Topic: NASDAQ Composite Index
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Stocks end big week with a whimper
Dow and Nasdaq stock indexes edge down Friday after gaining more than 2 percent for the week. S&P sees small rise, despite an unexpected decline in consumer sentiment.
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S&P closes above 1400, a four-year high
Stock indexes rise to four-year highs as more good economic news rolls in. Dow rises for seventh day in a row.
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Stocks mostly lower; Dow up 16
The Dow rose 16 points to close at 13194 in the day after the stock market's biggest gain of the year.
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Dow jumps 218 on market's biggest 2012 day
Bank stocks led the market to its biggest single day gain of 2012. The Dow rose 218 points to close at 13177, its highest close since 2007.
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Stocks rise as Greece nears debt swap deal
The Dow gained 70 points to close at 12907 Thursday as Greece closed in on a deal to restructure its debt and avoid a default.
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Stock market takes a dive, ending 2012 rally
Stock market suffered its biggest losses of the year Tuesday amid worries about the global economy and Greece. The Dow fell 203 points to close at at 12759 in its biggest drop since November.
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US stocks slip on foreign worries
US stocks faltered Monday on trouble in China and Greece. The Dow lost 14 points to close at 12962
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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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Stocks fall, but Nasdaq sees 3000
The Nasdaq index briefly touched 3000 Wednesday for the first time in over a decade, but the stock market fell for the day. The Dow lost 53 points to close at 12952
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Dow just misses 13000. Again.
The Dow lost 1 point to close at 12981 – 19 points shy of the 13000 mark. The index hit 13000 several times last week but so far hasn't been able to hold onto it.
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Dow 13000 mark close, but not quite
The Dow made another run at 13000, finishing up 46 points at 12984. Despite coming within four points of the mark, early losses kept the index from reaching 13000.
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Stocks close lower after flirting with 13000
The Dow lost 27 points to close at 12938 Tuesday as stocks closed lower for the first time in four trading days.
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Dow breaks 13000 but can't stay there
The Dow rose 15 points to close at 12965, just shy of the 13000 mark that it crossed earlier Tuesday. It was the first time the index had reached that mark since 2008.
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Stock market: After almost 4 years, Dow cracks 13000
The stock market hit a big milestone Tuesday, as the Dow Jones industrial average hit 13000 for the first time since 2008. The stock market got the final push from strong corporate earnings reports and a Greek bailout deal.
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Dow comes within nearly 50 points of 13000
The Dow rose 45 points to close at 12949 Friday, inching toward a 13000 mark it hasn't seen since before the 2008 financial crisis.
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Stock market jumps; Dow barrels toward 13000
Stock market was buoyed by good news about jobs and housing. The Dow rose 123 points to close at 12904, within 100 points of 13000. Gains on the stock market overlooked problems in Greece for the time being.
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Apple, Greece pull Dow to worst 2012 showing
The Dow slid 97 points to close at 12780 as Greece slogged though bailout negotiations and Apple stock zigzagged wildly.
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Stocks rally as Greek debt talks show signs of life
After losing for most of the day, the Dow rallied to close up four points at 12878 on late reports that suggested the unraveling Greek debt talks might be saved after all.
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Stocks endure worst drop of 2012
Stocks fall on worries over roadblock to an agreement on Greece's sovereign debt, marking the first losing week for stocks in 2012. Dow falls 89 points, S&P falls 9 points.
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Stocks rally as Greek debt deal draws near
After falling as much as 60 points earlier in the day, the Dow closed up 5 points, at 12883 Wednesday as Greece appeared to close in on the cost-cutting deal it needs to keep from defaulting on its national debt.
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Stocks fall as Greek debt talks drag
The Dow fell 17 points to close at 12845 as talks dragged on between Greek political leaders over a fresh cost-cutting package required for the country to get more bailout loans.
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Stock market: Futures slide on Greek indecision
Stock market looks to open lower as emergency talks fail to produce Greek rescue package. A disorderly Greek default could send shock waves through the stock market.
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Jobs report boosts Dow to four-year high
A drop in the unemployment rate to its lowest in three years propelled the Dow Jones industrial average Friday to its highest close since before the 2008 financial crisis. The Dow jumped 156 points to close at 12862.
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Dow, S&P have best start in 15 years
The Dow Jones industrial average rose 3.4 percent in January and the Standard & Poor 500 gained 4.4 percent, the best performances for both indexes to open a year since 1997.
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World markets rattled, but Dow only down six
The wait for an expected deal between Greece and its creditors hurt financial markets around the world, but US stocks only dropped slightly. The Dow lost 6 points to close at 12653 after being down as much as 131 points earlier Monday.
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