Wall Street pares losses after data (Reuters)

By admin on July 26th, 2011

The Dow Jones industrial average was down 88.36 points, or 0.70 percent, at 12,592.80. REUTERS/GraphicReuters – Stocks pared losses on Tuesday as a better-than-expected reading on consumer confidence boosted investor optimism.


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AP – CONFIDENCE BOOST: A decline in gas prices this month helped Americans feel more confident about the economy. The Thomson Reuters/University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment index came in above analysts’ estimates.

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In this May 26, 2011 photo, traders Kevin Lodewick, left, and Jonathan Corpina, work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Stock markets mostly rose Friday, May 27, as a recovery in commodity shares helped investors look past weak U.S. economic data and worries about Greece's debt troubles. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)AP – Maybe American consumers are better off than anyone thought.


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In this May 26, 2011 photo, traders Kevin Lodewick, left, and Jonathan Corpina, work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Stock markets mostly rose Friday, May 27, as a recovery in commodity shares helped investors look past weak U.S. economic data and worries about Greece's debt troubles. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)AP – Maybe American consumers are better off than anyone thought.


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In this May 26, 2011 photo, traders Kevin Lodewick, left, and Jonathan Corpina, work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Stock markets mostly rose Friday, May 27, as a recovery in commodity shares helped investors look past weak U.S. economic data and worries about Greece's debt troubles. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)AP – Maybe American consumers are better off than anyone thought.


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Asian stocks up after Wall Street rally (AP)

By admin on April 27th, 2011

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, March 6, 2009. REUTERS/Brendan McDermidAP – Asian stocks headed upward Wednesday after strong corporate earnings and rising consumer confidence sent Wall Street stocks to their highest levels in nearly three years.


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The Dow Jones industrial average dropped 26.11 points, or 0.21 percent, to 12,479.88. REUTERS/GraphicReuters – U.S. stocks rose on Tuesday after a series of solid earnings from big U.S. companies while a rise in consumer confidence eased concerns that shoppers were feeling the pinch of higher oil prices.


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How the major stock indexes fared Tuesday (AP)

By admin on March 30th, 2011

AP – Stocks finished broadly higher Tuesday after consumer confidence fell less than some analysts had feared. All 10 company groups that make up the S&P 500 index rose by more than 0.3 percent.

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