All posts tagged "Markets"

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  Stocks mixed as technology dip cancels out media rally 

  New week brings another one-fourth of the companies on the S&P 500 index

  • Posted July 31, 2017
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  Falling tech stocks pull US indexes off their record highs

  Big gains for telecom companies

  • Posted July 27, 2017
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  US stocks edge higher; bond yields fall following Fed 

  Fed wrapped up its two-day meeting on interest-rate policy by leaving short-term rates unchanged

  • Posted July 26, 2017
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  US stocks waver as earnings and central banks dominate 

  Investors relieved ECB didn't announce changes to stimulus policies

  • Posted July 20, 2017
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  Technology and health care lift stocks to record highs 

  Scripps Networks and Discovery Communications jumped after report reported that the two are in talks to combine

  • Posted July 19, 2017
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  Insurers slump as health care bill fails; tech stocks rise 

  Analyst: The dollar doesn't actually care about the health care bill specifically, but rather what it means for Trump's ability to get anything done

  • Posted July 18, 2017
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  Solid June jobs report gets tech and consumer stocks jumping 

  Technology companies and consumer-focused firms made some of the biggest gains

  • Posted July 7, 2017
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  US stocks skid on concerns about slow hiring; retailers drop

  As investors wondered if economic growth will stay sluggish, consumer-focused companies and technology firms took sharp losses

  • Posted July 6, 2017
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  US stock indexes move higher in afternoon trading; oil rises 

  With 2nd quarter of the year coming to an end, some investors traditionally look to close out positions and book profits

  • Posted June 30, 2017
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  Technology companies fall sharply, leading US indexes lower

  Alphabet, Google's parent company, slides after EU slapped search giant with $2.7 billion fine

  • Posted June 27, 2017