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S&P suffers year's biggest loss as Greek deal falters

NEW YORK (Reuters) – The S&P 500 posted its biggest daily percentage decline thus far in 2012 on Friday after an about-face on Greece’s long-awaited debt deal ended a five-week streak of gains for equities.
All but one of the 30 Dow c…

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Stocks, euro hit by Greek worries

By Herbert Lash and Steven C. Johnson
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Stocks snapped a five-week winning streak on Friday and the euro slumped as planned wage and pension cuts in Greece hit a new obstacle, raising fear the country may not get the ai…

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Rally brings S&P closer to break-even for 2011

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Stocks rose on Thursday, putting the S&P 500 on the cusp of finishing out the year higher as another decline in jobless claims pointed to further improvement in the labor market.
The S&P rose for a third day i…

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Wall St tumbles on Europe, recession worries

NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. stocks tumbled on Monday, with the Dow turning negative for the year, as concerns about heavy debt loads both in the United States and Europe heightened worry about recession and increased volatility.

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Wall St down as MF Global falls victim to Europe

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Wall Street closed its best month in 20 years on a down note on Monday as the failure of trading firm MF Global Holdings Ltd and new worries about Europe’s debt crisis hammered financial shares.
In a sign that Europe’s woes were…

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Wall St. edges higher; Europe anxiety remains

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Stocks ended with modest gains on Thursday, shifting back and forth on incremental developments in Europe where leaders sought to reassure investors that a solution to the debt crisis would come soon.
The S&P has alternated …

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Wall St. edges higher; Europe anxiety remains

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Stocks ended with modest gains on Thursday, shifting back and forth on incremental developments in Europe where leaders sought to reassure investors that a solution to the debt crisis would come soon.
The S&P has alternated …

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Wall St. edges higher; Europe anxiety remains

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Stocks ended with modest gains on Thursday, shifting back and forth on incremental developments in Europe where leaders sought to reassure investors that a solution to the debt crisis would come soon.
The S&P has alternated …

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Wall St. edges higher; Europe anxiety remains

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Stocks ended with modest gains on Thursday, shifting back and forth on incremental developments in Europe where leaders sought to reassure investors that a solution to the debt crisis would come soon.
The S&P has alternated …

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Wall St. Edges up after Statement on EU Summit

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Reflecting market worries, the CBOE Volatility Index VIX .VIX, Wall Street’s “fear gauge,” rose 2.5 percent to 35.29, extending gains after rising nearly 10 percent on Wednesday.
The Dow…

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Wall Street Posts Biggest Loss in Last Two Weeks

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The KBW Bank index lost 3.9 percent.
“The German Finance Minister basically came out and sort of ruined the expectation that a grand plan was coming along, that some sizable fund was …

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Germany’s caution on debt plan sinks Wall Street

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Stocks suffered their worst loss in two weeks on Monday after comments from Germany’s finance minister caused investors to fear Europe’s solution to its debt crisis may not come fast enough.
The S&P index had risen for two s…

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Wall St gains 2 percent as Europe debt concerns ease

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Yahoo Inc (YHOO.O) shares gained 4.3 percent to $13.47 after its chairman, Roy Bostock, abruptly fired Chief Executive Carol Bartz on Tuesday, ending a tumultuous tenure marked by stagnation …

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Wall Street surges 2 percent on Greek bank deal; trade thin

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Stocks soared more than 2 percent in a broad rally on Monday as a merger between two big Greek banks provided a rare bit of encouraging news out of debt-stricken Europe.
A rebound in consumer spending calmed fears of a new U.S. …

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Wall Street posts first weekly gain in more than a month

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Wall Street posted its first weekly gain in more than a month as Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke raised hopes for more stimulus for the economy at the U.S. central bank’s September meeting.
Initially stocks fell after Bernanke stopped…

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Wall St sinks as fear jumps after historic downgrade

NEW YORK, Aug 9 — US stocks plunged yesterday, taking the S&P 500 down more than 6 per cent on growing fears of a recession, exacerbated by the loss of the country’s pristine triple-A credit rating.
Panicked selling on hea…

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Wall St sinks as fear jumps after historic downgrade

NEW YORK, Aug 9 — US stocks plunged yesterday, taking the S&P 500 down more than 6 per cent on growing fears of a recession, exacerbated by the loss of the country’s pristine triple-A credit rating.
Panicked selling on hea…

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Wall St sinks as fear jumps after historic downgrade

NEW YORK, Aug 9 — US stocks plunged yesterday, taking the S&P 500 down more than 6 per cent on growing fears of a recession, exacerbated by the loss of the country’s pristine triple-A credit rating.
Panicked selling on hea…

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Investors flee stocks for bonds on U.S. downgrade

NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. stocks plunged on Monday, racking up their biggest losses in almost three years as investors fled to the safety of gold and bonds after the downgrade of the U.S. credit rating by Standard & Poor’s stoked fears the count…

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Buyers exit market before House debt plan vote

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Stocks faded in the afternoon on Thursday to end mostly lower, with investors skeptical a key vote by Congress would lead to a deal to avoid a U.S. default.
The S&P 500 fell for a fourth straight day as buyers kept to the si…

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