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Stocks Plunge on Continued Inflation Worries

Stocks ended a three-day rally today with stiff losses as some investors were seen taking profits with the closing of books for February and with inflation worries persisting ...

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Stocks Soar on Better than Expected GDP

A better-than-expected report on U.S. economic growth late in 2004 spurred stocks to their third straight day of gains, a rally that helped wipe out stiff losses suffered at the start of a holiday-shortened trading week ...

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Stocks Rebound on Report Showing Low Inflation

Stock markets today rebounded from yesterday's brutal session after a report showed that prices at the consumer level have yet to present any significant signs of inflation ...

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Stock Markets Plummet as Oil Prices Surge

A sudden surge in oil prices and a slip in consumer confidence fueled a dramatic sell-off on Wall Street today as investors returning from a long weekend drove the Dow to its worst session in more than five months ...

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Stocks Mixed After Report on Wholesale Prices

Stocks ended mixed today, capping an up-and-down week as new data that renewed concerns about inflation muted gains in blue chip stocks and kept techs in the red ...

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Geopolitcal Worries Push Stock Markets Down

Stocks ended sharply lower today, despite continued good news on the jobs front, as geopolitical concerns prompted some investors to lock in recent gains ...

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Stocks Hold the Line After Greenspan Speaks

Stocks held the line today after comments from Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan that seem to suggest more interest rate hikes are in the offing ...

MARKET REPORT

Merger Activity, Economic Data Boost Stocks

The latest salvo in the merger and acquisition boom along with some economic data that turned out better than expected helped lift stocks today ...

Stocks Little Changed Amid Flurry of Business Deals, News

Markets finished mixed and little changed today as stock investors found themselves dealing with a torrent of business news, from the latest telecom merger to more abrupt CEO departures and expanding investigations into the insurance industry ...

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Stocks End Week on Strong Note

Stocks posted solid gains today, shaking off an iffy forecast from Dell, as investors drove the Dow to its third straight week of gains that left the Blue Chip index at its highest levels of 2005 ...

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Dow Soars But Tech Stocks Flat

A decline in the trade deficit, fewer unemployment claims and other news helped lift stocks today, though the Blue Chips of the Dow far outperformed the tech-heavy Nasdaq ...

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Weak Cisco Outlook Drives Stocks Down

A lukewarm outlook from tech bellwether Cisco Systems helped spark selling on Wall Street today ...

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Stocks Rise Modestly as Eyes Turn to Cisco

Stocks rose today, but the rally was modest as investors waited to see what Cisco Systems would say about the demand for information technology going forward after the markets closed ...

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Stocks Hold Most of Recent Gains in Flat Sessions

Stocks meandered from opening to closing bell today without much conviction, with major averages closing lower but all finishing within 5 points of where they started ...

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Stocks Fall on Amazon Earnings, Mixed Data

Stocks snapped a three-day winning today as a disappointing earnings report from Amazon.com and mixed messages from the latest batch of economic data drove shares lower ...

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Stocks Rise on Fed Rate Hike, Strong Earnings Reports

Stocks ended their winning streak to three sessions today as the Federal Reserve held true to recent form and raised interest rates another quarter point and after Google and Boeing turned in strong earnings reports ...

Stocks Rise as Fed Convenes

Stocks gained more ground today as investors looked to put a dismal January in the rear view mirror and showed little worry about an imminent decision on interest rates from the Federal Reserve ...

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Stocks Rise on Merger Activity, But Off Sharply for Month

The latest round of mega-mergers fed buying on Wall Street today, driving stocks higher to close out what was otherwise a month many investors would just as soon forget ...

Stocks Subdued in Face of Key Events Next Week

Stocks ended mixed today as investors turned cautious ahead of a slew of events next week that could impact everything from oil prices to interest rates ...

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Stocks Rally for Second Day in Row

U.S. stock markets made it two straight winning days today as more strong earnings news, including a bullish outlook from Oracle, drove shares higher ...

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