ARTICLES BY DAVID K. RANDALL

Stocks recover after a two-day slump

NEW YORK - Stock indexes closed with broad gains Wednesday as international leaders scramble to save a week-old plan to prevent a financial crisis in Europe. Strong corporate earnings and a bump up in hiring by private companies also helped send markets higher after a steep two-day drop.

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Investor indigestion

NEW YORK - Small investors, take note: The smart money isn't sure what to make of the economy, either.

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Stocks fall again as Europe's debt worries deepen

NEW YORK - Europe's debt problems rumbled through global financial markets again Tuesday.

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Stocks fall as traders worry over weekend

NEW YORK - A growing belief that the U.S. economy may be headed toward recession gave the stock market its fourth straight week of losses.

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Stocks fall as Fed delivers mixed economic outlook

NEW YORK - Another lackluster economic report sent stocks down Wednesday, extending a weeklong slide.

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European debt concerns weigh on stock market

NEW YORK - Technology company troubles and renewed concerns about Europe's debt dragged stocks lower for a second day.

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Stocks rally as hiring spree surprises Wall Street

NEW YORK - The biggest corporate hiring spree in five years ended a weeklong slide in the stock market.

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Stocks edge higher but leave banks behind

NEW YORK - Financial stocks fell broadly Thursday, left out of a late lift that pared earlier losses for most major stock indexes.

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Dow higher for seventh straight day

NEW YORK - The Dow Jones industrial average closed higher for the seventh consecutive day Tuesday. That's the longest series of gains for the index since July.

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Dow finishes up, Nasdaq down amid thin trading

NEW YORK - Stocks closed barely changed Tuesday amid light trading ahead of the New Year's holiday.

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Stocks recover ground after weak employment report

NEW YORK - Stocks staged a late afternoon rally after spending most of the day weighed down by an unexpected rise in the unemployment rate. Indexes wound up closing higher for the third straight day.

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Stocks pare losses, end mixed

NEW YORK - Stocks pared their losses and ended narrowly mixed Monday amid anxiety over Europe's financial crisis and a widening probe into insider trading on Wall Street.

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Stocks sink on Asian inflation, Euro debt fears

NEW YORK - Stocks fell for a fourth day Tuesday as concerns over a slowdown in China and talks about a bailout for Irish banks combined to push the Dow Jones industrial average to its largest one-day loss since August.

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Stocks retreat from early gains

NEW YORK - Stocks closed mixed Monday as traders waited for this week's election results and more details about the Federal Reserve's plan to stimulate the economy.

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Stocks extend gains as dollar falls

NEW YORK - Stocks rose moderately Monday on growing expectations that the Federal Reserve will take steps to boost the economy.

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