How the major stock indexes fared on Friday...welcome news for the economy, reassured some investors that the Federal Reserve will have to hold interest rates low for some time. The Dow Jones industrial average rose 17.46, or 0.2 percent, to 10,023.42. The Standard & Poor's 500... |
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How the major stock indexes fared on Friday (AP)...industrial average rose 17.46, or 0.2 percent, to 10,023.42. The Standard & Poor's 500 index rose 2.67, or 0.3 percent, to 1,069.30. The Nasdaq composite index rose 7.12, or 0.3 percent, to 2,112.44. The Dow is up 310.69, or 3.2... |
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Prime Newswire | 1 day ago
Dow Jones Hedge Fund Indexes Temporarily Suspends Publication of the Equity Market Neutral Strategy Benchmark
...Fund Indexes and the investment manager of the managed account platform that supports the Dow Jones Hedge Fund Strategy Benchmarks. Index values for the Dow Jones Hedge Fund Equity Market Neutral Strategy Benchmark are available through...
In this article: Dow Jones & Company, NEW YORK, Frankfurt, Singapore, and Hong Kong
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The News Tribune | 1 day ago
World stocks fall as US jobless rate hits 10.2 pct
...momentum from Thursday and before the jobs data was released, U.S. markets were expected to slide. Dow Jones industrials futures were down 56 points at 9,898 and Standard & Poor's 500 futures were down 6.4 points at 1,056.80. Both European...
In this article: U.S., Kospi, Europe, Recession, British Airways, Abercrombie & Fitch Co., Dow Jones industrials, Standard & Poor's 500, and Nikkei 225
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FT.com - Financial Markets News | 2 days ago
Recovery fears hit Asian export stocks
...on fears of a stuttering economic recovery and a strengthening domestic currency making exports less profitable. The benchmark Kospi index fell 1.8 per cent to 1,552.24 following three sessions of gains, after the country's finance...
In this article: Sanyo, Panasonic, Hong Kong, Stuttering, Doosan Heavy Industries, LG Electronics, Sun Hung Kai Properties, Kospi index, and Samsung
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Reuters | 2 days ago
US STOCKS-Cisco, same-store sales outlook lead futures higher
...fair value, a formula that evaluates pricing by taking into account interest rates, dividends and time to expiration on the contract. Dow Jones industrial average futures <DJc1> gained 10 points and Nasdaq 100 futures <NDc1> added 3...
In this article: Cisco Systems, Revenue, Dow Jones Industrial Average, Costco, U.S., Stock index, Thomson Reuters, RIMM, S&P 500, and BlackBerry
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Reuters | 2 days ago
RPT-GLOBAL MARKETS-Asia shares dip; dollar shaky on cautious Fed
...markets will remain solid in November or not," said Kim Seung-han , a market analyst at HI Investment & Securities in Seoul. The Dow Jones <. DJI> rose just 0.3 percent on Wednesday, giving up earlier gains after the Fed's statement,...
In this article: U.S. Federal Reserve, Asia, Kiwi, Alan Bollard, Transurban Group, Seoul, U.S., Recession, and Inflation
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FT.com - Financial Markets News | 3 days ago
Indonesia stocks jump after rates held
...sentiment. Seoul snapped a six-day run of losses as strong quarterly results from Korea Exchange Bank boosted financial stocks. The Kospi index rose 1.9 per cent to 1,579.93. KEB jumped 7.8 per cent to Won13,800, its best performance since...
In this article: Japan Steel Works, Kospi index, Korea Exchange Bank, Bank Indonesia, Fast Retailing, Indonesia, Bad debt, Inflation, and Bank of China
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washingtonpost.com | 4 days ago
Rising commodity prices lift stocks
...reports of improvements in manufacturing and housing. The broader Standard & Poor's 500 index rose 2.53, or 0.2 percent, to 1,045.41. The Nasdaq composite index rose 8.12, or 0.4 percent, to 2,057.32. " We 're seeing a natural ebb and...
In this article: Dow Jones Industrial Average, Stanley Works, Black & Decker Corp., Warren Buffett, Johnson & Johnson, NEW YORK, Morgan Stanley Smith Barney, Unemployment, and Burlington Northern Santa Fe
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FT.com - Financial Markets News | 4 days ago
Asia stocks ease on banking concerns
...with a 25 basis point rise in its main interest rate to 3.5 per cent. However, the move was widely expected and the benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index eased just 0.2 per cent to 4,531.5. Banks retreated after the RBA's move. National...
In this article: QBE Insurance, Hyundai Motor, Kia Motors, Sino Land, LG Electronics, National Australia Bank, Westpac, Kospi index, Newcrest Mining, and Korea Exchange Bank
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Yahoo! News | 4 days ago
World markets fall as US recovery doubts linger (AP)
...on manufacturing and other economic figures. The broader Standard & Poor's 500 index rose 6.69, or 0.7 percent, to 1,042.88, and the Nasdaq composite index rose 4.09, or 0.2 percent, to 2,049.20. Oil prices hovered near $78 a barrel in...
