Stocks kicked off the final quarter of the year with moderate gains Friday as more encouraging data on consumer spending, consumer sentiment and auto sales were partly offset by a slowdown in manufacturing activity.
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Despite the last day’s profit-taking slippage, it was a September to remember for stocks, especially after their gruesome performance in August. It’s all the more noteworthy because September is hardly a highlight month histori…
The strength of the market surge depends on economic news — particularly unemployment data. Consumer confidence, personal consumption and GDP are three other big items on this week’s calendar.
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Stocks closed mixed with little change on Tuesday after the Federal Reserve stood pat on interest rates and warned that falling prices are becoming a bigger concern. Tuesday’s meeting did little to give equities direction after…
Stocks closed ever-so-slightly higher Friday as traders weighed some better-than-expected earnings news and inflation data against slumping consumer sentiment.
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