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Late rally erases steep losses on Wall Street

NEW YORK — A big final-hour comeback pulled the Dow Jones industrial average nearly back to where it started Wednesday.

May 23 2012 | Posted in AP News | Read More »

Stocks edge lower after consumer confidence report

NEW YORK — Major stock indexes dipped Tuesday as weak readings on consumer confidence gave investors little reason to extend the recent rally.

Mar 27 2012 | Posted in AP News | Read More »

Dow within 100 of 13,000 as stocks barrel higher

NEW YORK — Investors sent U.S. stocks barreling to their highest levels of the year Thursday, buoyed by slivers of encouraging news about jobs and housing. At least for a day, they overlooked the lack of clarity about Greece’s marathon negotiation for a bailout.

Feb 16 2012 | Posted in AP News | Read More »

Move by central banks exhilarates Wall Street

A move by the world’s central banks to lower the cost of borrowing exhilarated investors Wednesday, sending the Dow Jones industrial average soaring 490 points and easing fears of a global credit crisis similar to the one that followed the 2008 collapse of Lehman Brothers.

Nov 30 2011 | Posted in AP News | Read More »

Occupy protesters march nationwide; 300 arrested

NEW YORK — Occupy Wall Street protesters clogged streets and tied up traffic around the U.S. on Thursday to mark two months since the movement’s birth and signal they aren’t ready to quit, despite the breakup of many of their encampments by police. Hundreds of people were arrested, most of them in New York.

Nov 17 2011 | Posted in AP News | Read More »

European debt deal lifts Dow by almost 340 points

NEW YORK (AP) — An agreement to contain the European debt crisis electrified the stock market Thursday, driving the Dow Jones Industrial average up nearly 340 points and putting the Standard & Poor’s 500 index on track for its best month since 1974.

Oct 27 2011 | Posted in AP News | Read More »

US stocks fall on European economic, debt worries

NEW YORK — Worries about Europe’s economic and debt problems sent stocks Tuesday to their first loss in four days. The major indexes bounced up and down in another volatile day. The Dow Jones industrial average fell more than 120 points in the first half hour of trading after a report showed that Germany’s economy stalled last quarter and dragged down growth for Europe.

Aug 16 2011 | Posted in AP News | Read More »