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Why stock market bulls are cheering the S&P 500’s close above 4,231
The S&P 500 index on Friday finished above a chart level that delivered a dose of encouragement to stock-market bulls…
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Can the stock market bottom without Wall Street’s fear gauge hitting ‘panic’ levels?
Investors have endured a lot this year, and it’s not over yet with market technicians debating whether U.S. stocks are…
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U.S. stocks end mixed as rally tied to cooler inflation data takes breather
U.S. stocks ended mostly lower on Thursday, despite hitting a three-month high early in the session after another batch of…
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U.S. stocks retreat from early gains with optimism about inflation peaking now fading
U.S. stocks gave up an early rally Thursday afternoon after hitting three-month high in the morning session following another batch…
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U.S. stocks open at three-month highs after another optimistic inflation report
U.S. stocks opened at fresh three-month highs Thursday after another batch of inflation data appeared to confirm that price pressures…
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Suddenly, stock-market investors are wrestling with ‘boomflation’ after hot July jobs report
The worry instead turned to what a rip-roaring labor market and surging costs for everything means for stocks and bond…
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‘A clear sign that the U.S. economy is not in a recession’: Economists react to blowout July jobs report
The July jobs report on Friday showed the U.S. economy gained 528,000 jobs last month, with the unemployment rate falling…
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U.S. stock futures turn lower after much stronger-than-expected jobs report reinforces Fed rate hike expectations
U.S. stock-index futures turned lower Friday morning after a much stronger than expected reading on July employment reinforced expectations for…
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Dow up 350 points, stocks hit 6-week highs as investors shrug off weak GDP number
U.S. stocks rallied to their highest level in more than six weeks Thursday as investors digested second-quarter GDP data as…
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U.S. economy shrinks in the second quarter, GDP shows, and invites talk of recession
The numbers: The U.S. economy shrank at a annual 0.9% pace in the second quarter to mark the second decline…
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