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Big Year Ends With Wall Street Hopeful For 2014a
As Wall Street's best year in more than 15 draws to a close, few are expecting a repeat performance in 2014, though…
Wall Street Little Changed in Shortened Session
U.S. stocks were little changed on Tuesday as investors refrained from making big bets ahead of the Christmas Day…
S&P 500, Dow Extend Record Run with Higher Finish
U.S. stock indexes closed at all-time highs, extending their record run as consumer-spending data reinforced…
U.S. Growth Revised Higher, Economy On Firmer Footing
The U.S. economy grew at its fastest pace in almost two years in the third quarter, the government said on Friday…
Global Stocks Slip On Fed Taper View; Dollar Nears Highs
The U.S. dollar hovered near a five-year high against the yen and rose against the euro on Friday, while global…
Stock Futures Slip On Tapering Fears After Budget Deal
U.S. stock futures inched lower on Wednesday as investors worried that the U.S. budget deal announced late Tuesday…
U.S. Stocks Cap Weekly Decline on Bets Fed Will Taper
U.S. stocks ended their longest streak of weekly gains in a decade as data on economic growth and manufacturing…
S&P 500, Dow Score Record Closes As Stocks Rise
U.S. stocks stepped higher on Wednesday, with the S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average achieving record…
Investors Wary Of U.S. Stock Surge, Even As Money Piles In
Many prominent managers at the Reuters 2014 Global Investment Outlook Summit believe the record-setting run-up in…
S&P 500 Posts For Seventh Weekly Gain As Drugmakers Rally
U.S. stocks rose, capping a seventh week of gains for the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index, after the pace of hiring…