TodayisFriday!ModerategainsonFridayledbyhealthcareandutilitycompaniespushedstockstoa4percentgainfortheweek,theirbestperformancesinceJuly.TheDowJonesindustrialaveragegained78points,reachingitshighestlevelinayear.ModerategainsonFridayledbyhealthcareandutilitycompaniespushedstockstoa4percentgainfortheweek,theirbestperformancesinceJuly.TheDowJonesindustrialaveragegained78points,reachingitshighestlevel...[
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TodayisThursday.Itissunnyinhere.
U.S.stocksroseThursdayasAlcoakickedofftheearningsseasononapositivenote,whileMacy's,HomeDepotandotherdiscretionarystocksclimbedonretailers'firstcollectivesame-storesalesgainsinceAugust2008.Still,themarket'smajorindexesdidn'tendashighastheyhadbeenearlierinthesession,astheexcitementovertheearningsandsalesreports-aswellasabigger-than-expecteddropinweeklyjoblessclai...[
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TodayisWednesday.Itissunnyinhere.Aftertwobigdays,itwastimeforthestockmarkettotakeabreak.TheDowfell5.67,or0.1percent,to9,725.58.TheS&P500indexrose2.86,or0.3percent,to1,057.58,whiletheNasdaqcompositeindexrose6.76,or0.3percent,to2,110.33.Evenwiththerecentgains,stocksarestilldownduringthepasttwoweeksaslaborandmanufacturingreportshavefallenshortofexpectations.Analystsexpecttheearningsreportsandfore...[
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TodayisTueaday.Theweatherissunnyinhere.
StocksroseonTuesdayamidsignstheglobaleconomywasrecoveringandoptimismthatcorporateearningsreportswillbeatexpections.
AustraliabecamethefirstG20countrytoraiseinterestratessincetheonsetofthefinancialcrisis,sayingthattheworstdangerfortheeconomyhadpassed,whichunderscoredformanythattheglobaleconomywasonthemend.
Expectationsofareboundinrevenueandea...[
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TodayisMonday.Theweatherissunnyinhere.
Thefirstgrowthintheserviceindustryinayearandupbeatcommentsaboutbigbankspulledinvestorsintothestockmarketaftertwolosingweeks.
FinancialandenergystocksledthegainsafterGoldenSachsraiseditsratingonlargebanksandthepriceofoiljumped.
Analysissaidtheimprovementintheserviceindexisencouragingbecauseitcouldhelpboostconfidenceintheeconomy,akeyelementofasustai...[
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TodayisFriday,Theweatherissunnyinhere.Theunemploymentratehit9.8percentinSeptember,thehighestsinceJune1983,asemployerscutaworse-than-expected263,000jobs.OilpricestumbledFridayasunemploymenthita26-yearhigh,sowingmoredoubtsaboutthestrengthoftheeconomicrecoveryandcrudedemand.AnalysissaidOctoberisshapinguptobeachallengingmonthforinvestors.Strongearningscouldhelpoffsetanygrowingconcernsaboutarecoveryand...[
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TodayisThursday.Itissunnyinhere.Stocksbeganthefourthquarterwiththeirworstdropinthreemonthsafterreportsonthejobmarketandmanufacturingreawakenedinvestors'pessimismabouttheeconomy.Itwasthesixthdropinsevendaysforstocks.ThelatestworrieseruptedwhentheLaborDepartmentsaidnewclaimsforjoblessbenefitsroselastweekto551,000.Economistshadexpectingclaimswouldbeessentiallyunchangedat535,000,accordingtoasurveybyTh...[
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TodayisWednesday,andthelastdayofSeptember.TheWeatherissunnyinhere.Onthequarter'slastday,stocksgotanearlyliftfromanimprovementinthegovernment'sreportonthesecond-quartergrossdomesticproduct,thentumbledonnewsofasurprisedropintheSeptemberChicagoPurchasingManagersindex,whichmeasuresMidwesternmanufacturing.Analystswhoaregenerallyupbeataboutthemarket'sprospectsforthefourthquartersaythepatternislikelytoho...[
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TodayisTuesday,theWeatherissunnyinhere.
StockslostgroundtodayfollowingaConferenceBoardreportthatitsconsumerconfidenceindexfellinSeptemberaftergainingthemonthbefore.Analystshadexpectedanincrease.
Manyanalystswarntheeconomycan'tsustainareboundifconsumersdon'tboostspending.
TheDowJonesindustrialaverageclosedat9,742.20,down47.16.TheStandard&Poor's500indexclosedat1,061.61,down2.37.TheNa...[
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TodayisMonday,It’ssunshineinhere.Sunshineonmyshouldersmakesmehappy.Aburstofcorporatedealmakingisgivinginvestorsashotofconfidenceabouteconomy.TheDowJonesindustrialaveragejumped124.17points,or1.3percent,tocloseat9789.36.TheBroaderStandard&Poor’s500indexrose18.60,or1.8percent,to1062.98,andtheNasdaqcompositeindexrose39.82,or1.9percent,to2130.74.AbbottLaboratoriessaidMondayitwouldacquirethepharma...[
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