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Stocks rise as unemployment claims drop 
U.S. stocks pushed higher in midday trading Thursday after applications for unemployment benefits hit a four-year low and retailers reported better February sales. The Dow Jones industrial average rose 38 points to 12,990 shortly after noon Eastern. That's a gain of 0.3 percent.
By Matthew Craft , March 01, 2012
Nasdaq cracks 3,000, but stocks fall
The Nasdaq composite index briefly broke through 3,000 on Wednesday for the first time since the collapse in dot-com stocks more than a decade ago. Stocks ended lower, but it was still the best February on Wall Street in 14 years.
By Daniel Wagner , February 29, 2012
For 1st time since start of financial crisis, Dow closes above 13,000
The Dow Jones industrial average on Tuesday reclaimed the last of the ground it held before the carnage of the Great Recession — bailouts, bank failures, layoffs by the million and a stock market plunge that cut retirement savings in half.
By Daniel Wagner , February 28, 2012
NDSU ag economist: Soybean demand offers investment potential
Bill Wilson: Demand is outpacing production, creating many opportunitiesFarmers in North Dakota and the Upper Midwest can take advantage of this, but only if they capitalize on new technology, says Bill Wilson, a North Dakota State University agricultural economist.
By Mikkel Pates , February 28, 2012
Close, but not quite, for Dow in push for 13,000
A burst of selling at the closing bell drove the Dow lower after it hovered around the milestone for most of the afternoon. The average finished the day about 19 points shy of the 13,000 mark.
By Joshua Freed , February 27, 2012
S&P 500 index hits highest point since June 2008
A two-point gain was enough to push the S&P 500 index to its highest level since June 2008, three months before the collapse of Lehman Brothers and the darkest days of the financial crisis. The S&P 500 index closed at 1,365.74, beating its 2011 closing high by two points.
By Matthew Craft , February 24, 2012
Dow flirts with 13,000 again but can't make it
The Dow Jones industrial average made another run at 13,000 but couldn't quite get there. Stocks recovered from an early loss Thursday and pushed the Dow within four points of the milestone. Investors were encouraged by more good news on U.S. jobs, but gains were limited by poor results from retailers such as Safeway and Kohl's.
By Christina Rexrode , February 23, 2012
U.S. stocks fall as Europe frets over Greece
U.S. stocks fell today as investors worried over the details of a new bailout plan for Greece. The Dow Jones industrial average lost 44 points to 12,921 just after noon Eastern. The day before, it briefly touched 13,000 for the first time since May 2008. The Dow has been trading at or near four-year highs for three weeks.
By Samantha Bomkamp , February 22, 2012
Dow breaks 13,000 but can't hold gains
It came and went in a flash, a number on a board for seconds at a time, but its symbolic power couldn't be dismissed. The Dow Jones industrial average, powered higher all year by optimism that the economic recovery is finally for real, crossed 13,000 on Tuesday for the first time since May 2008.
By Christina Rexrod , February 21, 2012
Dow within 100 of 13,000 as stocks barrel higher
The stock market built a big rally on the strength of the American job market today and barreled toward its highest levels of the year. The Dow Jones industrial average pushed to within 100 points of 13,000. The Dow was up 120 points at 12,900 just after 3 p.m. EST. The Dow has not closed above 13,000 since May 19, 2008, and has not traded above that level at any point since the following day.
By Christina Rexrode , February 16, 2012
U.S. stocks stage rally late, finish flat
The Dow Jones industrial average gained 4.24 points to close at 12,878.28, about 12 points shy of its best finish this year. The Standard & Poor's 500 lost 1.27 points to close at 1,350.50. The Nasdaq composite index gained 0.44 point to 2,931.83.
By Christina Rexrode , February 14, 2012
U.S. stocks fall as Greek deal is held up
The Dow Jones industrial average is finishing down 89 points, or 0.7 percent, at 12,801. The broader Standard & Poor's 500 is down nine points to 1,343. It is the first losing week for the index this year.
By Bernard Condon , February 10, 2012
Smartphones make farmers smarter
Like a growing number of agriculturalists, Rick Swenson uses his cellphone for more than talking.
By Jonathan Knutson , February 05, 2012
Stocks finish with best January since 1997
In what was mostly a slow and steady climb, the Dow Jones industrial average rose 3.4 percent in January and the Standard & Poor's 500 gained 4.4 percent, the best performances for both indexes to open a year since 1997.
By Pallavi Gogoi , January 31, 2012
As U.S. economy growth slows, stocks slip
Stocks were drifting lower today after the government reported the U.S. economy grew at a slower pace than economists had expected in the fourth quarter.
By Bernard Condon , January 27, 2012
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