All posts tagged "Markets"

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  Drops for post-election winners drag market lower

  NEW YORK – U.S. stocks fell Monday as investors grew nervous following President Donald Trump imposed a travel ban on seven Muslim-majority countries. Energy companies, which have surged over the last year, took the biggest losses. Airlines...

  • Posted January 30, 2017
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  Stocks fall after record run as consumer companies slip

  NEW YORK – U.S. stocks are opening lower Monday after they set records throughout last week. Consumer companies and banks are taking some of the largest losses. Energy companies are climbing as the price of oil jumps....

  • Posted November 28, 2016
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  Think Tank Plans Legal Action to Keep UK in EU Single Market

  LONDON — A pro-Europe think tank says it is willing to take the British government to court to try and keep the U.K. in the European Union single market once it leaves the bloc. The group British...

  • Posted November 28, 2016
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  Equipment companies power Dow and S&P 500 to new records

  NEW YORK – The Dow Jones industrial average and Standard & Poor’s 500 indexes again set records Wednesday in a quiet day of pre-holiday trading. Machinery and equipment makers climbed after strong results from Deere, but technology...

  • Posted November 23, 2016
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  Dow surpasses 19,000 as a record-setting drive continues

  NEW YORK – The Dow Jones industrial average surpassed 19,000 for the first time Tuesday as a post-election rally drove indexes further into record territory. Discount store chains made large gains, but health care companies tumbled. Stocks...

  • Posted November 22, 2016
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  With Trump in the White House, what do I do with my 401(k)?

  NEW YORK — Voters chose to shake up Washington and bring big change to the White House. Resist doing the same with your 401(k), analysts and fund managers say. The first reaction for many investors around the...

  • Posted November 9, 2016
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  Melba Acosta Resigns as GDB President

  Resignation effective July 31

  • Posted July 7, 2016
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  A Week after British Vote, Markets Take Stock

  After Brexit sent markets into a tailspin, investors seem more confident about repercussions

  • Posted July 3, 2016
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  Stocks Close Higher, Led by Health Care and Tech Companies

  Erases much of the losses from earlier in the week

  • Posted May 20, 2016
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  Stocks Sink, Erasing Gains from a Rally the Day Before

  Investors sift through new economic reports and company earnings

  • Posted May 17, 2016