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Tuesday, 30 December 2014

Wall St. recedes from record levels in broad decline

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U.S. stocks edged lower on Tuesday, with major indexes pulling back from record levels as the recent trend of modest moves and low volume continued in the next-to-last trading day of the year. The day's losses were broad if not especially deep. All ten primary S&P 500 sectors...
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U.S. consumer confidence rises in December

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span class="articleLocation">U.S. consumer confidence increased in December, bolstered by a brightening jobs situation that left perceptions about economic conditions at a high last seen in February 2008, according to a private sector report released on Tuesday. The Conference Board,...
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Thursday, 25 December 2014

Subaru scraps plan to shift Crosstrek production to U.S.: source

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Fuji Heavy Industries (7270.T), the maker of Subaru brand cars and SUVs, has scrapped a plan to shift production of the new XV Crosstrek to its U.S. plant and will instead make the SUV in Japan, a source familiar with the company's production plans said. Fuji Heavy, which has a...
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Tuesday, 23 December 2014

Dow tops 18,000 on GDP report

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U.S. stocks rose for a fifth straight session on Tuesday, with the Dow climbing above 18,000 for the first time ever after an unexpectedly strong report on economic growth. Both the Dow and S&P 500 hit intraday records, and the S&P is on track for its 51st record close of...
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Monday, 22 December 2014

Wall Street edges up after three-day run; Gilead slumps

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U.S. stocks were modestly higher on Monday, after the benchmark S&P 500 notched its best weekly performance in nearly two months, as a sharp drop in Gilead Sciences reined in broader gains. Gilead Sciences (GILD.O) slumped 9.9 percent to $97.71 as the biggest drag on both the...
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Friday, 19 December 2014

Wall Street little changed after best two-day run in three years

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U.S. stocks were little changed on Friday after the market's best two-day run in more than three years, with shares of Nike weighing on the Dow while energy shares led a modest advance on the benchmark S&P 500. The S&P 500 index had climbed 4.5 percent over the previous...
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Oil up on pre-holiday short-covering but down for fourth week

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Oil bounced higher on Friday as selling pressure from a six-month price rout eased for a second time this week on short-covering, helped by fresh buying in U.S. crude before the expiry of the front-month contract. U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures traded above $55...
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Thursday, 18 December 2014

Oil pares gains after early jump to $63

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 Brent crude pared early gains on Thursday to trade back below $62 a barrel, giving up much of a 3 percent spike in London as traders assessed whether a price rout is done. Oil this week slumped as low as $58.50 and has almost halved since June as fast-growing U.S. shale...
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