After falling back from their record high yesterday, stocks are back in black this morning, with the S&P 500 and the narrower, price-weighted Dow Jones Industrial Average up 0...
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April 2 - News
European stock markets rose strongly this morning when they reopened after a four-day holiday weekend. The FTSE 100 was one of the biggest risers, up 1.1% at 7:25 a.m.
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April 2 - News
Stock market investors have seen a number of days recently that look a lot like what happened today.
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April 2 - News
The Dow Jones Industrial Average is down following the release of worse-than-expected manufacturing data. As of 1:15 p.m. EDT the Dow is down 12 points, or 0.08%, to 14,567.
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April 1 - News
President Carter signed the Depository Institutions Deregulation and Monetary Control Act of 1980 -- the DIDMCA -- into law on March 31, 1980.
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April 1 - News
I predicted that JA Solar Holdings Co., Ltd. (ADR) (NASDAQ:JASO) would post a larger loss than the $1.53 a share that Wall Street was expecting.
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March 31 - News
The "Dogs of the Dow" dividend strategy is one of the simplest for beating the market.
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March 31 - News
The roller-coaster ride on the markets continued this week.
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March 31 - News
Both the Dow Jones Industrial Average 2 Minute (INDEXDJX:.DJI) and the S&P 500 (INDEXSP:.INX) finished March at new all-time record highs.
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March 31 - News
The Dow Jones Industrials finished off the first quarter in record fashion on Thursday, closing at another all-time high.
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March 30 - News
The United Fruit Company was formed on March 30, 1899, the result of a merger between the nearly bankrupt Tropical Trading and Transport Company and Boston Fruit.
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March 30 - News
The wealth-building power of compound interest will never cease to amaze me.
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March 28 - News
Today was a return to record highs for the Dow Jones Industrial Average (INDEXDJX:.DJI), which again chose to ignore uncertainties in Europe to focus instead on strong economic...
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March 28 - News
The Dow Jones Industrial Average is up after 2012 fourth-quarter GDP was revised upward. As of 1:20 p.m. EDT the Dow is up 33 points, or 0.23%, to 14,559.
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March 28 - News
The ceiling is holding fast.
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March 28 - News
The Dow Jones Industrial Average 2 Minute (INDEXDJX:.DJI) is climbing this morning on the news that Cypriot banks have reopened without incident.
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March 28 - News
The Dow Jones Industrial Average has been anything but consistent this week, dropping back into the red today after yesterday's gains. As of 2:15 p.m.
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March 27 - News
The Dow Jones Industrial Average is down after a second day of worse-than-expected reports on the housing market. As of 1:15 p.m.
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March 27 - News
After a brief respite yesterday, Europe is back at the center of attention for stock market investors today.
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March 27 - News
The wealth-building power of compound interest will never cease to amaze me.
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March 27 - News
Blue-chip stocks are considerably higher today after data showed that home prices are continuing their upward ascent.
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March 26 - News
The Dow Jones Industrial Average has made substantial gains following some mixed economic reports. As of 1:15 p.m. EDT the Dow is up 83 points, or 0.58%, to 14,531.
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March 26 - News
Even though the situation in Cyprus and its repercussions throughout Europe are still playing out, investors turned their attention to positive economic data here at home today...
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March 26 - News
As has happened so much recently, the stock market answered yesterday's worries with renewed strength today.
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March 26 - News
The Dow Jones Industrial Average (INDEXDJX:.DJI) took a beating yesterday after investors were spooked by comments about the Cypress bailout plan becoming a template for fixing...
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March 26 - News
Investors got what they expected over the weekend, as a bailout for banks in Cyprus finally materialized at the last minute.
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March 26 - News
LONDON -- Stock index futures at 7 a.m.
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March 26 - News
Investors weren't hoping for a plunge into the red to start the week, but that's exactly what the markets are giving them. As of 2:15 p.m.
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March 25 - News
The Dow Jones Industrial Average (INDEXDJX:.DJI) is down after Cyprus secured a bailout over the weekend by agreeing downsize the country's financial sector and penalize depositors...
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March 25 - News
Although the Cypriots managed to come to an agreement with other European leaders, the deal leaves many questions unanswered and raises a tremendous amount of uncertainty, and...
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March 25 - News
Cisco Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:CSCO) passed Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) as the world's largest company on Mar. 25, 2000.
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March 25 - News
The Dow Jones Industrial Average (INDEXDJX:.DJI) rose to its ninth new intraday high for the month of March this morning, as investors felt a sigh of relief that leaders in Cypress...
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March 25 - News
Cyprus is the second-smallest economy in the common-currency area, but the reverberations from its bailout crisis are being felt across the continent.
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March 25 - News
New investors are consistently surprised when long-hoped-for good news fails to produce a lasting jump in the stock market. This morning, U.S.
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March 25 - News
Most investors see the Dow Jones Industrial Average 2 Minute (Dow Jones Indices:.DJI) as among the safest blue-chip stocks in the entire market.
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March 25 - News
Three of the Dow Jones Industrial Average's (INDEXDJX:.DJI) most powerful companies experienced major turning points in their history on this day.
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March 25 - News
The world's first modern commercial elevator went into service in a New York City department store on March 23, 1857. Designed by Elisha Graves Otis and installed at the E.V.
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March 25 - News
The "Dogs of the Dow" dividend strategy is one of the simplest for beating the market.
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March 25 - News
I predicted that Baidu.com, Inc. (ADR) (NASDAQ:BIDU) would move higher on the week.
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March 25 - News
Around the world, investors watch the Dow Jones Industrials as a measure not only of the 30 stocks in the average but also of the health of the entire global economy.
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March 24 - News
Since the week of Jan. 22, Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE:CAT) has only had one winning week.
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March 24 - News
The direction of worldwide stock markets rests on the negotiations taking place in the tiny nation of Cyprus right now.
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March 24 - News
After another wild week, which started as investors worried about the possible collapse of certain European financial intuitions, the Dow Jones Industrial Average's managed to...
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March 24 - News
The Dow Jones Industrial Average 2 Minute (Dow Jones Indices:.DJI) finished with a gain of 91 points.
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March 22 - News
Stocks are back on the upswing following yesterday's dip, and investors have to be happy with the gains the Dow Jones Industrial Average 2 Minute (Dow Jones Indices:.DJI) is hauling...
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March 22 - News
After a couple of epic weeks and a bullish streak of historic proportions, the Dow Jones Industrial Average looks likely to end this week on a level with last Friday's closing...
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March 22 - News
On an otherwise quiet day in terms of economic news, stocks are nevertheless up considerably thanks to better-than-expected earnings reports from consumer darlings NIKE, Inc.
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March 22 - News
The Dow Jones Industrial Average is up as QE3 continues and we wait to see whether Cyprus' parliament takes action to secure a bailout from the European Central Bank.
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March 22 - News
