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Peter Tuchman, right, works with fellow traders on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Friday, May 17, 2019. (AP Photo/Richard Drew) NYRD112 NYRD112

May 17, 2019 at 7:17 am

Wobbly week for US stocks; 2nd weekly drop for S&P 500

Stocks fell broadly on Wall Street Friday as investor jitters over the heated trade war between the world's two biggest economies overshadowed encouraging developments in...

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May 15, 2019 at 12:01 am

Heating up: Investors’ green targets go beyond oil patch

NEW YORK (AP) — It's not just big oil and power companies that investors are pushing to do better on the environment. In the next...

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May 8, 2019 at 9:05 pm

What market tumble? Workers up 401(k) savings to record

NEW YORK (AP) — Last year's tumble for the stock market wasn't enough to scare workers off of saving for retirement. Instead, many ended up...

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April 30, 2019 at 4:31 am

Going, going, almost gone: Fund fees drop to record low

NEW YORK (AP) — The stock market keeps going higher, but fees to own funds keep going lower. Investors paid less to own funds last...

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FILE – In this March 6, 2019, file photo, container ships docked at the Port of Oakland wait to be unloaded in Oakland, Calif. The U.S. economy shook off fears of a sharp slowdown in the first quarter of the year and grew at a solid pace, suggesting the nearly decade-long expansion still has a ways to go. (AP Photo/Ben Margot, File) NYBZ507 NYBZ507

April 26, 2019 at 1:13 pm

Outlook for the US economy and stock market brightens

WASHINGTON (AP) — The worries that hung ominously over the U.S. economy early this year appear to have lifted. And that sunnier picture has helped...

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April 23, 2019 at 1:19 pm

Back to the same record, but it’s a different stock market

NEW YORK (AP) — Stock investors had to go on a harrowing round trip over the last seven months, but the market may be in...

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April 17, 2019 at 8:47 am

To some market vets, stocks are rallying like it’s 1999

The furious rally that's brought the S&P 500 to the brink of another record, so quickly on the heels of last year's scary tumble, is...

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April 8, 2019 at 7:14 am

S&P 500 ekes out gain, enough to extend winning streak

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stock indexes took a round trip Monday, erasing their early-morning losses to end the day close to where they started....

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April 4, 2019 at 5:33 am

IPWhoa: What to know before joining this year’s IPO parade

We use Uber to go places, Slack to chat with co-workers and Pinterest to save our favorite ideas. Why not own a piece of these...

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March 22, 2019 at 8:49 am

Potential recession signal: A key ‘yield curve’ has inverted

NEW YORK (AP) — One of the most closely watched predictors of a potential recession just yelped even louder. The signal lies within the bond...

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