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Weekly Audit: It's a Recession, Stupid (and what that means) Economy NewsLadder

The Media Consortium | Posted 12.02.2008 | Business

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We are clearly out of options that match up with Friedman's monetarism, indicating that public policy has nowhere left to turn except direct government spending on economic support.

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Stocks tumble as Street worries about financials

AP | TIM PARADIS | Posted 10.07.2008 | Business

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NEW YORK — The misery worsened on Wall Street Tuesday, with stocks piling on losses late in the session and bringing the two-day decline in the ...

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Dow 10,000: As World Stocks Sink, Dow Jones Drops To Lowest Since 2004

Huffington Post | Dave Burdick | Posted 10.06.2008 | Business

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For the first time since October of 2004, the Dow Jones Industrial Average has dropped below the 10,000-point mark. It has dropped as many as 700 poin...

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Better Than Hoover

David Goldstein | Posted 09.15.2008 | Politics

Read More: Financial Crisis, Stock Market, John McCain, Inflation, Economy, Dow Jones Industrial Average, George W. Bush, Politics News
David Goldstein

The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed down 504.48 points today, at 10917.51. That's only 329.92 points higher than where it stood on January 20, 20...

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Stocks fall on inflation data, financial worries

AP | MADLEN READ | Posted 08.19.2008 | Business

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NEW YORK — Wall Street fell sharply for a second straight session Tuesday after a hefty jump in wholesale inflation and a drop in new home const...

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Dow Jumps Up As Oil Prices Fall

AP | TIM PARADIS | Posted 08.08.2008 | Business

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NEW YORK — Wall Street rebounded smartly Friday, shooting higher as a surge in the dollar and another plunge in oil prices eased some of investo...

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Market Happy To Ignore Pessimism For A Day

AP | JOE BEL BRUNO | Posted 08.05.2008 | Business

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NEW YORK — An already soaring Wall Street extended its advance Tuesday after the Federal Reserve left interest rates unchanged and assuaged some...

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Stocks Tumble After Sales Of Existing Homes Fall

AP | TIM PARADIS | Posted 07.24.2008 | Business

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NEW YORK — Wall Street abruptly ended an earnings-driven rally and closed sharply lower Thursday after a steeper-than-expected decline in existi...

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Dow Negative During This Milennium

Crossing Wall Street | Eddy Elfenbein | Posted 06.26.2008 | Business

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The Dow closed at 11,453.42 which means the index is now in the red for the millennium. The Dow closed December 31, 1999 at 11,497.12. Of course, tha...

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Stocks Cap Volatile Week With Big Gains

AP | TIM PARADIS | Posted 03.20.2008 | Business

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NEW YORK — Wall Street capped a week of remarkable volatility with a big advance Thursday that left stocks higher for the week but didn't silenc...

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Ask The Ben Bernanke 8-Ball!

236.com | Posted 03.18.2008 | Business

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Economic meltdown looms, and Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke is doing what he does best: lowering interest rates. At least, that's what financia...

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Fed Cuts Interest Rate By 3/4 Point

Reuters | Posted 03.18.2008 | Business

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The Federal Reserve slashed a key U.S. interest rate by three-quarters of a percentage point Tuesday, a substantial cut but smaller than many in finan...

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Pumping Up The Dow

Jamie Court | Posted 02.11.2008 | Business

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Jamie Court

What do banks and oil companies have in common? Profits from speculative, virtual activity, not real production. Oil and gasoline are both commodities pegged at artificially high values, leaps and bounds above actual production costs.

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Stocks Fall Amid Growing Economic Worries

AP | Madlen Read | Posted 12.17.2007 | Business

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Wall Street extended last week's losses Monday as investors remained concerned about flagging growth and rising prices, and were skeptical that a spec...

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Wall Street Erases 272-Point Gain After Erratic Trading Day

AP | Joe Bel Bruno | Posted 12.12.2007 | Business

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Wall Street finished only slightly higher in an erratic session on Wednesday as investors remained unconvinced by a Federal Reserve plan to work with ...

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Wall Street Rallies On Strong Economic Data

AP | Joe Bel Bruno | Posted 12.05.2007 | Business

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Wall Street rallied Wednesday after new data showed the U.S. economy is in good shape and that another interest rate cut is still a possibility. The D...

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Wall Street Tumbles Amid Mortgage Crisis Fears

AP | Joe Bel Bruno | Posted 12.03.2007 | Business

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Wall Street tumbled Monday, led by financial services stocks, on concerns that the U.S. economy's expansion will erode amid troubles in the mortgage i...

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Stocks Leap On Rumor Of Interest Rate Cut

AP | Madlen Read | Posted 11.28.2007 | Business

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Wall Street jumped in early trading Wednesday, driving the Dow Jones industrials up more than 100 points after a top Federal Reserve official hinted t...

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Dow Falls 100 In Opening Minutes

AP | Madlen Read | Posted 11.21.2007 | Business

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Wall Street plunged in early trading Wednesday, finding little to placate its worries about the wilting mortgage market ahead of Thanksgiving. The Dow...

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Dow Ends Almost 320 Points Up

AP | LAUREN VILLAGRAN | Posted 11.13.2007 | Business

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Wall Street shot higher Tuesday, lifting the Dow Jones industrials nearly 320 points after reassuring news from Goldman Sachs Group Inc. and Wal-Mart ...

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Dow Plunges On Black Monday Anniversary

AP | Tim Paradis | Posted 10.19.2007 | Business

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The Dow Jones industrial average dropped more than 360 points Friday -- the 20th anniversary of the Black Monday crash -- as lackluster corporate earn...

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Dow, S&P 500 Hit New Records

AP | Joe Bel Bruno | Posted 10.09.2007 | Business

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Wall Street advanced sharply Tuesday as investors interpreted minutes from the Federal Reserve's last meeting as indicating the central bank is ready ...

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Stock Futures Point To Higher Open

AP | Lauren Villagran | Posted 10.02.2007 | Business

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U.S. stock futures rose Tuesday as investors appeared poised to extend a rally that sent the Dow Jones industrial average back above 14,000 and to a r...

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Stocks End Week With Gains

The Street | Robert Holmes | Posted 09.21.2007 | Business

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Stocks in New York rose for the third time in four sessions Friday, as strong profit reports after the last close brought buyers back into the market....

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