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24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell -- June 11, 2012 (AKS, DUK, WY, SO, EMC, UEC, AEPI, KORS, FDS, GAME, FNSR, COOL, ES, NOK, CNC)
The three major US stock indexes opened higher this morning as investors reacted positively to the $125 billion bailout of Spain’s banks (more coverage here). Once investors understood that this...
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24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell -- June 8, 2012 (CSCO, SD, QCOM, KMI, LEN, XIDE, PNY, FGP, KMGB, FNSR, KORS, FDS, KFY, KR, PIR, WGO, PCX, ANR, NOK, NAV, CHK)
The three major US stock indexes opened lower this morning as investors wait for weekend data on Chinese trade and industrial production. The drop in US unemployment benefits claims didn’t spur...
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24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell -- June 7, 2012 (HAL, ORCL, VZ, CIM, CHTR, CMVT, SJM, LULU, TITN, XIDE, PNY, JVA, TA, RDS-A, MDR, MOH)
The three major US stock indexes opened higher this morning following the announcement of an interest rate cut in China (our coverage here). Spain sold more than €2 billion in bonds at slightly...
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24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell -- June 6, 2012 (FB, GRPN, CHK, PHM, SHW, HOV, AMSC, CYBX, MTN, CMVT, SJM, LULU, PBY, TITN, LEE, BRK-A, BRK-B, TPX, FCEL)
The three major US stock indexes opened higher this morning despite the refusal of the European Central Bank to lower its interest rates (our story here) and a lower-than-expected rise in US labor...
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24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell -- June 5, 2012 (DG, MRVL, BRCD, CHSI, URI, JASO, UNFI, LAYN, HWD, HOV, MW, THO, WPRT, CAT, GRPN, FAST)
The three major US stock indexes opened lower this morning, but only the DJIA remained negative until the afternoon. Economic news from Europe was mixed ahead of a G7 meeting related to Spain (our...
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24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell -- June 4, 2012 (FB, YUM, TM, AMZN, BA, CVGW, CONN, NX, JASO, MFRM, UNFI, LAYN, CRED, FOR, ENPH, DAL)
The three major US stock indexes opened very slightly higher this morning, but soon turned south on a disappointing report on US factory orders (our coverage here). In Europe, Germany once again...
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24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell -- June 1, 2012 (FB, HPQ, JWN, S, BX, MY, OVTI, RLD, VRA, AMSC, CIM, DG, GAME, CONN, GRPN, XRA, SPLK)
The three major US stock indexes opened sharply lower this morning on weak PMI reports from Europe and even weaker news on US employment (our coverage here). The US ISM manufacturing index fell more...
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24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell -- May 31, 2012 (CSTR, ARBA, SCMR, CLF, OVTI, CIEN, JOY, MOV, MY, MOD, SIRI, AONE, END)
The three major US stock indexes opened lower this morning as investors were disappointed at the downward revision to first-quarter US GDP growth from 2.2% to 1.9%. A better-than-expected showing by...
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24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell -- May 30, 2012 (NOK, LNKD, AIG, ABX, LULU, BAH, TFM, HSOL, YGE, JOSB, CIEN, JDAS, JOY, MOV, SAI, VRA, PBY, SHLD, EPD)
The three major US stock indexes opened lower this morning as investors did not pay attention to a report that the eurozone would allow its bailout fund to be used to recapitalize the continent’s...
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24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell -- May 29, 2012 (COP, FB, BTU, WDC, FL, SAFM, SHIP, BAH, CZZ, TFM, HSOL, LGF, TIVO, YGE, LCRY, IBI, LDK)
The three major US stock indexes opened higher this morning as European markets responded positively to reports that Greece is less likely to leave the eurozone. There was also speculation that China...
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24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell -- May 25, 2012 (EBAY, LULU, SI, CRM, FSLR, CRMT, MENT, POST, FRO, AMSC, DRYS, KUTV, SAFM, SHIP, GAME, TLB, PAY, FB)
Today’s edition of the Closing Bell is being published shortly after 2:00 p.m. US markets are closed Monday to observe the Memorial Day holiday. We’ll resume our normal schedule next Tuesday. The...
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24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell -- May 24, 2012 (HPQ, ARMH, DUK, NOV, MET, FRED, HNZ, TIF, COST, TD, CRMT, MENT, POST, FRO, JDAS, NTAP, ROSG, P)
The three major US stock indexes opened lower this morning following a weak report on Chinese and German PMI readings (our coverage here and here). New US jobless benefits claims came in pretty much...
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24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell -- May 23, 2012 (FB, PCX, BX, AMAT, DELL, AEO, BIG, HRL, STP, TSL, FRED, HNZ, MMYT, TIF, TD, COST, PETM, STX)
The three major US stock indexes opened lower this morning after European leaders disagree on a fiscal response to the continent’s debt crisis(our coverage here). New US home sales were slightly...
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24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell -- May 22, 2012 (GPS, DRYS, DPZ, LYB, TSLA, AZO, BBY, RL, WSM, EXPR, AEO, BIG, HRL, NTAP, P, STP, TSL, PCX, BNHN, FB)
The three major US stock indexes opened slightly higher this morning following their European and Asian counterparts, none of which were the least concerned about a downgrade to Japanese debt or dire...
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24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell -- May 21, 2012 ( AVP, PBR, SWY, BA, BBY, CPB, HAST, KKD, LOW, TECD, TUDO, AZO, GES, RL, WSM, TTWO, FB, CBE, ETN, WPRT)
The three major US stock indexes opened higher this morning as what seems to be a declaration of love for Greece at the G8 summit meeting pushed down fears that the Greeks would leave the euro and...
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