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24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell -- September 11, 2012: Markets Stumble Toward a Higher Close (CMCSA, JNJ, DNKN, YELP, FINL, COOL, PANW, HSOL, UNFI, PLL, SCMR, UEC, SABA, WSB, OLBK, CTIC, VLO, PSX, KSW, AMD)
The three major U.S. stock indexes opened higher this morning and have remained higher by a modest amount all day. Overseas markets were mixed, with Asian markets down in advance of tomorrow’s...
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24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell -- September 10, 2012: Markets Spend Another Day Around the Flat Line (AAPL, ITRI, NRG, CELG, S, PPHM, RFIL, JW-A, COOL, PANW, HSOL, UNFI, GERN, TITN, GMCR, KSW, AMZN)
The three major U.S. stock indexes opened lower this morning after a weekend of mixed news from Asia. China’s trade balance rose on falling imports and industrial production failed to meet...
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24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell -- September 7, 2012: Markets Mostly Flat on Weak Jobs Report (APOL, GMCR, NVDA, WY, PCLN, MFRM, SWHC, CMVT, KR, LULU, PPHM, RFIL, TITN, JW-A, ANR, AAPL, AMZN, GOOG, INTC)
The three major U.S. stock indexes opened mixed this morning following a lower-than-expected increase in non-farm payrolls (more coverage here). In Asia and Europe, though, markets were higher for...
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24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell -- September 6, 2012: Markets Strong on ECB Bond-Buying Plan (NOK, BCS, ATVI, MWW, STI, FCEL, HWD, KFY, LAYN, MFRM, SWHC, CMVT, KR, LULU, OCZ, NAV, PAY)
The three major U.S. stock indexes opened higher this morning as expectations had been raised that the European Central Bank would institute some kind of bond-buying program to shore up the...
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24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell -- September 5, 2012: Markets on Hold for ECB Announcement (FDX, FB, TWX, CHK, RIO, BLMN, FNSR, PBY, DG, FCEL, HWD, KFY, PAY, LAYN, NAV, NOK, BONT, FRAN)
The three major U.S. stock indexes opened flat to slightly lower again this morning even though word leaked out of the European Central Bank’s likely bond-buying scheme (our coverage here)....
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24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell -- September 4, 2012: Markets Off to Slow Start in September (ARMH, GME, NWSA, IBM, MT, CPB, SFD, HSOL, BLMN, FNSR, PBY, DG, MRX, VRX, HEK, QCOR)
The three major U.S. stock indexes opened flat to slightly lower this morning after the three-day holiday weekend. PMI readings from Europe came out weaker than expected yesterday (our coverage...
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24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell -- August 31, 2012: Markets Rise After Bernanke Speech (GLW, SE, TD, GRMN, MT, OVTI, SAI, STP, ZUMZ, CPB, HSOL, CPB, FB, SPLK, SABA, KNXA, IBM)
Today’s issue of the “Closing Bell” is out early as we join many of you in an early start to the holiday weekend. Data in today’s report was compiled between 1 p.m. and 2 p.m. ET. The three...
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24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell -- August 30, 2012: Markets Slide Waiting for Bernanke (HUM, YGE, AET, LPX, CTXS, LTRX, CHUY, TIVO, VRA, TD, OVTI, SAI, ZUMZ, P, CIEN, FSLR)
The three major U.S. stock indexes opened lower this morning on an absence of new data from overseas and an expected drop in new claims for unemployment benefits did not occur (our coverage here)....
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24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell -- August 29, 2012: Markets Rise on Slim Economic News (WPI, SCHN, IBM, BIDU, IDXX, TFM, GCO, HNZ, ISLE, JASO, JOY, YGE, ZLC, LTRX, P, TIVO, VRA, TD, YELP, MCP, NOK)
The three major U.S. stock indexes opened slightly higher this morning following an upward revision to the U.S. second quarter GDP growth reading to 1.7%, above the 1.5% preliminary reading and...
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24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell -- August 28, 2012: Markets Mixed on Mixed Data (AKS, IACI, CHK, VMW, GSK, STP, BWS, MY, MOV, SAFM, TFM, GCO, HNZ, ISLE, JASO, JOY, YGE, ZLC, SBX, ESGR, LXK, NOK, AAPL)
The three major U.S. stock indexes opened lower this morning and bounced around the flat line for most of the day. It seems that everyone is waiting to hear what Ben Bernanke has to say at the...
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24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell -- August 27, 2012: Markets Lack Enthusiasm, Close Mixed (AMZN, BRCD, LLY, ADSK, THS, TIF, SDRL, STP, BWS, MY, MOV, SFM, HCBK, MTB, KNXA, IBM, PANL, AAPL)
The three major U.S. stock indexes opened flat to higher this morning but picked up some buying steam after the first hour or so of trading. In Europe the president of Germany’s Bundesbank said...
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24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell -- August 24, 2012: Markets Up on Macro News (BMY, KMI, STX, CPB, SPLS, ARUN, BEBE, CRM, SCVL, SOL, MSG, MDGN, SVU, ADSK)
The three major U.S. stock indexes opened lower this morning but picked up some buying steam in the first hour or so of trading. The morning’s report on durable goods sales looked good until...
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24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell -- August 23, 2012: Markets Lose Ground on Weak Data (XOM, NOC, SWY, CS, WFM, HPQ, KKD, FLWS, BIG, HRL, JKS, ADSK, BEBE, CRM, SCVL, SOL, MSG, NOK, ROSG, JKS)
The three major US stock indexes opened lower this morning and spent most of the day heading lower still. Economic data was mixed at best today, with the flash PMI number lower than expected in China...
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24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell -- August 22, 2012: Markets Sluggish Before FOMC Minutes (BBY, ZNGA, CZR, CLWR, MOS, DELL, ADI, INTU, KTCC, WTSLA, AEO, CHS, TOL, GES, HPQ, KKD, FLWS, BIG, HRL, JKS, SRZ, EXPR)
The three major US stock indexes opened lower this morning after Japan reported an unexpected plunge in its exports in July (our coverage here). In Europe there was not economic news out today, and...
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24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell -- August 21, 2012: Markets Lose Early Lustre (STP, ABB, NFLX, GLW, GRPN, URBN, TECD, BKS, MDT, ADI, DELL, INTU, KTCC, WTSLA, AEO, CHS, TOL, BBY, SPMD, DEXO, IMUC)
The three major US stock indexes opened higher this morning but by early afternoon all three had gotten stuck solidly in the red. The higher opening reflected little data and some new optimism about...
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