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Stock market closes out its best week since 2009

Last updated Friday, December 2, 2011 - 5:09pm

NEW YORK -- The best week for the stock market in more than two years ended with major indexes nearly unchanged on Friday.

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Stocks soar after big holiday shopping weekend

Francesca Levy The Associated Press

Last updated Monday, November 28, 2011 - 9:56am

NEW YORK -- Hopes for a more far-reaching solution to Europe's debt crisis and a strong start to the U.S. shopping season sent stocks sharply higher Monday.

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(MARTIN MEISSNER/The Associated Press) German chancellor Angela Merkel (right) and French President Nicolas Sarkozy talk to the media after a meeting on the financial crisis in Berlin, Germany, Sunday, Oct. 9, 2011. The two leaders of the eurozone’s two biggest economies, say they have reached agreement on strengthening Europe’s shaky banking sector.

Stocks jump on European pledge to help banks

Chip Cutter, Francesca Levy The Associated Press

Last updated Monday, October 10, 2011 - 10:14am

NEW YORK -- Stocks are rising sharply after the leaders of France and Germany promised to strengthen Europe's banks.

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Dow falls 391 on worldwide fears about economy

Francesca Levy The Associated Press

Last updated Thursday, September 22, 2011 - 4:06pm

NEW YORK -- Investors on Wall Street and around the world sold stocks with abandon Thursday, more convinced than ever that a global recession is under way. The Dow Jones industrial average lost almost 400 points.

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US stock futures plunge as Fed prepares for slump

Francesca Levy The Associated Press

Last updated Thursday, September 22, 2011 - 6:22am

NEW YORK -- Stock futures are plummeting after the Federal Reserve indicated the U.S. economic slump could last for years.

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Stocks open mixed ahead of Fed statement

Francesca Levy The Associated Press

Last updated Wednesday, September 21, 2011 - 8:06am

NEW YORK — Stocks are opening mixed amid uncertainty about what steps the Federal Reserve might take to stimulate the U.S. economy.

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US stock futures flat ahead of Fed announcement

Francesca Levy The Associated Press

Last updated Wednesday, September 21, 2011 - 7:00am

NEW YORK — Stock futures are roughly flat as traders wait to see whether the Federal Reserve will take steps to stimulate the economy.

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Stocks end mixed as promise of Greek debt fix dims

Francesca Levy The Associated Press

Last updated Tuesday, September 20, 2011 - 4:18pm

NEW YORK -- Investor optimism faded in a hurry Tuesday after two days of conferences ended with no resolution to Greece's debt crisis.

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US stock futures rise ahead of Fed meeting

Francesca Levy The Associated Press

Last updated Tuesday, September 20, 2011 - 6:42am

NEW YORK — Stock futures are rising as investors divide their attention between Europe’s precarious debt situation and a key Federal Reserve meeting.

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Stocks pull back on hint of Greek debt resolution

Francesca Levy The Associated Press

Last updated Monday, September 19, 2011 - 3:18pm

NEW YORK -- Stocks cut the day's steep losses by nearly half after Greece's finance minister said a conference call with debt inspectors was "productive and substantive." That gave investors some hope that Europe can contain its debt woes.

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