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24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell -- October 2, 2012: Markets Stagnate as Stocks Slide (KBH, WFC, KCG, C, SIRI, TISI, AYI, MOS, FDO, MON, RPM, PCS, ARQL, EXPR, PBM)
The three major U.S. stock indexes opened higher this morning but have had trouble staying above the neutral line since late morning. Early reports that Spain would soon ask for a bailout were...
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24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell -- October 1, 2012: Markets Struggle to Hold Early Gains (ALU, NOW, FINL, IACI, BIDU, CALM, FGP, SURG, TISI, ZNGA, AYI, MOS, CRDN, MMM, FONR, NOK, ORCL)
The three major U.S. stock indexes opened higher this morning as the eurozone PMI numbers came in slightly better than expected, but still with a contractionary direction (more coverage here)....
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24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell -- September 28, 2012: Markets Sag as Quarter Ends (CAT, MCD, QCOM, APA, PFE, RIMM, NKE, ACN, AM, FINL, WAG, CALM, FGP, SURG, MDRX, ADTN, FB)
The three major U.S. stock indexes opened lower this morning following a weaker-than-expected report on U.S. personal income and inline personal consumption spending (more coverage here). U.S....
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24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell -- September 27, 2012: Market Gains Boosted by Spain (GM, IMGN, MT, MON, HON, PRGS, WOR, FUL, DFS, MKC, RIMM, NKE, ACN, AM, FINL, WAG, TPX, ZZ, PPHM, FSLR)
The three major U.S. stock indexes opened higher this morning as markets shook off weak news from Europe in favor of better news from Asia. In Europe, German unemployment stayed at 8.6% (more...
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24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell -- September 26, 2012: Markets Slide Again as Spain Staggers (CHK, RIG, SNDK, FB, CCL, JBL, SNX, PRGS, WOR, FUL, DFS, MKC, LPHI, GEVO, RIMM, AM)
The three major U.S. stock indexes opened mixed this morning as yields on Spain’s 10-year bonds took a run at 6% again and the Catalan regional government announced a “snap” election to judge...
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24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell -- September 25, 2012: Markets Slide on Macro Worries (CAT, PAYX, P, WAG, GE, ADP, PSDV, RHT, FDS, NEOG, CCL, MTN, JBL, SNX, PPHM, SPLS, BIOF, GOOG)
The three major U.S. stock indexes opened higher this morning but were unable to hold gains into the afternoon. In Europe this morning, a Spanish bond auction widened the spread between German and...
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24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell -- September 24, 2012: Markets Can’t Overcome Tech Weakness (AKS, VECO, ORCL, DRI, VLO, LEN, PSDV, RHT, FDS, NEOG, MTN, PPHM, QCOR, LMLP, GOOG, AAPL, FB)
The three major U.S. stock indexes opened lower this morning following weak economic data from Germany (more coverage here). The weekend meetings between Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President...
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24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell -- September 21, 2012: Markets Mixed on Quadruple Witching Day (FB, IBM, MA, MSI, AN, ORCL, CTAS, DRI, KBH, LEN, PSDV, RHT, S, AAPL, RIMM, DHRM, VVUS)
The three major U.S. stock indexes opened higher this morning, encouraged by a report from Europe that Spain was close to unveiling a rescue plan for the country’s banks that it would release next...
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24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell -- September 20, 2012: Markets Close on Mixed Note (NSC, MS, COH, HAL, AWK, LTD, ADBE, BBBY, CAG, JEF, RAD, ORCL, CTAS, KBH, TRLA, ASTI, QCOR)
The three major U.S. stock indexes opened lower this morning following mostly weak reports on European PMI (more coverage here). The reading on U.S. PMI was unchanged from last month (more coverage...
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24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell -- September 19, 2012: Markets Get Lift from Housing News (MON, WM, BRCM, ACHN, CLNE, AZO, CRBL, GIS, ADBE, BBBY, JEF, RAD, QCOR, AET, PHM, GRPN)
The three major U.S. stock indexes opened mixed this morning, taking until mid-morning to rise above the flat line and stay above it for the rest of the day. The initial response to Bank of Japan’s...
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24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell -- September 18, 2012: Markets Mixed as Oil Price Drops (FDX, INTC, AA, NWSA, SLB, MDRX, AZO, CBRL, GIS, ADBE, AMD, DECK, CLWR, TWC, SHF)
The three major U.S. stock indexes opened lower this morning and have wavered around the break-even line all day. European markets got things off to a slow start with concerns about Spain’s...
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24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell -- September 17, 2012: Markets Run Out of Steam (NFLX, TSLA, UA, WFC, X, LDK, CCL, FDX, SHOSR, IRIS, THLD, JAZZ)
The three major U.S. stock indexes opened lower this morning on the absence of any big macroeconomic data in Asia or Europe. Tensions between China and Japan over a handful of islands in the East...
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24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell -- September 14, 2012: Markets Cooler, But Still Rising (MMM, CME, PIR, CRUS, LVLT, KUTV, OPTT, LDK, FB, ANR, BIOF, VIRC, AAPL)
The three major U.S. stock indexes opened higher this morning following solid gains in global markets following yesterday’s FOMC decision. The Fed’s plan to pump $40 billion a month into...
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24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell -- September 13, 2012: Markets Get Behind FOMC (ANF, MSFT, INTC, AAPL, AGN, PLL, LRN, PIR, KUTV, OPTT, BAC, ANR, BIOF, PSTI)
The three major U.S. stock indexes opened flat this morning as world markets didn’t want to jump the gun on today’s announcement from the FOMC. The report on new claims for unemployment benefits...
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24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell -- September 12, 2012: Markets Get No Traction from Germany’s Decision (AAPL, KMI, POT, RENN, PSX, DG, ADP, PLL, SCMR, UEC, SABA, LRN, PIR, SHLD, SHOSR, FB, ODP, JVA, HK, MNST)
The three major U.S. stock indexes opened higher this morning and, following a morning dip, have remained in positive territory (barely) for most of the day. The first bit of big news that moved...
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