US stocks edged higher, capping the Dow average's sixth-straight weekly advance, as investors shrugged off a weaker-than-expected reading on July job growth. Treasury prices rallied, as the muted payroll report spurred demand for ...
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THE Dow Jones average slid Friday, capping a quarter marked by heightened volatility as investors positioned themselves for an era of less Federal Reserve support for financial markets. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 114.89 points, ...
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Blue chips continued to climb to new heights, pushing beyond the record levels reached in yesterday's rally after a better-than-expected reading on the labour market. The Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 42.47 points, or 0.3 per cent, ...
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The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 has closed down 2.3 per cent at 4980.1, its biggest fall in nine months. More than $36 billion was wiped from the value of Australian shares in the market's largest one-day decline since May 18, pulling back from ...
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Energy shares powered blue-chip stocks to five-year highs as Valero Energy reported better-than-expected earnings and investors shrugged off sluggish consumer-confidence data. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 72.49 points, or 0.5 ...
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Blue-chip stocks rose for a fifth-straight session after a reading on December retail sales rose more than expected. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 27.57 points, or 0.2 per cent, to 13534.89, erasing morning losses to close near ...
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US stocks ended the first week of the new year with a bang,with the S&P 500 notching a five-year high and the Dow securing its biggest weekly gain since December 2011. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 43.85 points,or 0.3 per cent,to ...