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Fortune 500: Top 10 companies in 2013
Fortune has released its annual list of the largest corporations in the United States, and there were a few notable changes in this year’s group. Here are the Top 10.
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Focus Recession in America? 10 questions assessing the threat.
Concerns about weak economies in Europe have already rattled global financial markets, and things are hardly rosy at home. Is America heading into a recession? Here are answers to 10 questions about that risk.
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Opinion 4 ways Congress can help American businesses
The US unemployment hovers around 8.2 percent and the Dow Jones Industrial Average is struggling to remain above 12,000. The message is clear: This recovery from the Great Recession is still fragile. Legislators should focus their attention on these four straightforward policy changes to help American commerce.
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The Fed speaks: Five times Federal Reserve chairmen made waves with words
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Stocks sink after dismal June jobs report
After a strong week in gains, Friday's jobs report, which put the June unemployment rate at 9.2 percent, pulled stocks down
07/08/2011 05:55 pm -
Unemployment rate rises to 9.2 percent. Just a 'soft patch'?
US economy added just 18,000 jobs in June, a sign the recovery is dragging. The unemployment rate rose from 9.1 to 9.2 percent. Still, most economists see a pickup in second half of 2011.
07/08/2011 12:47 pm -
Futures fall after dismal jobs report
Futures for the US stock index sunk after the government announced an unemployment rate of 9.2 percent in its June jobs report. Dow futures fell 104 points, S&P 500 futures lost 16.2 points, and Nasdaq futures sank 21.5 points.
07/08/2011 10:10 am -
Stock market shrugs off weak service sector report
The Dow rose 56 points, the S&P 500 gained 1 point, and the Nasdaq closed 8 points higher. Financial companies suffered from Moody's downgrade of Portugal's credit rating on Tuesday.
07/06/2011 05:27 pm -
Stocks stall as Moody's cuts Portugal debt rating
The Dow fell about 13 points, the S&P 500 lost 2 points, and the Nasdaq gained 10 points
07/05/2011 05:46 pm -
Energy stocks up, others wobble after Dow's stellar week
Energy stocks got a boost from a deal that Southern Union Co. struck with Energy Transfer Equity LP. But even as energy stocks rose, others wavered Tuesday.
07/05/2011 02:31 pm -
Stocks close huge week with rally
The Dow rose 168 points Friday and 650 points for the week. It was the best week in more than two years.
07/01/2011 05:49 pm -
Stocks rise as Greece clears final bailout hurdle
Greece's cost-cutting bill, along with an uptick in manufacturing, pushed the Dow up 153 points, the Nasdaq up 33 points, and the S&P 500 up 13 points
06/30/2011 06:27 pm -
In Astoria, Queens, the far-away financial crisis in Greece is a local story
On the streets of Astoria, Queens, where signs are in Greek and English, there are no whiffs of tear-gas, but passions run high. Despite words of blunt criticism, many wonder how they can help.
06/29/2011 09:21 pm -
Bank stocks, Greek deal lead stocks higher
Bank stocks and austerity measures passed in Greece helped push the Dow up 73 points and both the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq up 11 points. Bank stocks rose following a settlement that Bank of America made with investors.
06/29/2011 05:36 pm -
Strong Nike earnings help lead stocks higher
The Dow rose 145 points, S&P 500 rose 17, and Nasdaq closed 41 points higher, as home prices edged up and Greece came closer to avoiding a default
06/28/2011 06:06 pm -
Euro debt news lifts stocks after last week's loss
The Dow rose 109 points as Greece was given more time to repay its debt to France
06/27/2011 05:50 pm -
Stock prices point up on European debt outlook
Stock prices look to open higher on Wall Street, despite weak consumer spending. Stock prices are being buoyed by hopes that Europe's debt crisis will ease.
06/27/2011 10:21 am -
Tech stocks trigger slide on Wall Street
Tech stocks reported poor earnings Friday, causing shares to fall. Tech stocks are seen as an early indicator for corporate earnings in other sectors.
06/24/2011 01:07 pm -
US to tap Strategic Petroleum Reserve to drive gas prices down
Energy Secretary Stephen Chu cites crude oil disruptions in Libya and elsewhere as reason to open the Strategic Petroleum Reserve now. Gas prices, however, have been falling in recent weeks.
06/23/2011 12:47 pm -
How exposed is US economy to the Greece debt crisis?
Because of concerns about Greece, the US stock market has fallen about 7 percent, dropping for six weeks. Although it broke the losing streak last week, there is still uncertainty among investors.
06/20/2011 07:47 pm -
Greece bailout hopes lift Asian markets
Greece bailout talks involve a second rescue package roughly the size of the first. But Greece bailout could be delayed until July.
06/20/2011 02:06 am -
Stocks have their first winning week since April
The Dow rose 43 points, the S&P 500 rose 4, and the Nasdaq lost 7, amid hopes that Greece will avoid another financial crisis
06/17/2011 05:41 pm -
Home building, jobs reports push Dow higher
Despite concerns that the Greek debt crisis might spread to the US, stocks rose on Thursday, with the Dow gaining about 64 points
06/16/2011 06:01 pm -
Worsening Greek debt crisis sinks stocks, euro
The Dow, Nasdaq, and S&P 500 each closed substantially lower on Wednesday, with five shares falling for every one that rose on the New York Stock Exchange
06/15/2011 05:51 pm -
Stocks eke out gains, helped by deals
Stocks on the Dow average rose 1 point, only the second rise in stocks in June. Wendy's and VF Corp. deals help buoy sentiment.
06/13/2011 07:51 pm -
Stock market: Corporate deals provide a boost
Stock market opened higher Monday after dipping below 12000 Friday. A number of corporate deals are boosting the stock market.
06/13/2011 11:53 am -
Stock market moves lower
Stock market slide led by airlines and banks. Friday's dismal job report and other evidence of a weak economy are weighing on stock market sentiment.
06/06/2011 12:13 pm -
New jobs down, unemployment up: Is the economy hitting a pothole or a ditch?
Unemployment increased to 9.1 percent in May, and only 54,000 new jobs were created. Economists point to lingering impacts of the tsunami plus rising food and gas prices.
06/03/2011 01:35 pm -
Stock markets take a battering
Stock markets in Asia, Europe fall sharply after US stock markets plunge and Greek debt worries rise. Futures point to rebound in the US.
06/02/2011 10:56 am
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