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Earnings season marred as S&P 500 declines most since 2009
NEW YORK - Buying stocks before U.S. companies report quarterly earnings has usually been a good way to make money. Not this time.
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U.S. stocks heading for biggest monthly advance since February
NEW YORK - U.S. stocks rose, extending the biggest monthly gain since February, as financial, health care and technology shares led the advance.
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Stocks slide amid global selloff as Exxon, Micron tumble
NEW YORK – U.S. stocks joined a global selloff, sending the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index toward its first monthly drop since January, as...
Stocks decline on home sales, overseas crises before Fed
NEW YORK – U.S. stocks fell, after the Standard & Poor’s 500 reached a record on July 24, as home sales declined and investors...
Stocks fluctuate on bank earnings, Fed valuation comments
NEW YORK – U.S. stocks fluctuated as investors weighed better-than-estimated bank earnings against Federal Reserve concerns about valuations for some social-media and biotech companies.
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Dow Average tops 17,000 as June payrolls rise amid ECB stimulus
The Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed above 17,000 for the first time as data showed employers added more workers than projected in June and...
S&P 500 hits record on China manufacturing as tech shares rally
NEW YORK – The Standard & Poor’s 500 Index rose to a record, after posting the longest streak of quarterly gains since 1998, as...
U.S. stocks fluctuate near record amid spending, confidence data
NEW YORK - U.S. stocks fluctuated, after the benchmark Standard & Poor’s 500 Index rose to a record Thursday, as reports showed consumer spending...
Stocks advance as new-home sales increase, retailers rally
NEW YORK – U.S. stocks rose, with the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index climbing above its record close, as purchases of new homes unexpectedly...
Stocks drop as manufacturing gauge falls more than forecast
NEW YORK – U.S. stocks fell, ending the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index’s longest stretch without a 5 percent slide since 2006, as a...









