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24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell -- February 14, 2013: Markets Punt Again Today (CL, NVDA, LMT, DELL, VZ, AMAT, CAR, CTL, CSCO, CLD, IPI, KGC, MET, NTAP, PXD, TRIP, Z, ANR, ABX, DTV, GM, PEP, CBS, GG, AEP, BKW, CPB, SJM, TOWR, HNZ, ANGI)
U.S. equity markets opened lower this morning, dragged down by weak economic data from Europe. Germany, France, Italy, and Greece all reported worse-than-expected GDP contraction for the fourth...
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24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell -- February 13, 2013: Markets Get No Direction Today (CLWR, GE, GRPN, CLF, PM, RATE, BWLD, CLWR, RAX, CMCSA, DF, DE, TOT, AMAT, CAR, CTL, CSCO, CLD, IPI, KGC, MET, NTAP, PXD, TRIP, Z, ANR, ABX, DTV, PEP, RSOL, BBRY, PPHM)
U.S. equity markets opened higher this morning following a closely watched report on U.S. retail sales came in about as expected (more coverage here). U.S. business inventories rose less than...
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24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell -- February 12, 2013: Markets Close Mixed in Another Yawner (CHK, FB, LVS, RGLD, DD, LGF, AVP, CPLA, FOSL, HERO, LVLT, KORS, RAI, KO, MHP, TRP, RATE, BWLD, CLWR, RAX, CMCSA, DF, DE, TOT, ZNGA, LDK)
U.S. equity markets opened about flat this morning on another day devoid of significant data releases. In Asia, markets in China and Hong Kong remain closed for the holiday, but Japan’s Nikkei...
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24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell -- February 11, 2013: Markets Open Lower, Lack Enthusiasm (SCHW, SIAL, TSO, WFC, AOL, CCJ, L, NAT, WPP, LGF, AVP, CPLA, FOSL, HERO, LVLT, KORS, RAI, KO, MHP, TRP, ZNGA, DMND, STRZB, SNE)
U.S. equity markets opened lower this morning on a day that may be the least active of the year so far. The major Asian exchanges are closed today, with Shanghai and Hong Kong beginning the lunar new...
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24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell -- February 8, 2013: Markets Start Higher, Hold on to Gains (DIS, CS, ARMH, BIIB, DFS, ATVI, CSTR, LNKD, RVBD, SPWR, AOL, APO, MCO, CCJ, L, NAT, WPP, ZNGA, ONCY, CZR)
U.S. equity markets opened higher this morning boosted by higher-than-expected trade balances in China (more coverage here) and in the U.S. (more coverage here). In Europe the big news came later in...
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24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell -- February 7, 2013: Markets Flat to Start, Then Slide (BBRY, MCP, NOK, ABBV, GOOG, FMC, GMCR, IACI, TSO, V, YELP, ALU, BG, CI, MWW, NYT, PM, S, TEVA, ATVI, CSTR, LNKD, RVBD, SPWR, AOL, APO, MCO, XONE, SUTR, AKAM)
U.S. equity markets opened flat this morning, largely due to a slew of data from Europe that essentially cancelled any good news with an equal dollop of bad. U.S. unemployment data came out before...
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24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell -- February 6, 2013: Markets Waver With Little New Data to Chew On (FSLR, JCP, WFC, ACI, ITRI, CMG, EXPE, GNW, TTWO, DIS, ZNGA, CVS, MRO, NUS, RL, SYT, TWX, FMC, GMCR, IACI, TSO, V, YELP, ALU, BG, CI, MWW, NYT, PM, S, TEVA, BCC, GDP, VOCS)
U.S. equity markets opened lower this morning before bouncing into positive territory briefly and then turning south again. As happened yesterday, the focus was on Europe, where Italy’s oldest bank...
