The world's largest dedicated video-game publishing company began operating on July 10, 2008, a day after Activision and Vivendi shareholders agreed to create Activision Blizzard...
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July 10 - News
OK, so you've seen the epic market-cap duel between Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) and Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE:XOM).
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July 10 - News
Two big macroeconomic stories are weighing on the market's collective consciousness today.
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July 10 - News
Despite a very strong first half, the stock market has continued to rise as investors apparently believe that the good times for corporate earnings and improving economic conditions...
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July 10 - News
The Dow Jones Industrial Average is up 77 points, or 0.51%, as of 12:50 p.m. EDT, bringing it within firing range of its all-time closing high of 15,409.
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July 9 - News
AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T) began on July 9, 1877 as Bell Telephone Company in Boston, Mass.
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July 9 - News
As we head into earnings season -- non-official "starter" Alcoa Inc (NYSE:AA) reported after the close -- investors bid U.S.
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July 9 - News
On a slow day in terms of economic reports, investors have certainly received a good bit of news from individual companies to keep themselves busy today.
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July 9 - News
The Dow Jones Industrials started off the week with a gain of almost 89 points, continuing its strong run upward over the past week or so.
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July 9 - News
Less than two weeks after bookseller Barnes & Noble, Inc.
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July 9 - News
Today is the official start of earnings season, as Alcoa Inc (NYSE:AA) is set to report second-quarter earnings after the closing bell today, and investors seem confident that...
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July 8 - News
The wealth-building power of compound interest will never cease to amaze me.
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July 8 - News
Dividend stocks outperform non-dividend-paying stocks over the long run.
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July 8 - News
If you thought last month was volatile, you were on to something.
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July 8 - News
What happens when the unstoppable force known as the Dow Jones Industrial Average (Dow Jones Indices:.DJI) meets the immovable object known as short-sellers? Thus far, the answer...
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July 8 - News
Before it became the banking capital of the world, London first had to establish its banks.
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July 8 - News
Despite the holiday-shortened trading week, investors were bombarded with economic data points that offered plenty of insight into the health of the U.S. economy.
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July 8 - News
I predicted that IMAX Corporation (USA) (NYSE:IMAX) would close higher on the week.
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July 8 - News
Dividend stocks outperform non-dividend-paying stocks over the long run .
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July 8 - News
Early in trading, it was looking like the day off for yesterday's Independence Day holiday had given the market some much-needed rest.
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July 7 - News
Blue-chip stocks are higher today on the back of a June jobs report that blew estimates out of the water.
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July 5 - News
This morning the Department of Labor released June's jobs report, which indicated that 195,000 new jobs had been created in the month.
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July 5 - News
Gains of about 13% for the Dow Jones Industrial Average (Dow Jones Indices:.DJI) and similar returns for the S&P 500 might not seem like all that much, especially in light ...
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July 5 - News
Earnings season starts next week and, once again, investors will be looking for signs of whether the fundamental strength of individual companies warrants the large advances in...
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July 5 - News
The United States celebrates its independence on July 4, but the worlds of business and finance don't shut down simply because much of the nation would rather watch fireworks ...
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July 5 - News
Thomas Edison is more closely linked to the development and spread of electricity through the world than any other person -- with the possible exception of Nikola Tesla.
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July 5 - News
Let me be clear from the outset: The Federal Reserve has not only been justified in its aggressive stance toward monetary policy over the past five years, it's also been effective...
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July 5 - News
JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM) was already one of the world's largest banks when it merged with Bank One on July 1, 2004.
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July 5 - News
Over the past two-and-a-half trading sessions, the markets have been hit with a number of economic reports, which, for the most part, all point to the idea that the U.S.
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July 5 - News
Half of 2013 is in the books, and the Dow Jones Industrials are up 14% on the year thus far.
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July 5 - News
President Benjamin Harrison signed the Sherman Antitrust Act into law on July 2, 1890.
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July 3 - News
Mid-week holidays are a relative rarity for the stock market, and Thursday's Independence Day holiday prompted the stock exchanges to set a 1 p.m.
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July 3 - News
After a precipitous drop this morning, the Dow Jones Industrial Average (INDEXDJX:.DJI) has completely recovered, and is sitting at a 36-point gain as of 11:30 a.m. EDT.
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July 3 - News
The Fed just tightened regulations on America's largest banks. If you're "too big to fail," you'll have to live up to premium requirements.
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July 3 - News
U.S. stock markets rallied in early trading but around noon EDT stocks dropped like a rock with little warning. By 3:15 p.m.
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July 3 - News
The Dow Jones Industrial Average (INDEXDJX:.DJI) is up after a positive report on manufacturing activity in the U.S. As of 1:15 p.m. EDT, the Dow was up 25 points to 14,999.
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July 2 - News
Strong economic data reports were released today, and for the most part investors seem to like what they see. As of 12:45 p.m.
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July 2 - News
As investors wait for second-quarter earnings season to start next week, the stock market has moved largely in tune with the latest news on the overall economy.
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July 2 - News
This morning we saw strong numbers from the auto industry and increasing U.S.
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July 2 - News
At this point in his life, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (NYSE:WMT) founder Sam Walton had already racked up over two decades of experience as a retailer.
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July 2 - News
After a strong performance during the first half of the year, the Dow Jones Industrials added to its 2013 gains with a 65-point gain.
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July 2 - News
So here we are at the middle of 2013 already. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (INDEXDJX:.DJI) is up 1,950 points -- or 15% -- year to date.
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July 2 - News
This morning, a report from the Commerce Department indicated that construction spending in May rose 0.5% during the month and hit an annual rate of $874.9 billion, which is the...
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July 1 - News
The Dow Jones Industrial Average is up after some positive reports on the economy. Twenty-seven of the 30 Dow components are up today. As of 1:15 p.m.
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July 1 - News
As the Dow Jones Industrial Average (INDEXDJX:.DJI) begins the third quarter up 155 points as of 11:50 EDT this morning, it has history on its side.
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July 1 - News
The second quarter has come and gone, and even a slow June couldn't keep stocks from marching higher this quarter.
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July 1 - News
