- Tuesday, August 30, 2011, 9:53
- Stock Market
U.S. stocks started lower on Tuesday ahead of an August report on consumer confidence and minutes from the Federal Reserve's last meeting. The Dow Jones Industrial Average lately fell 29.44 points to 11,509.81. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index declined 3.69 points to 1,206.39. The Nasdaq Composite Index shed 1.49 ...
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- Friday, August 12, 2011, 9:51
- Stock Market
U.S. stocks opened with robust gains on Friday after an encouraging report on retail sales in July bolstered sentiment ahead of consumer-confidence data. The Dow Jones Industrial Average lately rose 121.32 points to 11,264.63. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index climbed 10.88 points to 1,183.52. The Nasdaq Composite Index advanced ...
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- Tuesday, July 26, 2011, 9:58
- Stock Market
U.S. stocks opened mostly lower on Tuesday as investors continued to monitor the ongoing debt talks in Washington and ahead of the Conference Board's Consumer Confidence Index for July. The Dow Jones Industrial Average lately fell 77.12 points to 12,515.68. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index fell 5.18 points to ...
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- Monday, June 13, 2011, 16:59
- Stock Market
U.S. stocks Monday ended with tiny gains as enthusiasm for a fresh round of mergers competed with worries over Europe's debt outlook after Standard & Poor's cut Greece's debt ratings. The Dow average ended up 1.06 points, or 0.01%, at 11,952.97. The S&P 500 added 0.85 point, or 0.07%, to ...
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