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2 hrs ago | Asbury Park Press

Bucking the trend on solar stocks

STR, located in Enfield, Conn., has been a public company for only four months. Unlike many of its rivals, it doesn't make photovoltaic cells, which convert the sun's rays into electricity.

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Related Topix: Enfield, CT

7 hrs ago | MSN Money

Data, Fed to test if rally has legs

Investors will try to tack another leg on to the year-long U.S. stock rally, looking to next week's economic data and statement from the central bank for evidence the recovery is still on track.

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Related Topix: Toledo Metro, Toledo, OH

Sat Mar 13, 2010

WFAT-FM Portage

Author Lewis equates Wall Street bonuses with "theft"

Author Michael Lewis, known for exposing the culture of excess at Solomon Brothers with his book "Liar's Poker," says Wall Street bonuses at banks bailed out by Washington are "a very elegant form of theft." Lewis's latest book "The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine," to be published next week, tells the story of the 2008 financial meltdown ...

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Related Topix: Games, Poker, Home, Mortgage, 60 Minutes, Entertainment, Television

Business Report

Wall Street faces key economic reports

By Germain Moyon New York - Wall Street stocks are set to build on nearly year-and-a-half highs as they face next week's key economic reports and the US Federal Reserve's monetary policy meeting.

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Related Topix: Insurance, American International Group

CKNW News Talk 980

Stocks little changed amid mixed U.S. data; loonie surges on solid jobs report

Gains were hard to come by on the Toronto stock market Friday afternoon as commodity stocks weakened in the wake of mixed signals about the health of the U.S. economy.

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Related Topix: Canada, Research in Motion, Telecom, Computers

ABC News

Hearts May Swoon When Stocks Do, Study Suggests

Stock market slides may hurt more than your savings. New research suggests they might prompt heart attacks.

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ABC News

Digital River up on Possible McAfee Deal

Shares of Digital River Inc., which provides technology and services for companies that sell products online, got a boost Friday after an analyst said McAfee Inc.

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Related Topix: Digital River, Consulting, Software, Startups, McAfee, Internet, Science / Technology

Canada.com

Toronto stocks pare early gains

Canadian stocks ended the week little changed, advancing a mere 38.68 points over the past five trading sessions.

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Fri Mar 12, 2010

Reuters

Retail sales rise as shoppers fight winter blues

U.S. retail sales rose unexpectedly last month despite heavy snow storms and a drop in vehicle purchases by consumers spooked by Toyota recalls, bolstering hopes of a sustainable economic recovery.

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Related Topix: Toyota Motor, Automakers, New York

CTV.ca

CF nabs Terra after Yara walks

Fertilizer maker CF Industries Holdings Inc. on Friday said it will buy rival Terra Industries Inc.

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Related Topix: Terra Industries, Chemicals

Millville News

Retail-sales gain helps boost stocks

U.S. stocks opened higher today, as investors were cheered by an unexpected jump in U.S. retail sales last month and reports of a crowd-pleasing nomination for the Fed's vice chairman spot.

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Denver Post

Stock futures trading higher ahead of open

Stock futures extended their gains Friday after retail sales unexpectedly rose in February, raising hopes that the economy may be gaining momentum.

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Bloomberg.com - Asia

Asian Stocks Rise, Heading to Third Weekly Increase; Honda Advances on Yen

Most Asian stocks rose, sending the MSCI Asia Pacific toward its third weekly advance, as a weaker yen boosted Japanese exporters and as drugmakers climbed on speculation proposed changes to the U.S. health system will fail.

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Salon.com

Asian stocks mixed after S&P index clears hurdle

Asian stock markets were mixed in early trading Friday after the Standard & Poor's 500 index closed at a 17-month high with investors worried about inflationary pressures in China.

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Thu Mar 11, 2010

The Toronto Star

TSX closes higher on late gains in financials

The Toronto stock market closed slightly higher Thursday thanks to a late-day gain in financial and gold stocks that sent the S&P/TSX composite index up 18.64 points to 11,979.7. The TSX financial sector gained 0.38 per cent after the CEO of U.S. banking giant Citigroup, Vikram Pandit, said the bank was on a path toward a oesustained profitabilitya ...

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Related Topix: Canada, Banking, Citigroup, Financial Services, Kinross Gold, Mining, Cable & Satellite, BCE Incorparation, Telecom

Athens Banner-Herald

Slowly, Americans are regaining their lost wealth

Americans are recovering their shrunken wealth - gradually. Household net worth rose last quarter, mainly because the healing economy boosted stock portfolios.

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Related Topix: Home, Mortgage

AM 1430 The BUZZ

Jobless claims fall, trade gap narrows

The number of U.S. workers filing new applications for unemployment benefits fell slightly less than expected last week, hinting at a slow labor market recovery.

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Millville News

Wall Street plans for lower opening on China worries

U.S. stock futures slipped today on worries the engine of the world economy, China, may have to slam the brakes to combat accelerating prices.

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Manawatu Evening Standard

Share market loses ground as rates held

The New Zealand share market slipped in early trading, with key stocks losing ground or staying flat after the Reserve Bank did as expected and left official interest rates at a record low 2.5 per cent.

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Wed Mar 10, 2010

The Hindu

Markets in consolidation mode

MUMBAI: The Bombay Stock Exchange sensitive index, Sensex, ended higher by 46 points at 17098.33 on Wednesday as the impact of a smart rally in Reliance Industries was minimised by selling pressure in other frontline shares such as Bharti, Infosys and ICICI Bank.

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