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Market Wrap: Dow, S&P 500 Slip as Apple, Energy Weigh

May 9, 2015

Richard Drew/AP NEW YORK -- The Dow and the S&P 500 edged lower Monday as energy shares dropped with oil prices and Apple retreated a day before its quarterly results. Investors were cautious ahead of ...

Import Prices Point to Smaller Drag on Inflation

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May 9, 2015

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Mark Lennihan/APThe container ship MSC Michaela, right, passes the crude oil tanker Overseas Acadia as it leaves New York Harbor beneath the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge. WASHINGTON -- U.S. import prices fell o...

Market Wrap: Stocks Slip as Factory Data Add to Growth Woes

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April 18, 2015

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Slaven Vlasic/Getty ImagesNasdaq and Esquire Network officials ring the opening bell Wednesday at the Nasdaq MarketSite in Manhattan. NEW YORK -- U.S. stocks ended down slightly Wednesday, led by losses in ...

Market Wrap: Stocks Eke Out Tiny Gains as Energy Shares Slip

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April 16, 2015

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Richard Drew/AP NEW YORK -- U.S. stocks ended with slight gains Monday as investors were cautious at the start of a heavy week of earnings, but advances in top tech names gave some support. The Dow and S&a...

Market Wrap: Energy Shares Push Stocks Higher as Fed Meets

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April 13, 2015

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Steve Mack/Getty ImagesMiss America 2016, Betty Cantrel, rings the opening bell Wednesday at the New York Stock Exchange. NEW YORK -- Energy stocks pushed Wall Street higher Wednesday due to an almost 6 per...

Market Wrap: U.S. Stocks Tugged Lower by Global Concerns

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March 30, 2015

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Seth Wenig/AP NEW YORK -- Concerns about the world economy helped tug U.S. stocks lower on Monday as worries mount over Greece's standoff with its creditors. Major indexes headed lower at the opening of tr...

Market Wrap: Stocks Slip but Post Best Month in 4 Years

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March 29, 2015

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Richard Drew/AP NEW YORK -- U.S. stock indexes finished with their strongest monthly performances in four years Friday, even as they fell for the day amid a mixed bag of earnings reports. For October, all ...

Market Wrap: Tech Leads Nasdaq, S&P; Disney Sparks Sell-Off

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March 25, 2015

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Richard Drew/AP NEW YORK -- The S&P 500 and Nasdaq composite rose Wednesday following three days of losses as tech shares advanced, while the blue-chip Dow index ticked lower, weighed by Disney's larges...

Market Wrap: Upbeat Jobless Data Give Stocks a Needed Boost

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March 24, 2015

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Ben Gabbe/Getty ImagesCast members and executive producers of "Nurse Jackie" with Edie Falco, center, ring the opening bell Friday at the New York Stock Exchange. NEW YORK -- U.S. stocks bounced Thursday af...

Extended Slump in Oil Taking Toll on Industry, Economy

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February 27, 2015

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Spencer Platt/Getty ImagesAn oil refinery in Big Springs, Texas. As crude oil prices have fallen globally, many American communities that became dependent on oil revenue are preparing for hard times. NEW YO...

Market Wrap: Tech, Energy Lead Wall Street Higher

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February 23, 2015

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Andrew Burton/Getty Images NEW YORK -- Big tech and energy sector gains drove U.S. stocks higher Tuesday, as an index of 100 major Nasdaq companies finished at a record closing high. The three major indexe...

Market Wrap: Tech Stocks Lead Indexes Fall From Records

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February 13, 2015

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Richard Drew/AP NEW YORK -- U.S. stocks finished lower Tuesday, a day after the S&P and Dow hit records, and the Nasdaq retreated along with technology stocks. Soft auto sales numbers and Iran commenta...

Forecast Calls for Lower Heating Bills This Winter

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February 13, 2015

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Robert F. Bukaty/AP PORTLAND, Maine -- Heating bills should drop this winter for most U.S. households thanks to a combination of lower energy prices and warmer weather across most of the country, the U.S. E...

Market Wrap: Wall Street Edges Lower as Energy Weighs

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February 8, 2015

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Spencer Platt/Getty Images NEW YORK -- U.S. stocks edged lower Wednesday following comments from Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen, as a decline in energy shares outweighed gains in the financial sector in...