Wall Street’s happy new year: Dow up almost 180
NEW YORK — The stock market got a big jump on a better year. After a flat 2011, stocks rose sharply Tuesday in the first trading of 2012 after investors returned from the holiday and found encouraging...
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U.S. stocks edged higher in early trading Tuesday as the market stabilized a day after a big drop. Energy stocks were among the biggest gainers as the price of oil rose.
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U.S. stocks are rising across the board Wednesday following big gains in Asia and Europe, a buoyant end to the worst quarter for major indexes in four years.
View ArticleUS stocks edge lower amid new signs of China weakness
U.S. stocks edged lower Tuesday on more evidence that growth in China, the world's second-largest economy, is slowing.
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