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S&P 500 Continues Fall

Reuters | Posted 05.15.2012

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* Banks, natural resources shares lead declines * JPMorgan shares down, executive departs after huge loss * S&P 500 breaks support at 1,...

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Dow Jones Industrial Average Sees Fifth Straight Day Of Declines

AP | DANIEL WAGNER | Posted 05.09.2012

Read More: European Debt Crisis, Video, Dow Jones, Wall Street, Stocks, Dow Jones Industrial Average, Bailouts, Nasdaq, S&P 500, New York Stock Exchange, Political Instability, Austerity, Business News

Political uncertainty in debt-hobbled Europe spread to financial markets Tuesday and pushed stocks lower in Europe and the United States. The Dow Jon...

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The Tinder-Box Society

Robert Reich | Posted 05.01.2012

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May 1 may be a good day for the Dow Jones Industrial Average, but the future depends on the job prospects and wages of the average worker.

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Stocks Add To Gains In Late Rally

Reuters | Posted 04.27.2012

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NEW YORK, April 26 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks added to gains in a late rally on Thursday, with the Dow rising 1 percent and the S&P 500 and the Nas...

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10 Economic Indicators That Mislead Small Businesses

Gene Marks | Posted 04.18.2012

Read More: Small Business, Dow Jones, Unemployment, Gdp, Economy, Auto Sales, Consumer Spending, Housing Crisis, Small Business Indicators, Small Businesses, Small Business News

Being a small business owner I'm an eternal optimist. But small business owners need to pay close attention when the media says that something "increased" or "got better." Always say to yourself: "Better? Compared to what?"

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What the Return of Market Volatility Tells Us

Mohamed A. El-Erian | Posted 04.15.2012

Read More: Markets, Dow Jones, Stock Prices, Market Volatility, Stocks, Economy, Stock Markets, Stock Market, Business News

The renewed volatility in stocks last week was due to conflicting signs of additional central bank liquidity support, both in Europe and the US.

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Best Rally In A Month

The Huffington Post | Mark Gongloff | Posted 04.12.2012

Read More: Bond Market, Video, Dow Jones, Wall Street, Stocks, Djia, Dow Jones Industrial Average, Stock Market, Bonds, Nasdaq, S&P, Europe, Corporate Earnings, S&P 500, Business News

The U.S. stock market has shaken off its worst plunge in months by having a crazy two-day rally, fueled mainly by wishful thinking. The Dow Jones I...

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Traders Took Their Heads Out Of Their Hands Today

AP | CHRISTINA REXRODE | Posted 04.12.2012

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NEW YORK — Investors on Wednesday all but forgot the previous day's burdens and sent stocks soaring. It was a stark turnaround from the day befo...

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Stocks Close At Highest Level Since Before Crisis

AP | The Associated Press | Posted 04.02.2012

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-- STRONG RISE: U.S. stocks rose to multi-year highs on Monday after a positive report on U.S. manufacturing. The Institute for Supply Management sai...

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What You Need To Know About The Stock Market

AP | BERNARD CONDON | Posted 04.02.2012

Read More: Stock Market Rally, Bull Market, Standard & Poor's, Investing in Stocks, Dow Jones, Buying Stocks, Stocks, Stocks Up, Money News

NEW YORK — The bulls weren't bullish enough. The stock market just had its best first quarter in 14 years. The surge has sent Wall Street analy...

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Americans' Biggest Fear

AP | By MATTHEW CRAFT | Posted 03.12.2012

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NEW YORK -- The headlines say the financial crisis is behind us. The Dow is back to pre-financial crisis levels. Layoffs are the slowest since the fin...

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Reality Check Sends Stocks To Worst Loss of 2012

HuffingtonPost.com | Mark Gongloff | Posted 03.06.2012

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Boy, the stock market sure sobered up in a hurry, didn't it? All at once, after rallying relentlessly all year, stocks caught a case of the heebie-...

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Dow Takes Huge Plunge

AP | JOSHUA FREED | Posted 05.06.2012

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Stocks suffered their biggest losses in three months Tuesday, the first hiccup in a strong and steady rally to start the year. Wall Street worried abo...

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Is the Recovery in the Dow Jones an Illusion?

John R. Talbott | Posted 05.06.2012

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No matter how you cut and slice it, the Dow is not near its historical highs and any rebound you may have thought you had seen in US dollar terms is an illusion.

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Is President Obama Only Running for Re-Election During Bad News Days?

Dee Evans | Posted 04.30.2012

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Whenever a bad news topic arises like high gas prices or Iran, Obama's face is plastered all over the news with the caption, "What Does This Mean for the President's Re-Election Chances?" But, when there is good news on the horizon... nothing.

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Fair-Weather Capitalists: Conservative Politics Gone Wild

Jeff Schweitzer | Posted 04.29.2012

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Blaming Obama for the collapsing economy and declining stock market he inherited was to be the primary strategy for Republicans in the presidential election. But, oh, how strange that is (even before being made obsolete by a recovery).

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Dow Hits Huge Marker

AP | DANIEL WAGNER | Posted 04.29.2012

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The Dow Jones industrial average rode a surge of confidence in the economy Tuesday to close above 13,000, a threshold it last crossed four months befo...

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Market Inconsistencies Can Be Explained -- and Acted On

Mohamed A. El-Erian | Posted 04.25.2012

Read More: Foreign Exchange, European Central Bank, Unemployment, Employment, Investment Strategy, Jobs, Dow Jones, Stock Market, Business News

There are four factors that investors need to understand well in order to navigate what is a remarkably fluid outlook for markets.

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Tooth Fairy Being A Little Stingier Of Late

Posted 02.23.2012

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The tooth fairy got a little less generous lastyear year. The going rate for teeth left under a pillow dropped 42 cents to $2.10 in 2011, accordin...

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Movin' On Up

Reuters | Posted 04.18.2012

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* Optimism about vote on Greek bailout due on Monday * Market edges closer to levels not seen since June 2008 * Gilead s...

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Getting Off the Treadmill

Michael Farr | Posted 04.18.2012

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It likely means that investors will eventually get what they want yet again. Sometime down the road, while it may not be at the next couple of meetings, the Fed will likely implement QE3. But it has to end somewhere. So what are we to make of the divergent opinions within the Fed?

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Dow Jones Gets A New CEO

AP | Posted 04.04.2012

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NEW YORK — News Corp. said Thursday that Lex Fenwick, a Bloomberg LP executive, is the new CEO of Dow Jones & Co., the News Corp. subsidiary tha...

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Controversial Washington Post Editor Jumps Ship

JIMROMENESKO.COM | Posted 03.21.2012

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Raju Narisetti has resigned as Washington Post managing editor and to become Wall Street Journal Digital Network managing editor....

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Condoms for Corporations?

Jayne Lyn Stahl | Posted 03.19.2012

Read More: Mitt Romney, Dow Jones, Republican Debates, Citizens United, Republican Party, Politics News

Here's a thought, now that the Citizens United ruling affirms corporate personhood, and the leading Republican of the litter declares that "corporatio...

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IMF Call For More Contributions Lifts Global Markets

AP | PAMELA SAMPSON | Posted 03.19.2012

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BANGKOK — Asian stock markets rose Thursday as investors grew more comfortable with risk assets after surprisingly strong U.S. housing figures h...

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