Jack Amico, 23, part of Occupy Wall Street in New York City, attends 'Occupy Congress,' at sunset by the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2012. He brought this tear gas mask with him to be prepared, 'I'm from New York and we're not used to police being so nice,' he says. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)Reuters – Stock index futures pointed to a higher open for equities on Wall Street on Wednesday, with futures for the S&P 500, the Dow Jones and the Nasdaq 100 up 0.4-0.5 percent at 1045 GMT.


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Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, January 13, 2012. REUTERS/Brendan McDermidReuters – Stocks advanced on Tuesday, pushing the S&P 500 to its highest since early August, but sharply pared gains late in the session as Citigroup’s steep drop in profit gave investors a reason to unload bank shares.


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Wall Street cuts gains (Reuters)

By admin on January 17th, 2012

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, January 13, 2012. REUTERS/Brendan McDermidReuters – Stocks pared gains on Tuesday as Citigroup’s sharp drop in profit prompted investors to sell bank shares. The concerns about the financial sector overshadowed earlier optimism about the economy, which had pushed stocks up about 1 percent.


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Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, January 13, 2012. REUTERS/Brendan McDermidReuters – Stocks were set to open higher on Tuesday as Chinese data fueled the belief the government may move to stimulate growth, overshadowing recent credit downgrades in Europe and a mixed bag of bank earnings.


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Reuters – Stock investors will return to a tug of war between signs of domestic strength and overseas concerns next week as a batch of critical earnings reports look to add credence to the idea the economy is improving, while credit rating downgrades in Europe will keep that region’s difficulties in view.

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Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange at the end of the trading day in New York, December 12, 2011. REUTERS/Andrew BurtonReuters – Stocks dropped on Friday, snapping a four-day winning streak, after news reports that Standard & Poor’s would downgrade credit ratings on several euro-zone countries.


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Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange at the end of the trading day in New York, December 12, 2011. REUTERS/Andrew BurtonReuters – Stocks tumbled on Friday after news reports that Standard & Poor’s would downgrade credit ratings on several euro-zone countries.


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Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange January 10, 2012. REUTERS/Brendan McDermidReuters – Strong bond auctions in Europe set up Wall Street stocks for a slightly higher open on Thursday, though weaker-than-expected U.S. data could cap gains.


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