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24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell -- January 24, 2013: Markets Mixed After Apple Earnings (AAPL, PG, EMR, CVS, GOLD, TIF, AMGN, SNDK, FFIV, NE, NVR, WDC, MMM, BMY, LMT, RTN, LUV, UNP, UAL, XRX, T, JNPR, MSFT, SBUX, HAL, HON, KMB, WY, NOK, NFLX, SWFT)
U.S. equity markets opened mixed this morning with the DJIA and the S&P 500 higher, and the Nasdaq lower, dragged down by concern over the earnings of Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) (more coverage...
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24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell -- January 23, 2013: Market Open Higher on Little News (COST, GE, VZ, F, INCY, AMD, CSX, GOOG, IBM, IGT, TXN, ABT, BHI, COH, GD, MCD, LCC, AAPL, AMGN, NFLX, SNDK, FFIV, NE, NVR, WDC, MMM, BMY, LMT, RYN, LUV, UNP, UAL, XRX, MAPP, AGN, NMRX, MCP)
U.S. equity markets opened higher this morning following a string of solid earnings reports yesterday and after markets closed last night. As we note below, earnings results were more mixed today,...
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24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell -- January 22, 2013: Markets Shake Off Early Doldrums (TWC, SLB, DISH, ARMH, LNKD, DAL, FCX, JNJ, KSU, RF, VZ, AMD, CSX, GOOG, IBM, IGT, TXN, ABT, BHI, COH, GD, MCD, LCC, RIMM, DQ, LDK, ARNA)
U.S. equity markets opened about flat this morning following the holiday weekend in the U.S. Foreign markets were also more or less mixed. In Europe, the German and eurozone economic indexes came in...
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24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell -- January 18, 2013: Markets Make Small Moves Today (INTC, MT, CS, RIMM, LVS, V, AXP, COF, GE, JCI, MS, COL, SLB, STI, DAL, FCX, JNJ, KSU, RF, VZ, NCLH, AMD, JRCC)
U.S. equity markets opened mixed this morning, with the Nasdaq Composite lower on a weak quarterly earnings report last night from Intel Corp. (NASDAQ: INTC). The big news for today came out of...
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24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell -- January 17, 2013: Markets Open Higher and Continue Climbing (VVUS, YUM, ADTN, GLW, MDT, EBAY, KMP, BAC, BLK, C, PNC, UNH, AXP, COF, GE, JCI, MS, COL, SLB, STI, CBS, KSWS, LEAP)
U.S. equity markets opened higher this morning following the report that new claims for unemployment benefits had fallen by 37,000 to a level not seen since 2008 (more coverage here). The government...
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24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell -- January 16, 2013: Markets Mixed at Open and at Close Today (GOOG, BUD, ARMH, DELL, BA, BK, CMA, JPM, GS, WEN, USB, EBAY, KMP, BLK, C, PNC, UNH, GNW, AAPL, CROX)
U.S. equity markets opened mixed this morning with the Nasdaq Composite slightly higher, while the DJIA and the S&P 500 were lower. Earnings from several U.S. financial institutions were due...
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24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell -- January 15, 2013: Markets Open Lower, Eke Out Mixed Close (AXP, GMCR, DELL, ARMH, LOGI, ED, FRX, LEN, BK, CMA, JPM, WEN, USB, EXPR, COOL, BGFV)
U.S. equity markets opened lower this morning following an announcement from Germany that its economy had contracted by 0.5% in the fourth quarter (more coverage here). U.S. data was released on...
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24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell -- January 11, 2013: Markets Open Mixed, Tick Higher by Close (JCP, GIS, AIG, RIMM, VIAB, SNX, WFC, PPG, NOK, BBY, UPIP, ARQL)
U.S. equity markets opened slightly lower this morning as data from Europe and Asia combined with a larger than expected U.S. trade deficit to pour cool, if not cold, water on the opening. In Asia,...
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24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell -- January 10, 2013: Markets Open Higher, Inch Up Before Closing (BA, MGM, MSFT, MO, LULU, RT, TXI, SVU, SNX, WFC, NOK, MCP, CHK, TOT, HLF)
U.S. equity markets opened higher this morning even though the number of new U.S. claims for unemployment benefits rose more than expected before markets opened (more coverage here). The news was...
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24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell -- January 9, 2013: Markets Open Higher, Reverse Two-day Slide (AA, MON, DNKN, NFLX, RL, SYY, APOL, STZ, GBX, HELE, RT, TXI, SVU, CSIQ, NOK, CLWR, DISH, S, HLF)
U.S. equity markets opened higher this morning following a better-than-expected quarterly earnings report from Alcoa Inc. (NYSE: AA). There was not a lot of economic data out today, so corporate...
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24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell -- January 8, 2013: Markets Open Lower, Stay Down all Day (AA, BHI, EMC, RTN, GNW, CELG, MON, RPM, APOL, STZ, GBX, HELE, SCHN, FIO, SCTY)
U.S. equity markets opened lower this morning and remained down throughout the day. The likely reason for the downturn is lowered expectations for corporate earnings which will get off the blocks...
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24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell -- January 7, 2013: Markets Open Lower, Stay Lower All Day (ADM, CREE, LOW, WAG, YHOO, AA, MON, PPHM, STP, ALU)
U.S. equity markets opened lower this morning as investors seem to have reined in the enthusiasm that kicked off the new year. There was little new data out today, so markets followed the news. In...
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24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell -- January 4, 2013: Markets Improve on Early Gains (AAPL, SKT, URBN, FSLR, JNJ, LULU, SONC, MOS, FINL, PSX, ALU, SVU, EGLE)
U.S. equity markets opened slightly higher this morning following the report that nonfarm payrolls had grown by 155,000, better than the expected growth of 150,000 (more coverage here). The December...
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24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell -- January 3, 2013: Markets Fight Back from Lower Open, But Can’t Buck the Fed (C, PCLN, SPWR, CSCO, ALU, FDO, SONC, MOS, AA, BRK-A, LDK, TSL, YGE, HSOL, LPH, VRNG, GOOG)
U.S. equity markets opened lower this morning following a higher-than-expected report of new claims for unemployment benefits (more coverage here). The news more than compensated for the afterglow of...
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24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell -- January 2, 2013: Markets Up on Fiscal Deal (ADM, MAR, WAG, ROST, TGT, FDO, ZIP, CAR, FB, BIOF)
U.S. equity markets opened sharply higher this morning following approval last night from the U.S. House of Representatives of a bill that preserves some tax cuts, eliminates others, and basically...
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