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Asian Markets Lower In Early Trade
09 Feb 2012
claims dipped and Greece reached an austerity deal that should lead to a new round of international aid. The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 6.51 points, or 0.1 percent, to 12,890.46 -- its highest close since May 2008. The S ...
State Dept. Cleared In Keystone Probe
09 Feb 2012
construction of the pipeline, which would stretch from Canada to Texas and pass through six US states, will create jobs. Democrats accuse the Republicans of being a mouthpiece for big oil companies. Copyright (c) 2012 Dow Jones & Company Inc. ...
Stocks Inch Up After Greece Deal
09 Feb 2012
should prevent the country from defaulting on its debt next month. Stocks fell later in the morning. The Dow Jones industrial average pushed to within 75 points of 13,000 but was down 24 points at 12,860 after an hour of trading. The Standard ...
Weekly Jobless Claims Fall 15K
09 Feb 2012
benefits fell by 15,000 to a seasonally-adjusted 358,000, the Labor Department said Thursday. A survey of economists by Dow Jones Newswires expected claims to rise by 3,000 in the week ended Feb. 4 to 370,000. Claims from two weeks ago were revised ...
08 Feb 2012
report emerged suggesting Greece had a draft plan in place that would help it curb its debt problems. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 5.75 points to 12,883.95. The S&P 500 Index rose 2.91 points to 1,349.96. The Nasdaq ...
Lawmakers 'Concerned' Over Payroll Tax
07 Feb 2012
Security reverts to 6.2 percent. Workers who have been unemployed for an extended basis would lose or face less generous federal benefits that shore up the jobless when unemployment drags on. Copyright (c) 2012 Dow Jones & Company Inc. ...
Stocks Close Up on Greece News
07 Feb 2012
that Greek leaders would agree on new cost-cutting measures being demanded by the country's lenders. The Dow Jones industrial average was up 31 points at 12,876 shortly before 2 p.m. Eastern. It had been down as many as 62 points in the ...
06 Feb 2012
Monday, coming off multi-year highs, as talks between Greece and its international lenders stalled. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 17.10 points, or 0.1 percent, to 12,845.13 after ending at its highest since May 2008 on Friday ...
Slow Talks in Greece Drag Down Stocks
06 Feb 2012
leaders prodded the government to push through new spending cuts, layoffs and other austerity measures. The Dow Jones industrial average fell 49 points to 12,813 as of 2 p.m. Eastern time. Travelers Cos. Inc. led the Dow lower with a 1 ...
05 Feb 2012
initial public offering and global economic data that culminated in a strong US jobs report. On Friday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at a May 2008 high, gaining 1.6 percent, to 12,862, for the week. The Nasdaq Composite Index ...
Obama Pushes Mortgage Relief Plan
04 Feb 2012
Republicans in Congress who questioned why this program would work when the administration's previous efforts have fallen short, Dow Jones Newswires reported. Obama acknowledged the earlier efforts "didn't help as many folks as we'd hoped." Righting the ...
Jobs Report a Double-Edged Sword
03 Feb 2012
report, driving the Nasdaq Composite to an 11-year high and pushing the Dow to its highest reading in almost four years. The DJIA advanced 56.82 points, or 1.2 percent, Friday to close at 12,862.23, its highest close since May 2008. Mitt Romney ...
US Stocks Close at Multi-Year Highs
03 Feb 2012
the Dow to its highest reading in almost four years. The Dow Jones Industrial Average advanced 56.82 points, or 1.2 percent, to 12,862
Shanghai Composite up 0.8 percent. Copyright (c) 2012 Dow Jones & Company Inc.
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Brazilian Hackers Hit Central Bank
03 Feb 2012
attacks this year, which will include airlines, telephone companies, credit-card companies and government websites. The groups said they also plan to hijack transmissions by radio stations. Copyright (c) 2012 Dow Jones & Company Inc. ...
Unemployment Rate Drops to 8.3 Percent
03 Feb 2012
growth to start the year. Economists surveyed by Dow Jones Newswires forecast a gain of 125,000 in payrolls
percent. US stocks jumped on the data, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average advancing 106.07 points to 12,811.48 at the
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Obama Says Recovery 'Speeding Up'
03 Feb 2012
February 2009. Both figures contradicted expectations of a slowdown in job growth to start the year. Economists surveyed by Dow Jones Newswires forecast a gain of 125,000 in payrolls and for the jobless rate to remain at 8.5 percent. ...
More Fungicide Found In Brazilian OJ
02 Feb 2012
decline in intraday trade. Frozen orange juice concentrate for March delivery settled at $2.04 a pound, down 0.6 percent on the day. The market had settled before the data were released. Copyright (c) 2012 Dow Jones & Company Inc. ...
Stocks Flat After Mixed Economic Data
02 Feb 2012
December, the country added 200,000 jobs, and the rate was 8.5 percent. A day ahead of the report, the Dow Jones industrial average was down 10 points at 12,707. The broader Standard & Poor's 500 index rose one point to 1,325. The ...
US Weekly Jobless Claims Fall 12K
02 Feb 2012
a seasonally-adjusted 367,000 in the week ended Jan. 28, the Labor Department said Thursday. Economists surveyed by Dow Jones Newswires expected claims to drop to 370,000 in the most recent week. Claims from two weeks ago were revised up by 2,000 ...
Overseas Stocks Rise in Early Trading
01 Feb 2012
breaking a four-session loss streak for the Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500, lifted by Chinese and European
an expansion in domestic manufacturing. The Dow Jones Industrial Average ended up 83.55 points, or 0.7 percent
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Stocks open higher, climb over 100 pts.
NEW YORK -- US stocks opened higher Friday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average climbing over 100 points at the beginning of trading on Wall Street. Following an upbeat report on retail sales, the Dow gained 134.79 points to 11,278.10.
Lori Rothman with the Fox Business Network in New York spoke with Mark Ockerbloom about the rise in US stock after an unemployment report.
“…we've never seen before we had four consecutive trading days when the Dow Jones Industrial Average swung either -- 400 point -- down 400 points at reportedly hiding update today that the Dow close back above …”
U.S. stocks shot back over the 11,000 mark in late day trading, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average posting a 430 point gain on Tuesday.
Biggest drop for Dow since 2008
NEW YORK - US stocks tumbled deeper into correction territory in a Monday rout that sent the Dow Jones Industrial Average plunging to its biggest point drop since Dec. 1, 2008. Craig Boswell. Cheryl Casone. Robert Mitchell - Coastal Finance LLC
Dow falls hard with 512 point decline
NEW YORK - Gripped by fear of another recession, the stock market suffered its worst day Thursday since the financial crisis in the fall of 2008. The Dow Jones industrial average fell more than 500 points, its ninth-steepest decline.
Exxon reports profit of almost $11B
Exxon Mobil's first-quarter earnings surged a bigger-than-expected 69 percent as the company benefited from high oil prices and stronger refining margins, Dow Jones Newswires reported Thursday.
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