Saturday, November 16, 2024

Waiting for word from Bernanke, stocks move higher

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Investment darlings

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Banking on change

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Citigroup CEO makes bold move

NEW YORK - Citigroup said Wednesday that it will cut 11,000 jobs, a bold early move by new CEO Michael Corbat.
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Stocks nearly unchanged as fiscal threat looms

U.S. stocks closed nearly unchanged Monday, after a day of uneven trading plagued by investors' fears about the approaching "fiscal cliff."
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Market flatlines due to jobless claims Europe

NEW YORK (AP) - The market closed roughly flat Thursday, underwhelmed by encouraging jobs news but unrattled by worrisome developments in the global economy.
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The fine print

Bob Kerstein loves his paper stock certificates.
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Apple rules stock market

NEW YORK - The biggest story in the stock market Monday was Apple, but that wasn't saying much.
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Stocks down; Fed moves seem less sure

NEW YORK (AP) - Nobody ever said reading the Federal Reserve was easy.
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The Gadfly pipes down

Evelyn Y. Davis is the world's most famous shareholder activist. She's also the most outspoken, the most outrageous, the most intelligent, the most confident, the most charming.
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Embittered Facebook investors ponder next move

To say that Facebook's debut as a public company was bungled is something like saying Facebook is a website you might have heard of.
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Are Apple, Dow right for each other?

Apple is the world's most valuable company. The Dow Jones industrial average is probably the world's best-known stock index. So don't they deserve each other?
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BATS cancels its IPO following technical glitches

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'Manifesto' echoes past questions about bank

The young banker whose dramatic public resignation stung Goldman Sachs this week joins officials from every corner of the government in questioning whether the august investment house deals honestly with all its clients.
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AIG's profit surges on tax-related accounting gain

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Dow breaks 13,000 but can't hold gains

NEW YORK - It came and went in a flash each time, a number on a board for mere seconds, but its symbolic power couldn't be dismissed.
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Dow average closes within 50 points of 13,000

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Black Friday warriors: They just keep on shopping

For true Black Friday warriors, Thanksgiving wasn't a day off, but a chance to prepare for battle.
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Twitter changes business of celebrity endorsements

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We're talking salad, but eating burgers

NEW YORK - Americans talk skinny but eat fat.
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Building a better burger

NEW YORK - When Wendy's decided to remake its 42-year-old hamburger, the chain agonized over every detail. A pickle chemist was consulted. Customers were quizzed on their lettuce knowledge. And executives went on a cross-country burger-eating tour.
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Banking on coffee and doughnuts

NEW YORK - It's time to make the money.
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Icahn makes offer for Clorox

NEW YORK - Activist investor Carl Icahn made an unusual offer to buy Clorox Co. this week, presenting himself almost as a disinterested bidder and encouraging the company to try to find a better offer.
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Coffee drinkers keep chugging, even as prices rise

NEW YORK - People are paying more to fuel up these days - on coffee.
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Ronald McDonald's midlife crisis

NEW YORK - Ronald McDonald is having a midlife crisis.
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In search of a 'McJob'

McDonald's Corp. went on the offensive Tuesday against critics who complain that it's a lousy place to work.
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