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Wall Street gains as S&P eyes positive year

Posted by Reuters: Business News on December 22, 2011

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Stocks edged higher on Thursday, putting the benchmark S&P 500 index on track for its third straight advance after data pointed to ongoing improvement in the labor market and reinforced expectations for a rally into the end of the year.



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S&P 500 slides 2 percent

Posted by Reuters: Business News on November 23, 2011

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Stocks tumbled on Wednesday, with the benchmark S&P 500 sliding 2 percent and on pace for a sixth day of declines on anxiety over the euro zone crisis and weak Chinese data.



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German 10-year bond auction a "disaster"

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LONDON (Reuters) – A “disastrous” sale of German benchmark bonds sparked fears on Wednesday the debt crisis was beginning to threaten even Berlin, with the Bundesbank forced to dig deep into its pockets to ensure the auction did not fail.



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Futures tumble as euro zone fears grow

Posted by Reuters: Business News on November 15, 2011

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Stock index futures fell sharply on Tuesday as a rise in European bond yields, including a jump in the Italian benchmark 10-year to above 7 percent, highlighted market fears that Europe’s debt crisis was mushrooming into a wider systemic problem.



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Analysis: Oil traders ask "what glut?" as Midwest stocks shrink

Posted by Reuters: Business News on August 4, 2011

NEW YORK (Reuters) – The latest U.S. oil inventory data contradict a widely held notion among oil traders that a huge glut of Canadian and U.S. shale crude oil is accumulating in the middle of the United States and causing the record gap in global oil benchmark prices.



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Most at Fed want rate hikes before asset sales

Posted by Reuters: Business News on May 18, 2011

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Most Federal Reserve officials prefer to raise benchmark interest rates before selling assets when the time comes to tighten policy, minutes of their April meeting showed on Wednesday.



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Nasdaq index rebalancing slashes Apple’s influence

Posted by Reuters: Business News on April 5, 2011

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Nasdaq’s late-night rebalancing of its benchmark Nasdaq-100 Index spurred a selloff in Apple shares and surprised U.S. fund managers who questioned the timing of the announcement.



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Nasdaq rebalancing slashes Apple’s weighting

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NEW YORK (Reuters) – Nasdaq will rebalance its benchmark Nasdaq 100 index next month, slashing Apple Inc’s weighting and causing volatility as investors adjust their portfolios.



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Nasdaq to rebalance index, cut Apple weighting

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NEW YORK (Reuters) – Exchange operator Nasdaq OMX Group will rebalance its benchmark Nasdaq 100 index, cutting the weighting of widely held stocks, such as Apple Inc, and causing volatility as investors adjust their portfolios.



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Nasdaq to rebalance index and to cut Apple’s weighting

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NEW YORK (Reuters) – Exchange operator Nasdaq OMX Group Inc said on Tuesday it will rebalance its benchmark Nasdaq-100 index, cutting the weighting of Apple Inc.



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