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

March 29, 2015

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

Energy

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

Energy

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...

Market Wrap: Tech, Energy Lead Wall Street Higher

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February 23, 2015

Energy

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...

Do You Own the Worst Investment in the Stock Market?

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February 20, 2015

Mutual Funds

Alamy Though the hucksters and charlatans of Wall Street will argue the point, there is no such thing as a guaranteed winner when it comes to the stock market. However, some of the most popular exchange-trade...

Market Wrap: Tech Stocks Lead Indexes Fall From Records

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February 13, 2015

Energy

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...

Market Wrap: Wall Street Edges Lower as Energy Weighs

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February 8, 2015

Energy

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...

After Market: Good News at Home Outweighs Foreign Dramas

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January 31, 2015

Ipos

The uncertainty in Iraq after insurgents took control of the northern part of the country and worries about Ukraine put Wall Street traders in a cautious mood Monday. But an uptick in industrial production an...

Market Wrap: Wall Street Ends Lower on Weak Trade Data

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January 6, 2015

Energy

Richard Drew/AP NEW YORK -- U.S. stocks finished sharply lower Tuesday after a surprisingly wide March U.S. trade deficit raised concerns that the economy shrank in the first quarter. The $51.4 billion Mar...

Market Wrap: Stocks Up 4th Session in a Row as Energy Gains

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January 5, 2015

Energy

Mark Lennihan/AP NEW YORK -- Wall Street gained for a fourth straight session Tuesday, its longest winning streak since January, buoyed by the energy sector as oil prices rebounded from early declines. Oil...

After Market: Dow Sets a Record, but Troubles at Tesla Drag Down Nasdaq

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December 29, 2014

Ipos

The Dow jumped to another record high Wednesday, but the Nasdaq was pulled down mostly by one stock. The Dow industrials (^DJI) rallied 128 points to 15,747, topping the all-time high set last week. The S&am...

Market Wrap: S&P Sets Record, Nasdaq Hits 15-Year High

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November 29, 2014

Energy

Richard Drew/AP NEW YORK -- The S&P 500 index closed at a record high Friday, as energy shares gained with oil prices, while the Nasdaq composite index hit a 15-year high helped by technology stocks. E...

Market Wrap: Tech-Stock Gains Push Nasdaq to New High

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November 22, 2014

Nasdaq

Mark Lennihan/AP NEW YORK -- Wall Street ended stronger on Thursday, with the Nasdaq up more than 1 percent at a record high after earnings reports from eBay and Netflix boosted optimism. Sentiment was als...

Market Wrap: Wall Street Bounces Back After 3-Day Slump

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November 17, 2014

Nasdaq

Andrew Burton via Getty Images NEW YORK -- U.S. stocks rose Thursday as upbeat retail sales and other U.S. data pointed to a strengthening U.S. economy and lifted optimism about consumer spending. Indexes ...

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