Markets
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G20 helps ease tensions in marketsSep 22, 2011 11:00 pm - PARIS — A pledge to stabilize markets from the world's leading economies has done little to reassure investors Friday, a day after fears over the global economy had sent...
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U.S. stock futures drop as global financiaal system risks growSep 22, 2011 12:00 am - U.S. stock-index futures dropped, signaling the Standard & Poor's 500 Index may fall for a fourth day, amid concern global economic growth is slowing and that banks may ...
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U.S. stock futures flat ahead of Fed announcementSep 20, 2011 11:00 pm - NEW YORK — Stock futures are roughly flat as traders wait to see whether the Federal Reserve will take steps to stimulate the economy. Concerns that Greece could fail to...
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Oil down to near $86 ahead of U.S. Fed meetingSep 20, 2011 11:00 pm - Oil prices fell to near $86 a barrel Wednesday as the dollar gained on the euro and traders looked to a U.S. Federal Reserve meeting for possible stimulus measures to sp...
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Stocks rally in midday tradingSep 20, 2011 12:00 am - Stocks rallied in midday trading Tuesday as traders bet that a grim forecast for U.S. economic growth and persistent economic problems in Europe would compel the Fed to ...
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Stocks end mixed as promise of Greek debt fix dimsSep 20, 2011 12:00 am - NEW YORK — Investor optimism faded in a hurry Tuesday after two days of conferences ended with no resolution to Greece’s debt crisis. Stocks erased nearly all of their ...
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Q&A: Where can you find yields right now?Sep 20, 2011 12:00 am - John Flahive, senior vice president and director of fixed-income at BNY Mellon Wealth Management in Boston, manages $20 billion in municipal bonds. Flahive exchanged e-...
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Markets fall over Greek debt woesSep 19, 2011 12:00 am - NEW YORK — Pessimism about Greece's financial problems returned to the financial markets Monday. Stocks fell sharply as investors once again doubted that the country wil...
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Fund managers have bleak outlook on European crisisSep 18, 2011 5:00 am - BOSTON — The American Revolution was about breaking with Great Britain, and asserting independence from European powers. Yet it might seem a battle is still being fough...
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Stocks rally on support plan for European banksSep 15, 2011 12:00 am - NEW YORK — A joint effort by five major central banks to support Europe's financial system set off a rally in U.S. stocks Thursday. Gold plunged and Treasury yields rose...