All posts tagged "Wall Street"

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  Healthy profits push stocks higher yet; Nasdaq crosses 6,000

  By Stan Choe NEW YORK — Profits are climbing for companies, and so are their stock prices. More big businesses joined the earnings parade Tuesday, saying their profits were even larger in the first three months of...

  • Posted April 25, 2017
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  US new-home sales climb to 8-month high in March

  By Josh Boak WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. sales of new homes shot up in March to the fastest pace in 8 months, as more Americans are upgrading their houses in a positive sign for the broader economy....

  • Posted April 25, 2017
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  Venezuela opposition boss asks Wall Street to cut off Maduro

  "By supporting such a gold swap you would be taking actions favoring a government"

  • Posted April 22, 2017
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  Wage worries sink stocks late; energy sector and IBM skid

  MARLEY JAY AP Markets Writer NEW YORK – U.S. stocks gave up a promising start and finished mostly lower Wednesday as investors continued to worry about lagging wages and energy companies dropped with the price of oil....

  • Posted April 19, 2017
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  US stocks climb, led by tech and consumer companies

  The Chinese government said that country's economy grew at a slightly faster pace in the first quarter

  • Posted April 17, 2017
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  US stock indexes end little changed; oil price recovers

  The major U.S. stock indexes barely budged Tuesday on another day of mostly light trading ahead of the Easter holiday weekend. Technology stocks declined the most, while real estate companies notched the biggest gains. Oil prices recovered...

  • Posted April 11, 2017
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  US stocks fall as weak auto sales trouble investors

  By Marley Jay NEW YORK — U.S. stocks started the second quarter with a thud Monday after car makers reported disappointing March sales, a possible warning about other types of spending. But a late recovery helped stocks...

  • Posted April 3, 2017
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  US stocks close higher; Nasdaq climbs to an all-time high

  Banks and other financial companies led U.S. stocks mostly higher Thursday, nudging the Nasdaq composite index to an all-time high. Rising bond yields, which can result in higher interest rates on loans and bigger profits for banks,...

  • Posted March 30, 2017
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  Banks nosedive as Trump health care speedbump tanks stocks

  NEW YORK – U.S. stocks took their biggest loss in five months Tuesdayas a health care bill backed by President Donald Trump ran into trouble in Congress, which raised some questions about his agenda of faster economic...

  • Posted March 21, 2017
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  The bump isn’t just Trump: What’s driving the stock rally

  NEW YORK — The stock market is hitting new heights, and yes, excitement about President Trump’s policies is part of the reason for it. But it’s not the only one, analysts say. Even if Donald Trump had lost...

  • Posted March 2, 2017