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Stocks surge on tech advance
with technology leading the way, as investors eyed the day's economic news, fluctuating oil prices and corporate deal-making activity. The Dow Jones industrial average (INDU) gained 0.7%. The broader Standard & Poor's 500 (SPX) index added over 1%. The
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Insight: When tackling risk it's good to talk
Imagine for a moment that you are a banker, who stumbles across a juicy new instrument called the 'lemming' product that your sales team could sell to retail clients for a fat profit. This product, however, looks risky even though it has been
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Strength in techs fuels US blue-chips rally
Wall Street stocks extended recent gains on Thursday as investors shrugged off new data giving mixed signals about the health of the US economy while strong performances in the information technology sector bolstered the leading indices.The morning
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Positive results lift European equities
Wacker Chemie, which supplies chemicals to the solar industry, rose 5.3 per cent to ,164.79 on Thursday, boosted by hopes for strong sector growth.Credit Suisse initiated coverage of the German chemicals group with an outperform rating and a target price
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Billionaire in bid to oust Yahoo board
NEW YORK (AP) -- Billionaire investor Carl Icahn is setting out to oust Yahoo Inc.'s board of directors for 'irresponsible' and 'unconscionable' actions that led Microsoft Corp. to withdraw a $47.5 billion offer to buy the slumping Internet pioneer.
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Fed auctions $7bn in securities
There are signs that firms are open to lending to each otherThe Federal Reserve has auctioned $7bn (3.6bn) in securities, as part of current moves to boost credit markets. But the amount auctioned was far less than the $25bn available, which could
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Chinese quake fears push up aluminium
Aluminium prices on Thursday rose back above the key $3,000-a-tonne level as investors bet that China's power shortages could be aggravated by damage to dams and the grid by the recent earthquake, leading to lower supplies.Aluminium is the most
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Tech leads stock rally
NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- Stocks sustained gains Thursday afternoon, even after oil prices reclaimed earlier losses, as investors eyed the day's economic news and corporate deal-making activity. The Dow Jones industrial average (INDU) gained 0.4% with
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Soaring freight costs add to price of basics
Countries that import natural resources, led by China and India, face further inflationary pressures after the cost of shipping basic commodities such as iron ore, coal or grains surged on Thursday to its highest ever level. The Baltic Dry Index of
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Stocks rise as oil slides
NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- Stocks rose Thursday afternoon, following a choppy morning, as investors welcomed an about-face in the price of oil and some strength in technology. The Dow Jones industrial average (INDU) gained 0.2% with under 2-1/2 hours
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Rio Tinto hits back at China in iron ore fight
Rio Tinto last night slammed Chinese steelmakers over increasingly aggressive negotiating tactics, after the China Iron & Steel Association called for its members to boycott the Anglo-Australian mining group's spot sales of iron ore.The steelmakers have
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Stocks struggle as oil spikes
NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- Stocks eased slightly early Thursday as investors considered rising oil and gas prices, a weaker reading on manufacturing and a rash of deal news and rumors. The Dow Jones industrial average (INDU) lost a few points in the
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Agricole aims to raise $17B in selloffs, issues
French bank Credit Agricole plans to sell $7.72 billion worth of assets The traditional farm lender has also changed the head of its investment bank It is also seeking $9.1 billion in new capital due to the global credit crisis Agricole announced that
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Wall Street in cautious mood
LONDON (CNNMoney.com) -- U.S. stock futures drifted early Thursday, as worries about inflation and the economy kept investors wary. At 5:06 a.m. ET, Nasdaq and S&P futures were little changed and pointing to a flat to lower start on Wall Street. A
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Asian markets higher on Sony and Wall Street
Asia-Pacific equity markets were mostly higher on Thursday led by Japan, as Sony's better-than-expected outlook and substantial dividend hike bolstered the Nikkei and Topix. Asian markets were also cheered by benign inflation data out of the US overnight
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Wall St rises after benign inflation data
US stocks ended the day in positive territory on Wednesday as investors responded to relatively benign inflation data and digested better-than-expected earnings reports from Macy's and Freddie Mac.Stocks moved steadily lower in the course of afternoon
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Survey: U.S. economy tops competitive ranking
GENEVA, Switzerland (AP) -- The United States topped world competitiveness rankings for the 15th straight year, but its economy is showing the same signs of weakness that sank booming Japan in the early 1990s, according to an annual survey released
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Kazakh miner leads as sector strikes rich seam
Mining stocks were the standout performers on Wedneday in a London market that crept higher in spite of more worrying inflation news.Leading the way was Eurasian Natural Resources Corporation. Shares in the Kazakh miner, which listed at 540p before
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Banks write off 80% of subprime losses
Global banks have now written off more than 80 per cent of their losses against assets linked to the US subprime mortgage market, according to a report by Fitch RatingsFitch estimates that total losses on subprime residential mortgage backed securities
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Treasurys mixed on mild inflation
after investors briefly rallied on a report showing mild April inflation but then gave up gains as stocks soared. Stock market rallies tend to lure investors away from safer securities like government bonds. Additionally, the Federal Reserve's Wednesday
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Stocks manage slim gains
but closed well off the highs of the session, giving up a bigger advance sparked by a milder-than-expected inflation report and falling oil prices. The Dow Jones industrial average (INDU) rose 0.5%, according to early tallies. The broader Standard &
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Wall St rises after inflation data
US stocks made strong gains on Wednesday as investors responded to relatively benign inflation data and digested better-than-expected earnings reports from Macy's and Freddie Mac.Stocks moved higher in early trade after the report from the US Labor
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Stocks rise on mild inflation
snapping back after several down sessions, a milder-than-expected inflation report and falling oil prices helped ease some worries about pricing pressure. The Dow Jones industrial average (INDU) rose 0.9% with about 30 minutes left in the session. The
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Wishful thinking about Freddie Mac
NEW YORK (Fortune) -- Freddie Mac is the latest beneficiary of wishful thinking about the housing market. Shares of the government-sponsored mortgage investor surged 9% Wednesday, in a replay of last Tuesday's rally in Fannie Mae stock. Like Fannie,
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Wall St gains after inflation data
US stocks made strong gains in early trade as investors responded to a government report suggesting the economic slowdown may be easing inflationary pressures.Stocks moved higher after a government report showed the consumer price index increased 0.2 per
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Stocks Higher After Inflation Report
NEW YORK (AP) -- Stocks steamed higher Wednesday after a better-than-expected report on consumer prices tempered some of Wall Street's concerns about inflation. The Dow Jones industrial average rose more than 100 points. The Labor Department's report
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Stocks rise on inflation report
NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- Stocks tiptoed higher Wednesday morning as investors breathed a sigh of relief that a key inflation report showed less pricing pressure than had been expected. The Dow Jones industrial average (INDU), the broader Standard &
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Asia markets boosted on yen and strong data
After a lacklustre start to the day, Asia-Pacific equities managed to end mostly higher, with Japan reaching a four-month high on the back of some better-than-expected earnings, large share buybacks and a weakening yen.The Nikkei 225 finally broke back
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Airbus parent EADS flies back into profit
PARIS, France (AP) -- Airbus parent EADS said Wednesday it returned to profit in the first quarter as the planemaker increased deliveries and the company cut costs, helping offset the weaker dollar. EADS introduced a cost-cutting plan after multiple
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Automotive Armageddon
NEW YORK (Fortune) -- As the presidential primary season draws to a close, it is worthwhile to contemplate this: It is unusual for a single individual to hold the fate of an entire industry in his hand - but that will be the case for the next president
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