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24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell -- February 5, 2013: Markets Recover from Yesterday’s Slump (CLWR, M, SWC, DRI, UNH, CYOU, GCI, HUM, GOLD, RCL, SPG, CLX, APC, BIDU, EW, YUM, AGCO, AGN, ACI, ADM, ARMH, BP, ETN, EL, SIRI, K, CMG, EXPE, GNW, TTWO, DIS, ZNGA, CVS, MRO, NUS, RL, SYT, TWX, DELL, OPXA, MHP)
U.S. equity markets opened higher this morning and maintained their upward momentum for essentially the whole day. Lacking any really bad news from Asia or Europe, U.S. markets shrugged off a weaker...
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24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell -- February 4, 2013: Markets Slump on Europe Mess (YHOO, MRK, GOOG, CVX, BRCM, CYOU, GCI, HUM, GOLD, RCL, SPG, CLX, APC, BIDU, EW, YUM, AGCO, AGN, ACI, ADM, ARMH, BP, ETN, EL, K, SIRI, BBRY, APKT, ORCL, MHP)
U.S. equity markets opened lower this morning as concerns about European markets reared up again. The U.K.’s PMI came in lower than expected and consumer confidence was lower, sending equities...
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24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell -- February 1, 2013: Markets Stronger on Economic Data (VZ, MA, EPD, STZ, UPS, BYI, GDOT, WYNN, CVX, XOM, MAT, MRK, NOV, TSN, CYOU, GCI, HUM, GOLD, RCL, SPG, CLX, ZTS, KERX, FB)
U.S. equity markets opened higher this morning on the heels of a solid report on U.S. nonfarm payrolls, which rose less than expected but on top of a large upward revision for December (more coverage...
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24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell -- January 31, 2013: Markets Slip Again (HES, STX, QCOMM, FIO, CMA, CTXS, COP, EA, FB, JDSU, LVS, AET, MO, AN, CL, DNKN, MA, PHM, TWC, UPS, BYI, GDOT, WYNN, CVX, XOM, MAT, MRK, NOV, TSN, RIMM, WMS, SGMS, STZ)
U.S. equity markets opened lower this morning following a mixed bag of data on the U.S. economy and mixed earnings results out this morning. In Europe, Germany’s retail sales fell sharply this...
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24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell -- January 30, 2013: Markets Slide on GDP, Fed Stimulus (WBSN, JBLU, KBH, YUM, CSCO, AMZN, BRCM, RYL, RHI, BA, ADT, LLL, PSX, NOC, SO, CTXS, COP, EA, FB, JDSU, LVS, AET, MO, AN, CL, DNKN, MA, PHM, TWC, UPS, RIMM, CHK, VTUS)
U.S. equity markets opened mixed this morning following a depressing report on U.S. GDP growth, which turned out to be negative (more coverage here). Even a good jobs report from ADP couldn’t...
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24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell -- January 29, 2013: Markets Shake Off Slow Start, Post Gains (STX, TSN, SBUX, ANF, CAT, YHOO, STX, STLD, BSX, DHI, F, BTU, PFE, VLO, AMZN, BRCM, RYL, RHI, ADT, LLL, PSX, NOC, SO, KERX, VMW, OCZ)
U.S. equity markets opened slightly lower this morning following not-much in the way of new data and a wait-and-see attitude until tomorrow’s meeting announcement from the FOMC, which began a...
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24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell -- January 28, 2013: Markets Open Mixed, Close Nearly Flat (AKS, HEP, NWSA, FB, BBY, CAT, ROP, SIFY, BIIB, YHOO, STX, VMW, STLD, BSX, DHI, F, BTU, PFE, VLO, KERX, JOSB, HLF)
U.S. equity markets opened mixed this morning on relatively little new data. In Europe, Italian consumer confidence rose more than expected and Germany auctioned 12-month bills at a positive yield...
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24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell -- January 25, 2013: Markets Open Higher, S&P Closes Over 1,500 (JNS, AMZN, AMGN, AAPL, EBAY, T, JNPR, MSFT, SBUX, HAL, HON, KMB, WY, CAT, ROP, SIFY, BIIB, NFLX, BFAM, SCSS)
U.S. equity markets opened higher this morning before dipping following the report on new home sales in the U.S. Stocks regained positive momentum during most of the remaining session. In Europe,...
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