Posted on 27 August 2011. Tags: barack obama, ben bernanke, congress president, debt worries, detail plans, hurricane irene, intraday lows, jackson hole wyoming, property insurers, proprietary trading firm
NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. stocks are setting up for another turbulent week that will begin with a focus, oddly enough, on the weather.
Traders juggling European debt worries and soft economic data are now staring at satellite images, tracking the pa…
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Posted on 03 August 2011. Tags: barack obama, dow futures, dow jones industrial, dow jones industrial average, india singapore, jackson wong, nikkei 225, poor earnings, seoul south korea, shanghai composite index
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — World stocks fell Wednesday as relief the U.S. averted a debt default gave way to increasing pessimism over prospects for the world’s biggest economy.Oil extended losses, trading near $93 a barrel amid expectations slower U….
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Posted on 03 August 2011. Tags: barack obama, dow jones industrial, dow jones industrial average, economy china, european stock markets, india singapore, investor sentiment, nikkei 225 index, seoul south korea, shanghai composite index
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Asian stocks fell sharply Wednesday as relief the U.S. averted a debt default gave way to increasing pessimism over prospects for the world’s biggest economy.Oil extended losses, trading near $93 a barrel amid expectations s…
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Posted on 02 August 2011. Tags: barack obama, breadwinners, congressional leaders, dow jones, dow jones industrial, dow jones industrial average, exchange volume, new york stock, new york stock exchange, york stock exchange
NEW YORK (AP) — A see-saw day on Wall Street is ending with an 11-point drop in the Dow Jones industrial average.
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The Dow started the day up nearly 140 points after President Barack Obama and congressi…
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Posted on 02 August 2011. Tags: 10 year treasury, barack obama, bond prices and yields, debt ceiling, dow jones industrial, dow jones industrial average, institute of supply management, nasdaq composite, top lawmakers, us treasury bonds
US stocks fell on Monday as a last-minute deal on raising the government’s debt ceiling and averting a potentially disastrous default headed for a contentious vote in Congress.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average shed 10.75 points (0.09 percent) to close …
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Posted on 01 August 2011. Tags: barack obama, bleak report, bond prices and yields, dow jones industrial, dow jones industrial average, financial stocks, institute of supply management, nasdaq composite, top lawmakers, us treasury bonds
US stocks fell in early trading Monday after a bleak report on the manufacturing sector and new questions arising over whether the 11th-hour debt-limit deal can pass the House of Representatives.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average tumbled 39.92 points (0…
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Posted on 01 August 2011. Tags: alliancebernstein lp, barack obama, credit default swaps, debt ceiling, default insurance, default risk, democratic party leaders, msci all country world index, swiss franc, term considerations
August 01, 2011, 7:51 AM EDT
By Stephen Kirkland
(For a special report on the debt debate, see EXT6)
Aug. 1 (Bloomberg) — S…
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Posted on 01 August 2011. Tags: alliancebernstein lp, barack obama, credit default swaps, debt ceiling, debt limit, default insurance, democratic party leaders, msci all country world index, swiss franc, term considerations
August 01, 2011, 7:51 AM EDT
By Stephen Kirkland
(For a special report on the debt debate, see EXT6)
Aug. 1 (Bloomberg) — S…
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Posted on 01 August 2011. Tags: alliancebernstein lp, asia stocks, barack obama, credit default swaps, debt ceiling, default insurance, democratic party leaders, msci all country world index, swiss franc, term considerations
August 01, 2011, 7:51 AM EDT
By Stephen Kirkland
(For a special report on the debt debate, see EXT6)
Aug. 1 (Bloomberg) — S…
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