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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...
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Dow surges to record... and keeps going 
The Dow Jones industrial average closed at an all-time high Tuesday, beating the previous record it set in October 2007, before the financial crisis and Great Recession.
By Steve Rothwell , March 05, 2013
Dow hits record, erasing Great Recession losses
Five and a half years after the start of a frightening drop, the Dow Jones industrial average has regained all the losses suffered during the Great Recession and reached a new high. The blue-chip index rose 125.95 points Tuesday and closed at 14,253.77.
By Bernard Condon , March 05, 2013
Stocks slide as impasse over budget deficit looms
Investors drew little hope Wednesday for a quick compromise in U.S. budget talks after President Barack Obama insisted that higher taxes on wealthy Americans would have to be part of any deal.
By Steve Rothwell , November 14, 2012
Late rally erases steep losses on Wall Street
Stocks are ending the day mixed after a sharp recovery in the last hour of trading. The Dow Jones industrial average closed down seven points Wednesday at 12,496.
By Matthew Craft and Pallavi Gogoi , May 23, 2012
As offering nears, Facebook raises IPO prices
Already expected to be the largest-ever initial public offering for an Internet company, Facebook is making its IPO even bigger. The world's largest online social network on Tuesday increased the planned price range for its stock to $34 to $38 per share in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. That's up from its previous range of $28 to $35. At the upper limit of $38, the sale would raise about $12.8 billion.
By Barbara Ortutay , May 15, 2012
Dow Jones closes at highest mark in four years
The fastest growth in U.S. manufacturing in 10 months gave stocks a lift Tuesday and pushed the Dow Jones industrial average to its highest close in more than four years.
By Matthew Craft , May 01, 2012
For stocks, a stable and impressive climb in 2012
The stock market just had its best first quarter in 14 years. The surge has sent Wall Street analysts, some of whose forecasts seemed too sunny three months ago, scrambling to raise their estimates for the year.
By Bernard Condon , April 01, 2012
Stocks rise, extending best start since 1998
The Dow Jones industrial average rose 66.22 points to close at 13,212.04. The Standard & Poor's 500 index rose 5.19 points to close at 1,408.47. The Nasdaq composite barely moved, falling 3.79 points to close at 3,091.57.
By Joshua Freed , March 30, 2012
Materials lead U.S. stocks lower as commodities dip
Falling commodity prices punished materials and energy companies Wednesday, pushing Wall Street's major stock indexes to a lower close. Crude oil lost nearly $2 to $105 a barrel, hurting energy stocks. Peabody Energy fell 3.4 percent, Chevron 1.1 percent and Exxon 0.9 percent.
By Daniel Wagner , March 28, 2012
U.S. stocks close mixed, continuing bumpy week
The Dow Jones industrial average closed down 4 points, or 0. percent, at 13,12 on Wednesday. The Standard & Poor's 500 index closed down 3, or 0.2 percent, at 1,403. The Nasdaq composite average closed up 1 at 3,075.
By Daniel Wagner , March 21, 2012
Protest celebrating Occupy movement ends in police sweep
Chanting and cheering down Wall Street on Saturday to mark six months since the birth of the Occupy movement, some protesters applauded the Goldman Sachs employee who days ago gave the firm a public drubbing, echoing the movement's indictment of a financial system demonstrators say is fueled by reckless greed.
By Samantha Gross , March 18, 2012
U.S. stocks waver, then end the day mixed
It was a mundane end to an electrifying week on the stock market. Stock indexes wavered indecisively between small gains and losses Friday before closing mixed. Earlier in the week, the Standard & Poor's 500 and the Nasdaq composite index were on a tear, hitting levels that hadn't been reached in years.
By Christina Rexrode , March 16, 2012
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