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STAFF BLOG THE N.D. CAPITOL AND BEYOND Pomeroy votes yes on Wall Street bill
The House has passed the Wall Street bill. What do you think of the bill? A statement from Rep. Earl Pomeroy, D-N.D.: “Tonight’s vote is a big step forward for the American people. For yea...
Posted on 6/30/10 at 1:33 PM
Stocks close higher after debt deal in Greece 
The stock market finally got a deal in Greece, but it didn’t produce much of a rally.
By Christina Rexrode , February 09, 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
Facebook could offer a twist with IPO, according to speculation
The company is expected to file as early as Wednesday to sell stock on the open market in what will be the most talked-about initial public offering since Google in 2004, maybe since the go-go 1990s. Around the nation, regular investors and IPO watchers are anticipating some kind of twist — perhaps a provision for the 800 million users of Facebook, a company that promotes itself as all about personal connections, to get in on the action.
By Pallavi Gogoi , January 31, 2012
Greek debt deal may not equal Wall Street relief
Greece and the investors who bought its bonds have the beginnings of a deal that could avert a disastrous, long-feared Greek default on its debt. But don't expect a celebration on Wall Street this week.
By Joshua Freed , January 29, 2012
Dow closes in the red for it's first losing week of 2012
The stock market closed mostly lower Friday, sending the Dow Jones industrial average to its first losing week of 2012, after the government reported that economic growth was slower at the end of last year than economists expected.
By Bernard Condon , January 27, 2012
Microsoft and IBM push Dow up, Google falls
The Dow rose 96.50 points to close at 12,720.48. That's a gain of 0.8 percent. Without the huge gains in IBM and Microsoft, the Dow would have risen just 24 points.
By Matthew Craft , January 20, 2012
Stocks fall on JPMorgan earnings, European trading
Stocks fell in morning trading after a rare earnings miss for JPMorgan Chase, the country's largest bank, and as reports swirled that France and other European governments may get their ratings cut soon.
By Matthew Craft , January 13, 2012
Stocks finish higher after late-day recovery
Falling oil prices and strong bond auctions in Europe are driving stocks to a higher close.
By Samantha Bomkamp , January 12, 2012
Wall Street edges lower on new euro worries
The Dow Jones industrial average crept lower Wednesday as Europe edged closer to a recession that would hurt corporate profits in the U.S. The first earnings reports from American companies didn't add much encouragement.
By Matthew Craft , January 11, 2012
Market wisdom that withers on a closer look
Everybody knows that January predicts the stock market's direction for the year and that the best time to sell stocks is at their spring peak. And among stock market experts, it's a sure bet that the market will soar in the year before an election.
By Matthew Craft , January 08, 2012
Stocks ending flat for year after big ups, downs
The stock market is ending a tumultuous year right where it started. The Standard & Poor's 500 index closed 2011 a fraction of a point below where it started the year. The S&P closed at 1,257.60, up 5.42 points or 0.4 percent. It ended 2010 at nearly the exact same level, at 1,257.64. Its loss for the year is 0.04 point.
By Bernard Condon , December 30, 2011
Stocks soar on Europe hopes, strong housing starts
Encouraging signs out of Europe and a surprisingly strong report on the U.S. housing market drove the Dow Jones industrial average up more than 300 points Tuesday. It was the best day for stocks this month.
By Matthew Craft , December 20, 2011
Rick Perry calls Wall Street bailout 'single biggest act of theft' in U.S. history
Campaigning in Iowa today, Perry sought to cast himself as an outsider who would cut Washington's influence. He painted Newt Gingrich and Mitt Romney, his rivals for the GOP presidential nomination, as status quo politicians who should worry Republicans voters.
By Associated Press , December 19, 2011
Stock gains fade after Fed issues warning
A late afternoon slide pulled stock indexes lower after the Federal Reserve held off on any new steps to boost the economy. The Fed cautioned that strains in global financial markets still pose a danger, a nod to Europe’s debt crisis.
By Associated Press , December 13, 2011
Slow day on the stock market
Stocks are closing narrowly mixed after a report that a second European bailout fund was being considered set off a brief, late-day rally.
By Daniel Wagner , December 06, 2011
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