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EARLY TRADING on the New York Stock Exchange sent U.S. stock prices higher, based on IMF upgrades in global growth estimates and earnings reports from major U.S. companies. / BLOOMBERG NEWS FILE PHOTO/JIN LEE

Stocks rise early as IMF raises growth estimate, earnings climb

NEW YORK - U.S. stocks rose after the International Monetary Fund raised its forecast for global growth and corporate earnings beat analysts’ estimates. Dow Chemical...
STOCKS FELL FRIDAY after the U.S. Labor Department released data that showed job growth fell to its slowest pace in nearly three years in December. / BLOOMBERG NEWS FILE PHOTO/SCOTT EELLS

U.S. stocks fall as payrolls grow at slower pace than forecast

NEW YORK - U.S. stocks fell, extending this year’s decline for the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index, as data showed payrolls in December increased...
EARLY DATA THURSDAY helped drive stock indexes up, as investors saw lower jobless claims and expectations for improved earnings forecasts in 2014. / BLOOMBERG NEWS FILE PHOTO/JIN LEE

U.S. stocks rise as jobless claims drop before earnings season

NEW YORK - U.S. stocks climbed, paring this year’s loss for the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index, as Macy’s Inc. rallied and jobless claims...
WHILE WORK REBUILDING homes damaged by 2013's Hurricane Sandy on Long Beach Island in New Jersey continues, the national economy has slowed, leading investors to believe that the Federal Reserve will not curtail its stimulative program known as quantitative easing until the spring. / BLOOMBERG NEWS FILE PHOTO/EMILE WAMSTEKER

U.S. stocks rise as lower retail, confidence data fuel Fed bets

NEW YORK - U.S. stocks rose, with the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index extending a record, as data showing lower retail sales and consumer...

Stocks rise on economic reports before Fed policy meeting

NEW YORK – U.S. stocks rose, extending a record for the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index, as weaker-than-forecast data on factory output and housing...

U.S. stocks rise as Google, GE results top analyst estimates

NEW YORK - U.S. stocks rose, with the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index extending a record, as results from Google Inc. and General Electric...
BEN S. BERNANKE, chairman of the U.S. Federal Reserve, speaks during a news conference following the Federal Open Market Committee meeting in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday. The Federal Reserve unexpectedly refrained from reducing the $85 billion pace of monthly bond buying, saying it needs to see more signs of lasting improvement in the economy. / BLOOMBERG NEWS PHOTO/PETE MAROVICH

S&P 500 climbs to record as Fed refrains from reducing stimulus

NEW YORK - The Standard & Poor’s 500 Index climbed to a record high after the Federal Reserve unexpectedly refrained from reducing bond buying,...
U.S. STOCKS FELL TODAY in anticipation of a policy statement at 2 p.m. Wednesday from the Federal Open Market Committee including its forecasts for economic growth, inflation and unemployment. / BLOOMBERG NEWS FILE PHOTO/JIN LEE

U.S. stocks decline before Federal Reserve policy statement

NEW YORK - U.S. stocks fell, after the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index approached a record high, as investors awaited a Federal Reserve announcement...
BANK OF AMERICA, Hewlett-Packard and Alcoa will be replaced in the Dow Jones Industrial Average. / BLOOMBERG NEWS FILE PHOTO/SCOTT EELLS

Dow Jones Industrial to add Goldman Sachs, Visa, Nike shares

NEW YORK - Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Visa Inc. and Nike Inc. will be added to the Dow Jones Industrial Average, replacing Bank of...

U.S. stocks fall on consumer reports as investors watch Syria

NEW YORK - U.S. stocks fell, with the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index headed for its worst month since May 2012, as investors weighed...
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