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Market Wrap: Stocks End Higher After Bounce in Oil Prices

August 31, 2015

Richard Drew/AP NEW YORK -- The Dow and S&P 500 ended higher Tuesday, helped by energy stocks and March-quarter earnings reports that topped modest expectations following worries about a strong dollar. ...

Market Wrap: Wall Street Ends Higher in Sharp Turnaround

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August 23, 2015

Energy

Richard Drew/AP NEW YORK -- U.S. stock indexes jumped more than 1 percent Friday as worries about the economy after a disappointing jobs report gave way to a robust rally in energy and materials stocks. Th...

Market Wrap: Stocks Retreat; S&P, Nasdaq Post Quarterly Gains

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August 7, 2015

Energy

Andrew Burton/Getty Images NEW YORK -- U.S. stocks ended lower Tuesday in a retreat from the previous session's sharp rally as energy shares declined and the dollar edged up, but the S&P 500 and Nasdaq ...

Market Wrap: Stocks Inch Up as Focus Turns to Earnings

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August 4, 2015

Energy

Richard Drew/AP NEW YORK -- Gains in utilities offset a retreat in energy shares Monday, leaving U.S. stocks slightly higher as investors remained nervous about third-quarter corporate results. The Dow ros...

Market Wrap: Stocks End Month Down; Shake Shack Shares Rally

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July 24, 2015

Ipos

Spencer Platt/Getty Images NEW YORK -- U.S. stocks ended lower Friday after a volatile session as investors worried about weak U.S. growth data and whether instability in Europe could hurt corporate earning...

Market Wrap: Energy Leads Stocks Down; Eyes on Greece, China

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July 15, 2015

Energy

Spencer Platt/Getty Images NEW YORK -- U.S. stocks fell in a volatile Monday session as Greeks resoundingly backed their government in rejecting the austerity terms of a bailout and China implemented emerge...

Market Wrap: Stocks Fall as Street Mulls Fed’s Rate Decision

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July 14, 2015

Energy

Richard Drew/AP NEW YORK -- Wall Street stocks closed lower Friday in heavy trading as the Federal Reserve's decision to keep interest rates near zero fueled concerns about the potential impact of continuin...

Market Wrap: Stocks End Mixed After a Sizzling Alibaba IPO

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July 2, 2015

Ipos

AP/Richard Drew U.S. stocks closed little changed on Friday after Alibaba's strong debut was offset by falling technology shares as Oracle (ORCL) and Yahoo (YHOO) stumbled, but the Dow managed to edge highe...

Market Wrap: Dow, S&P 500 Slip as Apple, Energy Weigh

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May 9, 2015

Energy

Richard Drew/AP NEW YORK -- The Dow and the S&P 500 edged lower Monday as energy shares dropped with oil prices and Apple retreated a day before its quarterly results. Investors were cautious ahead of ...

Market Wrap: Stocks Slip as Factory Data Add to Growth Woes

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April 18, 2015

Energy

Slaven Vlasic/Getty ImagesNasdaq and Esquire Network officials ring the opening bell Wednesday at the Nasdaq MarketSite in Manhattan. NEW YORK -- U.S. stocks ended down slightly Wednesday, led by losses in ...

Market Wrap: Stocks Eke Out Tiny Gains as Energy Shares Slip

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April 16, 2015

Energy

Richard Drew/AP NEW YORK -- U.S. stocks ended with slight gains Monday as investors were cautious at the start of a heavy week of earnings, but advances in top tech names gave some support. The Dow and S&a...

Study: Even Professional Investors Can’t Beat the Market

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April 13, 2015

Mutual Funds

Getty Images Stock-picking is hard, even for the professionals -- and it is only getting harder. A recent study found evidence that it's getting harder and harder for active mutual funds to outperform index...

Market Wrap: Energy Shares Push Stocks Higher as Fed Meets

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April 13, 2015

Energy

Steve Mack/Getty ImagesMiss America 2016, Betty Cantrel, rings the opening bell Wednesday at the New York Stock Exchange. NEW YORK -- Energy stocks pushed Wall Street higher Wednesday due to an almost 6 per...

Market Wrap: U.S. Stocks Tugged Lower by Global Concerns

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March 30, 2015

Energy

Seth Wenig/AP NEW YORK -- Concerns about the world economy helped tug U.S. stocks lower on Monday as worries mount over Greece's standoff with its creditors. Major indexes headed lower at the opening of tr...

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