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Stocks drift higher ahead of jobs report
Stocks drifted higher Thursday, extending the previous session’s big gains, one day before the U.S. government releases its monthly report on jobs and unemployment.
The Dow Jones industrial average was up [...] -
S&P, Nasdaq rise on bullish data
The S&P 500 and Nasdaq gained on Thursday, building on their best day in eight weeks in the previous session as data showed an improvement in pending home sales and [...]
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Stock market kicks off September with strong gains
NEW YORK (AP) – Stocks jumped Wednesday after surprisingly strong growth in U.S. and Chinese manufacturing allayed some of the worries that had been building over the global economy in [...]
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Stocks Jump as U.S., Chinese Manufacturing Show Growth
U.S. stocks rose the most in more than a month as better-than-estimated growth in American and Chinese manufacturing bolstered confidence in the global economic recovery.
Alcoa Inc., the largest U.S. aluminum [...] -
Stocks end August with a whimper
NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) – Stocks were little changed at the end of a choppy session Tuesday, closing out a lackluster August for the market as investors weighed meeting minutes from [...]
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Stocks rise on surprise jump in consumer strength
NEW YORK (AP) — A surprise jump in consumer confidence gave stocks a lift.
A report showed confidence climbed more than expected in August, giving traders some hope that the slowdown [...] -
Stocks drop as investors enter week cautiously
NEW YORK (AP) – Stocks fell Monday after further signs of slowing growth added to caution ahead of the government’s crucial jobs report later in the week.
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Stocks rise after 2nd quarter GDP news; Bonds slip
Stocks are rising after the government reported that U.S. economic growth didn’t slow as much as feared.
Stocks stumbled briefly Friday but then recovered after Intel issued a revenue warning. Federal [...] -
Stocks slip as recovery worries return
Stocks slipped on Thursday, erasing earlier gains, as worries about a slowing economy overshadowed an upbeat report on jobless claims.
The Dow Jones industrial average slipped 69 points, or 0.7%, the [...] -
Housing gloom hangs over stocks
Another day of dismal housing news sent stocks lower for the third straight day Wednesday, after a government report showed a record drop in new home sales.
The Dow Jones industrial [...]
