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May 9 - Hedge Funds
It's getting considerably harder to find any pessimists on Wall Street as the broad-based S&P 500 continues its steep march higher.
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May 8 - News
The stock market remained in its recent holding pattern today, with the S&P 500 rising to a new record while the Dow Jones Industrial Average (INDEXDJX:.DJI) was up just a single...
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May 8 - News
After setting another record high yesterday, U.S.
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May 8 - News
JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM) climbed 2% today, after a 0.54% increase in overnight trading.
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May 7 - News
Like yesterday, economic data had very little to do with the move so much as it improved earnings across a wide swath of industries.
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May 7 - News
The first full week of May is looking great for financial stocks, and a huge rally led by the news that Bank of America Corp (NYSE:BAC) had finally settled its legal problems...
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May 7 - News
The Dow Jones Industrial Average is up after the Australian Central Bank lowered interest rates in an effort to boost the nation's economy. Caterpillar Inc.
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May 7 - News
U.S. stocks achieved another record high yesterday, and they opened up again this morning, with the and the narrower, price-weighted up 0.3% each at 10:05 a.m. EDT.
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May 7 - News
No matter the market, there will always be losers-a few lagging disappointments holding back a Wall Street rally or several big losers leading a bearish day.
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May 7 - News
Leading the broad-based S&P 500 higher was a continuation move for Apple Inc.
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May 6 - News
The Dow Jones Industrial Average (Dow Jones Indices:.DJI) is basically unchanged today, up just four points as of 1:25 p.m. EDT. The S&P 500 is up 0.21%.
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May 6 - News
With the S&P 500 having hit new all-time record highs on Friday, it's a good time to take a look back and see where the index's most recent gains have come from.
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May 5 - News
It's not hard to be optimistic about the prospects for the broad-based S&P 500 (INDEXSP:.INX) with the index closing yesterday at a new all-time high.
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May 5 - News
Yesterday, the S&P 500 (S&P Indices:.INX) climbed above the 1,600 mark for the first time, setting the latest in a series of recent all-time record highs.
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May 4 - News
I'm no fan of Best Buy Co., Inc. (NYSE:BBY).
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May 4 - News
No matter the market, there will always be losers -- a few lagging disappointments holding back a Wall Street rally, or several big losers leading a bearish day.
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May 4 - News
For years, the unemployment picture has held back optimism about the economy's recovery.
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May 3 - News
The Bureau of Labor Statistics issued a decent employment report for the month of April: The economy added 165,000 jobs, and the unemployment rate dipped to 7.5%.
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May 3 - News
European markets inched slightly higher this morning as anxiety about global growth prospects was balanced by investors' confidence following yesterday's European Central Bank...
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May 3 - News
Blue-chip stocks are holding onto record highs this afternoon after new data showed that home prices are growing at the fastest rate in nearly seven years.
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May 1 - News
U.S. stocks recorded another day of gains -- that's now seven up days over the past eight sessions -- as the and the rose 0.25% and 0.14%.
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May 1 - News
The Dow Jones Industrial Average (Dow Jones Indices:.DJI) is unchanged following a worse-than-expected earnings release from Pfizer Inc.
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April 30 - News
Financials are taking it on the chin so far today, led by Citigroup Inc. (NYSE:C), which is looking particularly anemic with a 0.28% drop less than one hour before noon.
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April 30 - News
LONDON -- Stock index futures at 7 a.m.
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April 30 - News
Most investors own stocks in the hopes of seeing them rise in value over the years.
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April 28 - News
It was a week without a definitive direction on Wall Street, but at the end of the day, stocks continued to move higher.
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April 28 - News
Looking solely at economic data, the University of Michigan consumer sentiment for April rose to 76.4.
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April 27 - News
Another day of gains for U.S. stocks, with the S&P 500 and the narrower, price-weighted Dow Jones Industrial Average up 0.4% and 0.2%.
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April 26 - News
It's been a good week so far for U.S. stocks, but they opened lower today, with the S&P 500 down 0.10% at 10:10 a.m. EDT.
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April 26 - News
After treading water yesterday, U.S.
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April 25 - News
It appears that yesterday's rebound wasn't enough for investors to shake Monday's jitters, as the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX:GSPC) and the narrower, price-weighted Dow Jones Industrial...
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April 23 - News
The Dow Jones Industrial Average is rallying thanks to multiple positive earnings releases and better-than-expected new-home sales. As of 1:25 p.m.
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April 23 - News
Purchasing manager surveys in Europe and Asia delivered disappointing results overnight, with the latest HSBC flash composite PMI for China dropping to 50.5 in April from 51.5...
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April 23 - News
Shares of software giant Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) raced as much as 4.7% higher this morning.
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April 22 - News
The Dow Jones Industrial Average (INDEXDJX:.DJI) is relatively unchanged after a weaker than expected report on the housing market. As of 1:10 p.m.
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April 22 - News
LONDON -- Stock index futures at 7 a.m.
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April 22 - News
If you sort the stocks on the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX:GSPC) by price-to-earnings ratio, one thing becomes immediately obvious: Financial companies are some of the cheapest stocks in...
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April 22 - News
Reflecting fear of terrorism and concerns that the global economy may be slowing, the S&P 500 and the narrower, price-weighted Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES:DJI) both...
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April 22 - News
Imagine losing a billion dollars in one week and not even flinching. If you're Warren Buffett, the chairman and chief executive officer of Berkshire Hathaway Inc.
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April 21 - News
Even after this week's decline, the S&P 500 is still up more than 9% so far in 2013.
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April 21 - News
With gains of more than 9% so far in 2013, the S&P 500 has already posted better returns than it often manages over an entire year.
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April 21 - News
It was a strange week on Wall Street, highlighted by a slew of earnings reports, an economic slowdown in China, and an epic fall for gold.
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April 20 - News
With International Business Machines Corp.
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April 19 - News
Having suffered losses on three of four days this week, U.S. stocks are mixed this morning. As of 10:05 a.m.
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April 19 - News
Stock markets are down once again today, driven lower by weak economic data and less-than-inspiring earnings.
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April 18 - News
The Dow Jones Industrial Average (INDEXDJX:.DJI) is down for the second day in a row following some mixed economic releases. As of 1:25 p.m.
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April 18 - News
The Dow Jones Industrial Average is down after Bank of America Corp (NYSE:BAC) and Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) both reported weaker-than-expected earnings, pulling their ...
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April 17 - News
After posting solid gains yesterday, U.S.
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April 17 - News
Gold has lost nearly one-fifth of its value this year alone, and more than 10% since Friday -- the worst decline since the early 1980s, when the yellow metal began a two-decade...
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April 16 - News
