, a jump of $3.22, or 3.7 percent, in afternoon trading...
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Stocks edge up; H-P sinks on Whitman’s outlookOct 03, 2012 3:23 pm - NEW YORK — A pair of encouraging economic reports helped nudge the stock market higher Wednesday. Measures of business activity in the service sector and job growth last...
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Stocks open mostly higher on Wall StreetOct 03, 2012 8:56 am - NEW YORK — Stocks are mostly higher in early trading on Wall Street after a measure of private sector hiring came in better than analysts were expecting. The Standard &...