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US stocks fall as Europe doubts bubble to surface

Fear of European debt is once again playing havoc with Wall Street.

May 9 2012 | Posted in AP News | Read More »

Worst loss for Dow this year as stocks slump again

NEW YORK — The stock market suffered its worst loss of the year Tuesday because of uncertainty about coming corporate earnings reports and concerns that the borrowing costs of Spain are creeping close to a crisis level.

Apr 10 2012 | Posted in AP News | Read More »

US stocks waver, then end the day mixed

NEW YORK — It was a mundane end to an electrifying week on the stock market.

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

S&P cracks 1,400 for first time since 2008

NEW YORK — The stock market cleared another barrier Thursday in its long recovery from the Great Recession: The Standard & Poor’s 500 index closed above 1,400 for the first time since June 2008.

Mar 15 2012 | Posted in AP News | Read More »

Stocks record biggest gains of year; Dow up 218

NEW YORK — Bank stocks turbocharged a rally across the financial markets Tuesday, and all three major stock indexes posted their biggest gains of the year.

Mar 13 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 »

Dow falls 97 points, worst showing this year

NEW YORK — Stocks slumped Wednesday in one of their worst showings this year as Greece, slogging through negotiations with other countries over a bailout, once again cast a long shadow over the financial markets.

Feb 15 2012 | Posted in AP News | Read More »

EU seeks to save the euro, but S&P isn’t convinced

PARIS (AP) — Seeking to restore confidence in the euro, the leaders of France and Germany jointly have called for changes to the European Union treaty so that countries using the euro would face automatic penalties if budget deficits ran too high.

Dec 5 2011 | Posted in AP News | Read More »