AP – As the jobless rate inches up and the economic recovery sputters, investors looking for a few good stocks may want to follow the money — or rather the TV, the beloved Fender guitar, the baubles from grandma, the wedding ring.
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Read More »AP – PRECIOUS METALS: Industrial metal prices are rising as a rally in global stock markets bolsters hope that the economic recovery is gaining steam. As the economy grows, so does demand for industrial metals like copper, palladium and platinum.
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AP – The euphoria that gripped markets after Greece passed cost-cutting measures to secure more bailout loans wore off Friday as investors focused on another batch of economic figures underlining the slowing global economic recovery.
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Reuters – Stocks rallied on Friday for a fifth day and were on track to record their best week in nearly a year, after a surprising jump in manufacturing data eased concerns about a tepid economic recovery.
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AP – Hopes that Greece will get a second bailout boosted market sentiment around the world on Friday, a day after stocks and the euro plunged on fears over the pace of the global economic recovery.
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Reuters – Stocks traded flat to slightly higher on Wednesday after the Federal Reserve acknowledged the sluggish pace of the U.S. economic recovery, but provided no clues about any additional plans for stimulus measures.
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Read More »AP – Just six weeks ago, the stock market hit its highest point in three years. Then came mounting evidence that the economic recovery may have stalled.
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Read More »AP – The stock market’s rebound has been more robust than the economic recovery since the Great Recession officially ended in June 2009. Below are key data illustrating how the market and the economy have fared the past 24 months. There’s also historical data to compare their current performance with gains following previous recessions dating to 1949:
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