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Stocks Close Sharply Lower on Warnings Over Europe
U.S. stocks posted steep declines Wednesday after a rating agency signaled trouble ahead for U.S. banks should Europe’s debt trouble worsen. The Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 190.57 points, or 1.58%, to 11,905.59. The S&P 500 Index declined 20.89 points, or 1.66%, to 1,236.91. The Nasdaq Composite Index shed 46.59 points, or 1.73%, to 2,639.61.…
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Stocks Stumble to Start as Europe weighs
Stocks opened lower on Wednesday as policymakers warned Europe’s debt crisis posed dangers to the global economy and on growing signs the contagion was starting to spread to larger European nations. The Dow Jones industrial average lately dropped 86.50 points, or 0.72 percent, to 12,009.66. The Standard & Poor’s 500 Index lost 7.64 points, or…
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Stocks Gain on Retail Sales
U.S. stocks closed a see-saw trading day with moderate gains on Tuesday as better U.S. data on retail sales and regional manufacturing offset worries from jumping European sovereign debt yields. The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 17.18 points, or 0.14%, to 12,096.16. The S&P 500 gained 6.03 points, or 0.48%, to 1,257.81. The Nasdaq Composite added…
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Stocks Fluctuate in Early Trading after Data
U.S. stocks veered between mild gains and losses in early trading on Tuesday as better-than-expected reports on the U.S. economy competed with worry about Europe’s debt crisis. The Dow Jones Industrial Average lately rose 12.95 points to 12,091.93. The S&P 500 Index was up 1.95 points to 1,253.73. The Nasdaq Composite was up 5.98 points…
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StockS Mixed at the Start
U.S. stocks edged tentatively higher on Monday, with Wall Street taking a cautious stance while tracking events in Europe, with Italy the current focus. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 43.37 points to 12,026.61. The S&P 500 Index fell 7.92 points to 1,253.23. The Nasdaq Composite Index rose 2.25 points to 2,688.40. The leaders of…
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Stocks Open Lower as Europe Weighs
U.S. stocks opened lower Friday as Europe’s debt troubles overshadowed a drop in the U.S. jobless rate. The Dow Jones Industrial Average lately fell 71.59 points to 11,972.88. The S&P 500 Index fell 8.04 points to 1,253.11. The Nasdaq Composite fell 13.96 points to 2,684.01. The American economy added 80,000 jobs in October, and job…
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Stocks Higher on Europe Reports
Stocks pushed higher in afternoon trading Wednesday on reports tied to European efforts to resolve its debt trouble. The Dow lately was up 150.23 points, or 1.28%, to 11,856.85. The S&P 500 Index added 12.89 points, or 1.05%, to 1,241.94. The Nasdaq Composite Index added 12.67 points, or 0.48%, at 2,651.09. Agence France-Presse reported that…
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Stocks Opened Sharply Lower
U.S. stocks fell sharply Tuesday as earnings from corporations included conglomerate 3M Co. weighed and reports that Europe’s debt-crisis meeting had been cancelled. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 133.43 points to 11,780.19. The S&P 500 Index declined 19.68 points to 1,234.51. The Nasdaq Composite shed 38.95 points to 2,660.49. Manufacturing conglomerate 3M Co. on…
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Stocks Rose on European Bank Optimism
U.S. stocks opened higher on Wednesday, extending gains on the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index into a third day, on expectations Europe would manage its debt trouble. The Dow Jones Industrial Average lately rose 56.16 points to 11,472.46. The S&P 500 climbed 8.99 points to 1,204.53. The Nasdaq Composite Index advanced 25.93 points to 2,608.962,608.96.…
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Stocks Opened Lower, Eye on European Fund Vote
U.S. stocks opened lower on Tuesday, ahead of a vote in Slovakia on increasing the size and abilities of Europe’s bailout fund. The Dow Jones Industrial Average lately fell 34.14 points to 11,399.04. The Standard & Poor’s 500 Index declined 3.41 points to 1,191.48. The Nasdaq Composite Index shed 2.18 points to 2,563.87. Slovakia, one…