All posts tagged "Wall Street"

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  Target rattles Wall Street with weak quarter, outlook

  MINNEAPOLIS — Target, stung by the mass migration by its customers online and elsewhere, said its profit plummeted 43 percent during the most recent quarter as sales at its stores weakened. The coming year doesn’t look much...

  • Posted February 28, 2017
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  Warren Buffett sticks to business, avoids politics in letter

  Reiterated rosy long-term outlook for the U.S. economy and distaste for high Wall Street fees

  • Posted February 26, 2017
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  Wall St. lending to Main St. even as some decry Dodd-Frank

  Trump has branded the Dodd-Frank Act "a disaster"

  • Posted February 4, 2017
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  Dow 20,000: What Does it Mean & Where Does it Go?

  With the Dow Jones industrials above 20,000, it’s natural to ask what’s going on and what, if anything, investors should do. Here are some answers to common questions that people have about the stock market. Q. Can...

  • Posted January 26, 2017
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  For Most Americans, Dow 20,000 Carries Little Benefit

  For typical American families, though, the largest source of wealth is the equity in their home

  • Posted January 26, 2017
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  Global stocks rise as strong 2016 nears the end

  The euro jumped higher against the dollar for no clear reason, with thin trading volumes likely exacerbating volatility

  • Posted December 30, 2016
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  US stocks drift lower in morning trading; oil price slips

  BY ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writer Banks led U.S. stocks slightly lower in morning trading Thursday as the market gave back small gains from earlier in the day. Utilities and real estate stocks were among the biggest...

  • Posted December 29, 2016
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  Nvidia Leads S&P’s Winners in 2016; Drug Companies Slump

  NEW YORK – In a solid year for stocks, graphics processor maker Nvidia stood far above its peers on the Standard & Poor’s 500 index. The company’s stock more than tripled for the year. But it was...

  • Posted December 29, 2016
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  US stock indexes fall as an afternoon slide accelerates

    ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writer Banks led a broad slide in U.S. stocks Wednesday that more than wiped out gains from the day before. After an early upward turn, the stock market veered into the red...

  • Posted December 28, 2016
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  US Stocks Headed for Big Gains in 2016 Despite Early Stumble

  In a year with no shortage of surprises and stomach-churning turns in the market, stock investors can feel pretty good about 2016. Wall Street repeatedly bounced back from steep slumps, including the worst start to any year...

  • Posted December 28, 2016