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April Issue 1 2013

Stocks edge higher as earnings start

Stocks rose modestly Tuesday as traders lacked a catalyst to push the market higher following a strong start to the year.

STEVE ROTHWELL, AP Markets Writer

April Issue 1 2013

Stocks drop sharply after job growth disappoints

Stocks dropped sharply on Wall Street Friday after the government reported that U.S. employers added the fewest jobs in nine months in March and more people gave up looking for work. The report was worse than economists were expecting.

STEVE ROTHWELL, AP Markets Writer

March Issue 4 2013

S&P 500 moves above its record high, keeps going

There goes another stock market record. The Standard & Poor's 500 crossed into record territory Thursday morning, beating the closing high it set in pre-financial crisis days. Three weeks earlier, the Dow Jones industrial average beat its own 2007 record.

CHRISTINA REXRODE, AP Business Writer

March Issue 4 2013

Bernanke: Low interest-rate-policies benefit trade

Chairman Ben Bernanke said Monday that the Federal Reserve's low-interest-rate policies are helping to boost growth around the world, rejecting criticism that they could lead to a global currency war.

MARTIN CRUTSINGER, AP Economics Writer

March Issue 4 2013

Stocks climb following jump in factory orders

Signs that the economic recovery is gaining strength helped push the stock market higher Tuesday.

MATTHEW CRAFT, AP Business Writer

March Issue 4 2013

US stocks fall after teetering Cyprus gets bailout

U.S. stocks are trading lower at midday after Cyprus secured a bailout to prevent the collapse of its banking system.

DANIEL WAGNER,AP Business Writer

March Issue 4 2013

Stocks rise on Wall Street aided by earnings

Stocks rose on Wall Street Friday, bolstered by strong earnings from major companies. Investors also saw a chance to add to their holdings after declines earlier in the week.

STEVE ROTHWELL, Markets Writer

March Issue 4 2013

COMMENTARY: Eye on Wall Street: Mixed market returns in February

The S&P 500 gained 1.4 percent last month and is up 6.5 percent year to date.

JEFF PANTAGES, ALASKA'S EYE ON WALL STREET/FOR THE JOURNAL

Fed stands by stimulus as jobs lag, sees stronger US economy March Issue 4 2013

Fed stands by stimulus as jobs lag, sees stronger US economy

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve said March 20 that the U.S. economy has strengthened after pausing late last year but still needs the Fed’s extraordinary support to help lower high unemployment.

MARTIN CRUTSINGER, AP ECONOMICS WRITER

March Issue 3 2013

Cyprus banks to remain closed another two days 


Cyprus' banks will remain closed Thursday and Friday as officials try to find a new plan to stave off bankruptcy.

Associated Press

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