In this article: U.S., Unemployment, Asia, Hong Kong, London Stock Exchange, S&P/ASX 200, and CAC 40
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Prime Newswire | 4 days ago
Dow Jones and Company to Ring The NASDAQ Stock Market Closing Bell
... MarketWatch and the Far Eastern Economic Review. Its Enterprise Media Group includes Dow Jones Newswires, Dow Jones Factiva, Dow Jones Client Solutions, Dow Jones Indexes and Dow Jones Financial Information Services. Its Local Media...
In this article: Dow Jones & Company, Closing Bell, Far Eastern Economic Review, SmartMoney, Nasdaq OMX, Twitter, and Facebook
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washingtonpost.com | October 30, 2009
World stocks fall on drop in US consumer spending
...FTSE 100 shed 1.8 percent at 5,044.55 and France 's CAC 40 slid 2.9 percent to 3,607.69. In early afternoon trading in New York , the Dow Jones industrial average was 2.0 percent lower at 9,768.28 and the Standard & Poor's 500 index lost...
In this article: U.S., Recession, Europe, Dow Jones Industrial Average, Asia, Tokyo, London, Japan, Unemployment, and Copper
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AP Online | October 30, 2009
End-of-week calm descends on European markets
... Britain 's FTSE 100 was flat at 5,137.86 and France 's CAC 40 slipped 0.4 percent to 3,697.83. Ahead of Wall Street 's opening, Dow Jones industrial average futures were 0.4 percent lower at 9,862 and Standard & Poor's 500 futures lost...
In this article: Dow Jones Industrial Average, Standard & Poor's 500, Wall Street, Europe, James Hughes, U.S., Tokyo, Japan, Recession, and Unemployment
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Centre Daily Times | October 28, 2009
World markets fall after weak US consumer report
... Europe , Britain 's FTSE 100 fell 1.1 percent, Germany 's DAX was off 0.8 percent and France 's CAC -40 shed 1 percent. In Japan, the benchmark Nikkei 225 index lost 137.41 points, or 1.4 percent, to 10,075.055. Hong Kong 's main index retreated...
In this article: U.S., Christmas holiday season, Kospi, Hong Kong, Wall Street, Unemployment, and Nikkei 225
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FT.com - Financial Markets News | October 27, 2009
Indian stocks at 6-week lows
...fell 6.7 per cent to Y3,340 after a broker downgrade. The drop in oil and metals prices also weighed on Australian stocks, with the S&P/ASX 200 index dropping 1.6 per cent to 4,753.3. Miners BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto fell 2.2 per cent to...
In this article: Inflation, Hong Kong Monetary Authority, Reserve Bank of India, Revenue, Straits Times, Mitsui, Mitsubishi, Hyundai Motor, Kia Motors, and Sun Hung Kai Properties
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washingtonpost.com | October 27, 2009
Europe gains after BP earns beat forecasts
...1300 GMT (9 a.m EDT), and U.S. Consumer Confidence figures for October, at 1400 GMT (10 a.m EDT). In Japan, the benchmark Nikkei 225 stock index lost 1.5 percent to 10,212.46 points. Hong Kong 's market, which was closed Monday, dropped 1.9...
In this article: Europe, Dow Jones Industrial Average, Standard & Poor's 500, Asia, Wall Street, London, U.S., Hong Kong, and Anxiety
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USATODAY.com | October 26, 2009
Stocks slide as rising dollar hits oil prices
...Group, which makes chips used in phone networks, raised its fiscal third-quarter revenue forecast. That helped the technology-focused Nasdaq composite index limit its losses. RadioShack 's third-quarter sales topped expectations, helping...
In this article: Commodity, Dow Jones Industrial Average, SunTrust Banks, US Bancorp, RadioShack, Fifth Third, Standard & Poor's 500, New York, and ConocoPhillips
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San Francisco Chronicle | October 26, 2009
Stronger dollar pounds the markets
...other commodities had pushed up shares of energy and materials companies. The sharp swings in currency and commodities markets sent the Dow Jones industrial average whipsawing in a 200-point range, surrendering an early advance for a loss...
In this article: Commodity, Stock indexes, New York Mercantile Exchange, and Dow Jones Industrial Average
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FT.com - Financial Markets News | October 23, 2009
Carmakers fuel Korean advance
...won. The results sent its shares 6.7 per cent higher to Won18,300. Hyundai rallied 6.3 per cent to Won109,500. The benchmark Kospi index , rose 0.6 per cent to 1,640.17, bringing its weekly rise to 0.1 per cent. In Australia ,...
In this article: Hyundai, Wesfarmers, Insider trading, Share index, Hyundai Motors, Karachi Stock Exchange, Kospi index, S&P/ASX 200, China Construction Bank, and Japan Airlines

