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Stocks tumble on corporate profit concerns
From Tribune news servicesFrom Tribune news services Stocks fell for the first time in four days on concern that a slump in corporate profits will stretch into this year, overshadowing speculation the government will revive the economy with tax cuts. Monday was considered the...Tags: Earnings Forecasts, Financial Markets
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Stocks end winning streak
U.S. stocks declined Monday, with investors taking profit after a three-session winning streak while sifting through December sales results from automakers. "The market up more than 6 percent in three trading days was enough to give the market a reason...Tags: Ford Motor Co., New York Mercantile Exchange, Federal Reserve, Automotive Equipment, Amazon.com Inc.
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Online dating gains as Dow Jones falls
Los Angeles TimesHousing prices are plummeting. Jobs are evaporating. And the economy is a mess. But singles are wading into the online dating pool in record numbers, giving virtual matchmakers their best traffic figures in years - and giving users even better odds for...Tags: Bars and Clubs, Hollywood (Los Angeles, California), Dining and Drinking, Opinion Research Corporation, eHarmony
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European stocks lifted by retailers, automakers; Asian shares up once again
AP Business WriterLONDON (AP) — European stock markets rose modestly Tuesday despite Wall Street's setback from the day before as some relatively positive corporate news helped offset concerns about the global economy. The FTSE 100 index of leading British shares...Tags: Central Bank, New York Mercantile Exchange, Automotive Equipment, Sony Corp., Foreign Exchange Market
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Wary investors retreat from last week's rally
Caution returned to Wall Street yesterday as investors gave back some gains from last week's rally even as they found encouragement from President-elect Barack Obama's calls for an economic stimulus package. Some retreat was to be expected after...Tags: New York Mercantile Exchange, Financial Markets
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Gold prices decline as dollar gains strength on hopes for economic stimulus package
AP Business WriterNEW YORK (AP) — Gold prices fell Monday, undermined by the dollar's advance on hopes for an economic stimulus package in the U.S. Meanwhile, energy and agriculture futures rose. The dollar rose against the euro and the Japanese yen, buoyed by...Tags: New York Mercantile Exchange, Chicago Board of Trade, Federal Reserve, Upstream Oil and Gas Activities, Foreign Exchange Market
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World stocks rise on U.S. rally, stimulus hopes
Asian stock markets rose strongly today, with benchmarks in Hong Kong and Shanghai gaining more than 3 percent, as Wall Street's rally and government stimulus plans buoyed investor hopes for 2009. European markets also opened higher. Investors seemed...Tags: Wen Jiabao, State Budgets, Sony Corp., Honda Motor Co., Foreign Exchange Market
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Tips for green investing in 2009
These days, everybody's an environmentalist. But as the new year begins, we ask whether in this dismal market it's possible to safely invest in green companies and funds.
The call to "go green" seemed to be reaching a fever pitch just a few months ago....Tags: Consumers, Gaming and Lotteries, Environmental Pollution, Startups, Hybrid Vehicles
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Traders get back to work in 1st full week of 2009, face stream of negative economic data
AP Business WriterNEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street will open for trading Monday at a two-month high as investors have grown more optimistic that the worst of the market's rout might be over. But, analysts contend, the real test is still to come. There will be no shortage...Tags: Federal Reserve, Fraud, Apple Inc., Financial Services, Sales
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Stocks get off to a roaring start in New Year
Investors looking at the "year-to-date return" line on their portfolio this weekend will see something they haven't seen in more than a year: a plus sign. Stocks got off to a roaring start for 2009, pushing the major indexes to two-month highs. The...Tags: Financial Markets
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Local congressmen mixed on their own pay raise
SPECIAL TO NEWSDAY; Staff writers Celeste Hadrick and Jennifer Smith contributed to this story.Members of Congress have given themselves a $4,700 pay increase, and Long Island Rep. Peter King, for one, said he supports the hike despite the economic hardships sweeping the nation. "This is a bad economic year, but in good economic years you don't...Tags: Tim Bishop, Long Island, Wages and Pensions, New Year's Day, North Hempstead
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Stocks open '09 with bang
Associated PressAssociated Press Wall Street started 2009 with a big rally Friday as investors, brushing aside a disappointing report on manufacturing, sent the Dow Jones industrials up more than 250 points and to their first close above 9000 in two months. All major...Tags: Financial Markets
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