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Stronger dollar, weak economic data pummel stocks

Business | Securities
2009-11-20

SIGNS of a subdued U.S. economic recovery sent investors out of stocks yesterday and in search of safer assets like the dollar. Major indexes tumbled about 1 percent, including the Dow Jones industrial average,...

Stock market falls as home construction slows

Business | Securities
2009-11-19

STOCKS drifted lower yesterday after an unexpected drop in home construction and disappointing forecasts from technology companies added to worries about the U.S. economic recovery. The modest drop came a day after...

Stocks post modest gains on rise in commodities

Business | Securities
2009-11-18

STOCKS finished an erratic session mixed yesterday as higher commodity prices lifted energy and materials shares. The meager advances were enough to push stocks to new 13-month highs, though more shares fell than...

Stocks jump as retail sales rebound in October

Business | Securities
2009-11-17

INVESTORS kept the stock market's upward momentum going yesterday, sending shares sharply higher as the dollar extended its slide and after retail sales rebounded more than expected in October. Major stock indexes...

Drop in US energy use drags stock market lower

Business | Securities
2009-11-13

A JUMP in the U.S. energy inventories sent stocks falling yesterday as investors worried that demand for oil and gasoline is falling because of the struggling economy. Major stock indexes slid about 1 percent from...

Stocks rise as dollar continues to dictate trading

Business | Securities
2009-11-12

ANOTHER weak day for the dollar and upbeat economic news from China gave investors more reason to keep buying stocks. A drop in the dollar lifted gold and oil prices yesterday after Federal Reserve officials signaled...

Stocks zigzag after rally as the dollar rises

Business | Securities
2009-11-11

INVESTORS cooled their buying of stocks and commodities, pausing from a surge that carried major stock indexes to their highest levels in more than a year. Stocks ended mixed yesterday. The Dow Jones industrials...

Stocks jump after G-20 pledge to aid economies

Business | Securities
2009-11-10

THE Dow Jones industrial average stormed to its highest level in more than a year yesterday as a falling dollar boosted prices for gold, oil and other commodities. Stocks also jumped as investors grew more confident...

Stocks surge on jobs data, Cisco forecast

Business | Securities
2009-11-6

A DROP in unemployment claims and an upbeat forecast from Cisco Systems Inc. gave investors a jolt of confidence a day before a key government report on jobs. The Dow Jones industrial average jumped 200 points...

Stocks give up gains in last hour, finish mixed

Business | Securities
2009-11-5

A LATE-day slump left stocks mixed yesterday as investors couldn't hold on to their optimism after the Federal Reserve gave an encouraging assessment of the economy. The Dow Jones industrial average, up more than...