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NEW YORK (Reuters) – Stocks rose on Wednesday with traders citing comments from German Chancellor Angela Merkel about keeping Greece in the euro zone as encouraging for markets.
The Dow Jones industrial average (DJI:^DJI) gained 46.93 poi…

NEW YORK (Reuters) – All three major stock indexes fell more than 1 percent on Tuesday as Greece’s bailout pledge came into question, adding to worries France and Germany may split on how to tackle the region’s debt crisis.
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NEW YORK (Reuters) – Stocks erased early losses to trade flat on Monday after Wall Street posted its worst week this year, but investors were cautious following European elections that clouded the outlook for a region embroiled in a financial crisis.
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NEW YORK (Reuters) – Stocks erased early losses to trade flat on Monday after Wall Street posted its worst week this year, but investors were cautious following European elections that clouded the outlook for a region embroiled in a financial crisis.
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Positive retail sales data helped the Dow finish in the green, while S&P 500 ended almost flat and Apple’s detrimental trend dragged down the Nasdaq. Additionally, concerns related to Spain’s surging borrowing costs remained an overhang, limiti…

By Herbert Lash
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Global stocks and crude oil fell on Monday as investors reacted to the surprisingly sharp slowdown in U.S. jobs growth reported last week, which raised concerns about the strength of the world’s larges…

NEW YORK (Reuters) – The S&P 500 ended its worst day in a week on Tuesday, retreating from four-year highs after the U.S. Federal Reserve said it was less inclined to provide more economic stimulus.
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Benchmarks’ carried over the strong momentum gained during the first quarter into the second after a strong reading of the US and China manufacturing sectors boosted the markets yesterday. The Dow and S&P 500 hit multi-year highs as investors’ …

The fastest pace of growth in consumer spending in seven months drove the benchmarks higher on Friday. While the Dow & S&P 500 posted their best first-quarterly performance since 1998, the week also witnessed a green finish for the markets. On…

By Caroline Valetkevitch
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Stocks retreated from near four-year peaks on Tuesday, while a batch of large-cap shares hit new highs, with the help of portfolio managers snapping up top performers near the end of the quart…

NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. stocks retreated from near-four-year peaks on Tuesday, while a number of large-cap shares hit new highs with the help of portfolio managers buying up top performers into the end of the quarter.
The Dow Jones indu…

Comments from Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke pushed the markets higher yesterday, as investors grew hopeful that the central bank would support the economy further. A few economic reports, which came in somewhat weak, could hardly impact the Ben…

By Herbert Lash
(Reuters) – The euro rose and world stocks rebounded on Friday, lifted by shares in energy and basic materials, as concerns about global growth were set aside by investors who saw further gains in this year’s rally.
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NEW YORK (Reuters) – Stocks pared losses on Friday, with the Dow industrials and S&P 500 trading flat as energy and basic materials shares, the sectors that suffered the worst hit on Thursday, rebounded.
The Dow Jones industrial avera…

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Stocks turned slightly higher by midday trade on Wednesday, led by the technology sector, but gains were limited as the S&P 500 showed signs of fatigue after a strong rally.
The Dow Jones industrial average (DJI:D…

On a day devoid of major economic events, tepid housing data could do little to bolster the markets and benchmarks ended the day just slightly higher. It was yet another choppy trading session for the benchmarks, which started on a low note and recover…

By Walter Brandimarte
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Apple lifted U.S. stocks on Monday after it announced regular dividends and share buy-backs, while benchmark U.S. Treasury yields hit a near five-month high as investors sold safe-haven governmen…

Encouraging economic data not only enabled markets to extend their winning streak, the Standard & Poor 500 closed above 1,4 00 for the first time since  the Great Recession. Unemployment claims dropped to a four-year low and producer prices’ pos…

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Stocks extended gains in late afternoon trading on Tuesday, with the S&P financial index <.GSPF> rising more than 2 percent.
Shares of JPMorgan Chase jumped 4.6 percent to $42.40 after it announced a divide…

Markets closed flat on Monday as investors remained cautious ahead of the Federal Reserve’s monetary statement. On a day of listless trading, benchmarks remained unaffected by news that Greece had concluded its debt deal with private creditors. Nonet…