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Stocks wobbled in midday trading on Wall Street Monday as the market’s momentum slows following its best week since July.  The S&P 500 rose 0.2% as of 11:40 a.m. Eastern. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 43 points, or 0.1%, ...

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Stocks edged higher in midday trading on Wall Street Monday as technology companies and banks made solid gains.  The S&P 500 rose 0.5% as of 11:50 a.m. Eastern. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 176 points, or 0.5%, to 34,923 ...

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By DAMIAN J. TROISE AP Business Writer  NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks fell sharply in afternoon trading Monday as Wall Street comes off its worst week since winter. The price of oil hit a seven-year high as OPEC and allied ...

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By DAMIAN J. TROISE AP Business Writer Stocks wobbled between small gains and losses in morning trading on Wall Street Tuesday following a sharp pullback a day earlier. The S&P 500 rose 0.2% as of 11:14 a.m. Eastern. The Dow ...

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Stocks fell broadly Tuesday and dragged major indexes lower for the week as investors deal with another day of choppy trading.  The market had started higher after the latest data on inflation came in better than economists had expected, but ...

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BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets rose Tuesday as investors watched for decisions from central banks in Europe and elsewhere about when they might start to wind down economic stimulus. Shares advanced in Shanghai, Tokyo and Hong Kong, which are ...

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By AMRITA JAYAKUMAR of NerdWallet Many of us don’t learn how to manage money until we’re faced with our first true financial decision, like renting an apartment, applying for a credit card or buying a car. But what if you ...

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By DAMIAN J. TROISE AP Business Writer  Stocks fell in morning trading Tuesday, as data showed the coronavirus pandemic is still holding back the U.S. economy.  The S&P 500 index fell 0.7 % as of 11:39 a.m. Eastern. The Dow ...

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Stephen McKeon University of Oregon  (The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.)  Stephen McKeon, University of Oregon  (THE CONVERSATION) Stablecoins are a type of cryptocurrency linked to an asset like the U.S. dollar ...

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By DAMIAN J. TROISE and ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writers  Stocks were mixed on Wall Street in choppy trading Monday as investors balanced unease about the spread of a more contagious coronavirus variant against another round of encouraging company earnings.   ...

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