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Stocks edge higher in early trading on Wall Street
Stocks are slightly higher in early trading on Wall Street, even as several big retailers slumped after reporting disappointing earnings. Shortly after the opening bell Friday the Dow Jones industrial average was up 25 points at 15,259, an increase of...Tags: Financial Markets, Nordstrom
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Stock indexes shake off early slide, close higher
Investors nudged the stock market to all-time highs Wednesday despite a handful of disappointing economic reports. Google's stock topped $900 for the first time after the company announced several upgrades to its Android software for smartphones, and...Tags: Science and Technology, Quarterly or Semiannual Financial Statements, Financial Markets, Technology, NASDAQ
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Stock market rises back into record territory
The stock market marched back into record territory as investors seized on the latest encouraging news about the economy. On Tuesday, it was a report on the health of small businesses. Small business owners were slightly more optimistic in April,...
Tags: Business, Central Bank, Sony Corp., JPMorgan Chase & Co., Petroleum Industry
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Stock market still reasonably priced despite rally
The Dow Jones industrial average is on a tear with the rest of the stock market, but valuations on stock prices are still reasonable. In a new report, research firm S&P Capital IQ argues that stocks are still fairly valued even though share prices...
Tags: Earnings, Stock Market
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Stocks surge to new highs after hiring climbs
Stocks surged to all-time highs Friday when a surprisingly good jobs report finally gave investors a clear sign of U.S. economic strength after weeks of conflicting signals. The market jumped from the opening, traders donned party hats, and a wave of...
Tags: Media Industry, Quarterly or Semiannual Financial Statements, Gilead Sciences Inc., Petroleum Industry, Kraft Foods Group, Inc.
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Stocks open higher after GM, CBS earnings rise
Stocks are opening higher on Wall Street, a day after the market's biggest fall in two weeks, after General Motors and other big companies announced higher profits. The Dow Jones industrial average rose 48 points to 14,747 shortly after the opening...
Tags: Unemployment Benefits, Financial Markets, General Motors Corp.
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Stocks power through April
NEW YORK — The market wasn't supposed to go this far, this fast. Just a few months ago, Wall Street analysts predicted this year's stock rally would level off given the strong run-up seen in the first three months of the year. They held out hope...
Tags: Credit Ratings, Bonds, Layoffs and Downsizing, Consumer Confidence, Financial Markets
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Stocks edge lower; Pfizer weighs down the Dow
Weak earnings from Pfizer and other companies dragged down major market indexes Monday, pulling the Standard & Poor's 500 back from a record high. Pfizer's stock dropped 3 percent after the drug maker's results fell short of what analysts had expected,...
Tags: Pitney Bowes Incorporated, Avon Products Incorporated, Financial Markets
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P&G, AT&T drop after earnings, holding back Dow
Weak earnings forecasts from Procter & Gamble and AT&T held the Dow Jones industrial average back on Wednesday. P&G, the world's largest consumer goods maker, fell 4.8 percent to $78.03 after the maker of Tide detergent and Gillette razors said its...
Tags: Religion and Belief, Lilly Eli & Co, Financial Markets, Earnings Forecasts, Finance
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Apple's record $60-billion stock buyback cheers investors
Apple released its second-quarter earnings Tuesday, but investors were more excited by the company's eye-popping $60-billion stock buyback. The buyback goes down as the largest share repurchase in history, funded by Apple’s massive cash hoard,...
Tags: General Electric Company, Tim Cook, ConocoPhillips, Buyback, Computing and Information Technology Industry
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Apple posts solid revenue, first quarterly profit drop since 2003
Apple released its fiscal second-quarter earnings, reporting better-than-expected revenue but the first year-over-year quarterly profit decline since 2003. The company posted profit of $9.5 billion, or $10.09 a share, and revenue of $43.6 billion....
Tags: Apple iPad, Apple iPhone, Tim Cook, Economy, Business and Finance, Quarterly or Semiannual Financial Statements
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Energy stocks lead a turnaround on Wall Street
Investors remained cautious at the start of a big week for company earnings on Wall Street. About a third of the companies in the Standard & Poor's 500 index, including Exxon Mobil and Apple, are reporting earnings this week. Analysts currently expect...
Tags: China, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Halliburton Company, Globalization, Quarterly or Semiannual Financial Statements
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