Markets
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S&P says sell Google's shares after Motorola dealAug 16, 2011 12:00 am - NEW YORK — Standard & Poor's is saying investors should sell Google's stock because it believes the search leader's decision to buy Motorola Mobility increases the risk ...
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US stock futures fall on global economic worriesAug 16, 2011 12:00 am - NEW YORK — U.S. stock futures fell Tuesday after more evidence pointed to a slowing global economy and threatened to end the market’s three-day rally. Germany’s economy ...
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Allstate sues Goldman Sachs over toxic investmentsAug 16, 2011 12:00 am - Allstate Corp. is suing Goldman Sachs Group Inc., saying more than $122 million in mortgage-backed securities the insurance company bought beginning in 2006 were fraudul...
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Stocks rise for third straight dayAug 15, 2011 12:00 am - The Dow Jones industrial average notched a three-day win streak Monday for the first time in six weeks. A $19 billion corporate buying spree and encouraging economic new...
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5 smart moves to get by in battered economyAug 14, 2011 6:00 am - NEW YORK — The stock market is swinging wildly and the economy is barely registering a pulse. And that presents some opportunities for consumers. Given the drop in stock...
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Stock fund cash levels hit record lowAug 14, 2011 12:00 am - BOSTON — Cash is comforting. That's the belief many investors embrace when the stock market starts to head south or swing wildly. But the desire of average investors to ...
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Sales of gold up on eBay amid stock market turmoilAug 14, 2011 12:00 am - SAN FRANCISCO — For gold sellers on eBay, the recent stock market turmoil has been a boon for business. Gold and silver sales on eBay had already been rising steadily ov...
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5 myths about the DowAug 13, 2011 5:45 am - Down 600 points one day, up 400 points the next, down another 500 points a day later, then up another 400 points the day after that — yes, the Dow Jones industrial avera...
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South Korea, China considering free trade agreementAug 13, 2011 12:00 am - South Korea and China are considering starting negotiations for a free trade agreement to increase the export of goods and services between the two countries, South Kore...
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Oil falls below $85 as traders eye EU debt crisisAug 12, 2011 12:00 am - SINGAPORE — Oil prices fell below $85 a barrel Friday in Asia as investors tried to make sense of a week of sharp zigzags in the equity and commodities markets. Benchmar...