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U.S. stocks closed higher on Monday, as investors cheered signs of progress in the Greece debt negotiations. The Dow Jones Industrial Average jumped 103.83 points, or 0.58%, to 18,119.78. The S&P 500 gained 12.86 points, or 0.61%, to 2,122.85. The Nasdaq Composite rose 36.97 points, or 0.72%, to 5,153.97. The Eurogroup ...

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U.S. stocks opened higher on Monday, on speculation that European Union leaders could avert a Greek bankruptcy. The Dow Jones Industrial Average lately rose 122.01 points, or 0.68%, to 18,137.96. The S&P 500 gained 14.20 points, or 0.67%, to 2,124.19. The Nasdaq Composite jumped 33.93 points, or 0.66%, to 5,150.93. Euro ...

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NYSE: LUV (Southwest Airlines Company) Southwest, which holds 18 of 20 gates at the airport, agreed that Delta could use certain gates until July 6. Southwest plans to ramp up flights in August from Love Field, its headquarters, contingent upon regaining all takeoff and arrival slots from Delta. LUV has closed at ...

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NYSE: ALK (Alaska Air Group) Alaska Air was upgraded to "outperform" from "neutral" at Credit Suisse. "We are less worried about ALK's issues in SEA with the rate of competitive capacity adds declining, and more worried about industry-wide fare compression," Credit Suisse said in a note. ALK has closed at $64.65, its ...

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U.S. stocks ended lower on Friday, but the main indexes still recorded weekly gains, as the persistent deadlock in Greek debt talks turned investors cautious heading into the weekend. The Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped 101.56 points, or 0.56%, to 18,014.28, but ended the week with a 0.6% gain. The ...

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U.S. stocks opened lower on Friday as the continued deadlock in Greek debt talks turned investors cautious. The Dow Jones Industrial Average lately slipped 36.37 points, or 0.20%, to 18,079.47. The S&P 500 fell 5.85 points, or 0.28%, to 2,115.39. The Nasdaq Composite was down 13.36 points, or 0.26%, to ...

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NYSE: AKS (AK Steel Holding Corp) AK Steel said today that it plans to release its second quarter 2015 financial results before the opening of trading on the New York Stock Exchange on Tuesday, July 28, 2015. AKS has closed at $4.89, its traded Volume was 6334.13K shares, AKS opened the Day ...

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NASDAQ: AMAT (Applied Materials) Applied Materials and Tokyo Electron had guided investors towards smooth regulatory clearances and most merger-arbitrageurs saw little reason to worry. AMAT has closed at $19.84, its traded Volume was 16002.6K shares, AMAT opened the Day at $19.62, it made an intraday Low of $19.58, and an intraday High of $19.86. AMAT ...

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U.S. stocks rallied on Thursday, sending the Nasdaq Composite to record highs, thanks to news hopes that the worst can be avoided in Greece's debt crisis and more clarity about the likely timing of an interest rate hike from the Federal Reserve.  At close, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose ...

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U.S. stocks opened higher on Thursday as investors digested a number of upbeat economic reports. The Dow Jones Industrial Average lately added 143.59 points, or 0.80%, to 18,079.33. The S&P gained 12.37 points, or 0.59%, to 2,112.81. The Nasdaq Composite was up 40.40 points, or 0.80%, to 5,105.28. Fewer Americans than ...

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