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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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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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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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Is US recovery shaped like a V, U, L, or W? Yes.
The stock market is sending different signals about recovery.
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Dow index falls as big banks make money but not new loans
Two commercial big banks – Citigroup and Bank of America – reported earnings Friday. Yet their stock prices fell, in part because of a slow business climate in which loan portfolios are shrinking.
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GE shows 16 percent profit growth, ending a streak of decline
GE reported a 16 percent rise in profit, topping analysts' expectations and ending a streak of decline, on strong demand for health care and oil and gas equipment.
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Wall Street earnings are up, due to strong profit reports for Alcoa and CSX
Wall Street earnings are strong in the second quarter for US business giants Alcoa and CSX, helping the stock markets rise on Tuesday.
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Dow average extends losing streak, longest since 2008
Stocks on the Dow average drop for the seventh day in a row as professional and individual investors pull back from risk.
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Consumer confidence slumps badly on falling stock prices and no new jobs
Consumer confidence fell almost ten percent in June. The consumer confidence index recorded the biggest drop since February.
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Plunging Dow, consumer confidence: signs of 'double dip' recession?
Investors worldwide have grown more cautious about the outlook for the economy and corporate profits.
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Currency charts new course? Wall Street skeptical of China's yuan move
Currency charts: China’s yuan strengthened Monday, but the euro faltered. Dow average slipped 8 points.
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Retail sales down, economy still struggling to gain momentum
The consumer pause in May came after seven months of gains in retail sales. There's some concern about a 'double dip' recession, but most forecasters see the economy recovering at a slow pace.
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Stock prices climb higher after Fed chairman says recovery continuing
Stock prices on the New York exchanges climb higher after Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke told Congress the economic recovery is continuing.
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Businesses 'not hiring' because of economic uncertainty
Weak sales are keeping many businesses from hiring new workers. Consumers are not spending at their normal levels, and although housing has improved, it's not leading the economic recovery.
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Dow plunges below 10000 amid bad news on euro and US jobs
The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed Friday at 9931, below the symbolically important 10000 mark. It has slid in five of the past six weeks. Debt in Europe and tepid US job market are triggers.
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Jobs numbers for May squelch some economic optimism
Private sector businesses added just 41,000 new jobs in May, leading Republicans to criticize Obama's economic plan. But analysts see a few bright spots.
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World debt crisis: eight reasons you should care
As the world starts to focus on its debt crisis, Greece's financial woes may presage problems to come in Europe and the United States – with implications for your bank account and stock portfolio.
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Stock futures rise, traders try to build on rally at Wall Street opening bell
Despite the ongoing concerns, major European indexes snapped back after big losses Tuesday.
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For Dow average, a V-shaped recovery in a day
On Tuesday, the Dow average saw another in a long line of one-day V-shaped recoveries.
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Europe's debt woes weigh on stock markets again
European stock markets fell again and the American stock market opened lower over European worries on Monday.
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Stock market bouncing back day after biggest drop of the year
The stock market rebounded somewhat Friday morning after news that the German parliament approved that country's portion of a large European bailout.
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Dow Jones drops below 10,000 on worries about Europe debt crisis
The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped below the 10,000 mark Friday morning amid worries about the Europe debt crisis, following big losses on Thursday.
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Dow average sees biggest fall in 15 months
The 376-point plunge in the Dow average Thursday was big, but the flash crash was bigger. Can the SEC keep it from happening again?
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Wall Street crashes amid market 'temper tantrum over Europe'
Wall Street investor sentiment over European debt problems and an unexpected spike in unemployment claims drove the market downward.
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SEC unveils 'flash crash' fixes, but Dow plunge still mysterious
A report on the May 6 stock market 'flash crash' released by regulators Tuesday is thin on answers for why the Dow took a 1,000-point dive.
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A sign of economic recovery? For the fourth straight week, a dip in claims for unemployment benefits.
The Labor Department said Thursday that initial claims for unemployment benefits dropped last week by 4,000, the fourth weekly decline in a row.
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Days later, mystery still shrouds stock market's 'flash crash'
Regulators tell Congress they're moving to erect new stock market 'circuit breakers' to pause trading when individual stocks fall quickly.
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EU rescue plan buys time to defuse Greek debt crisis
While it doesn't solve the Greek debt crisis, the EU rescue plan will give indebted nations time to pare their debt.
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