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Stocks mixed in slow start to week
Stocks fluctuated between small gains and losses on Wall Street for most of Monday. Small-company stocks are doing well because they are less exposed to recession-plagued Europe than the large international stocks that make up the Dow and the S&P 500 index.
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Stocks soar to new heights on good jobs report
Stocks jumped from the opening on Wall Street Friday, and traders put on party hats and a wave of buying helped the Standard and Poor's 500 index close above 1,600 for the first time. A surprisingly good jobs report sent stocks higher.
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Stocks up again; Dow on 10-day streak
Stocks closed higher on Wall Street Thursday, and the Dow Jones industrial average rose for the tenth day in a row. Reassurances from Federal Reserve officials that they plan to keep interests rates at historically low levels have also helped push stocks higher
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Stocks rise; Dow closes above 14,000
The Dow Jones industrial average closed above 14,000 Friday for the first time since October 2007. The Dow Jones industrial average is a stock market index that is traditionally considered a benchmark for how the entire stock market is faring.
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The Vote 'Robin Hood tax': What is it and why does Occupy want it?
As Jamie Dimon testifies before Congress (again), Occupy protesters don pointy hats to promote the 'Robin Hood tax' on stock and bond transactions – an idea Washington opposes.
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The Reformed Broker Proceed with caution: State of the Exchange Traded Products
Our Reformed Broker ruminates on the future of Exchange Traded Products (ETPs), which he believes will, at a certain point in the coming decade, completely swamp the mutual fund and ultimately eliminate it from the market.
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Stocks slip; Yelp IPO skyrockets
The Dow slid 2 points to close at 12977, but the Yelp IPO surged 64 percent in its first day of trading
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What keeps SEC chairwoman up at night? Money market funds (+video)
The health of money market funds leads the list of worries of SEC chairwoman Mary Schapiro, America's top financial market regulator. Past wild swings in the stock market rank up there, too.
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Stocks go up for second straight day
The Dow rose 44.73 points to close at 11,105.85 after a choppy Tuesday session
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How vulnerable will deficit 'super committee' be to pressure from lobbyists?
With the sweep of the deficit committee's mandate potentially covering every dollar taxed or spent in the federal government, Washington’s lobby community is going on full alert.
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Does Greece owe you? How the Greece crisis affects US money market funds
American exposure to the Greece crisis is high in certain areas. Half the assets in the 10 biggest money market funds are invested in European banks, which hold a lot of Greece's debt.
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Bond funds: Investors pulling out. Now what?
Bond funds' outflows have reached their highest levels since October 2008.
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Bond funds: Why they're risky -- and why they're safe
Bond funds have been a popular investor choice in recent weeks, but some investment gurus warn of a bond-fund bubble that will burst. Here's the case for and against bond funds.
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Bond funds, gold targets of big investors
Bond funds have netted an estimated $170 billion this year, while the price of gold has more than quadrupled.
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The bond bubble and the rush into TIPS
Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities (TIPS) are selling at more than 100 times their projected payouts, yet investors continue to pile into these and other Treasury bonds. Is this a bond bubble?
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Opinion: Inflation's hidden cost: forcing families to make riskier investments
Back when the dollar was sound, American families invested in simple – and safe – instruments like savings bonds. Now, thanks to Washington’s inflationary policies, they have to chase higher – and riskier – returns.
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79 million baby boomers enter retirement: What it could mean for the market
After retirement, will boomers be content to 'stay the course' and count on actively managed mutual funds or low-cost indexing options as they have for decades?
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