Santa rally puts S&P 500 up for the year (Reuters)

Reuters – The S&P 500 turned positive for the year and closed out its third week of gains in four on Friday as equities extended their rally after a string of unexpectedly strong economic data. Yahoo! News: Business News
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Stock index futures point higher (Reuters)

Reuters – (Reuters) Stock index futures pointed to a higher open on Wall Street on Thursday, with futures for the S&P 500, Dow Jones and Nasdaq 100 all up 0.5 percent at 0936 GMT. Yahoo! News: Business News
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Uncertainty stalks euro, hits stocks (Reuters)

Reuters – European stocks and the euro were under pressure Tuesday after a euro zone plan to boost crisis funds parked with the IMF failed to reach a hoped-for target, though looming ECB funding for the region’s banks lifted sentiment in some bond markets. Yahoo! News: Bus
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Time short for S&P to end 2011 higher (Reuters)

Reuters – With two weeks left in the trading year, the euro-zone debt crisis will remain the primary impediment to pushing the S&P 500 index into positive territory for 2011. Yahoo! News: Business News
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Time short for S&P to end 2011 higher (Reuters)

Reuters – With two weeks left in the trading year, the euro zone debt crisis will remain the primary impediment to pushing the S&P 500 index into positive territory for 2011. Yahoo! News: Business News
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Market ignores Europe, rises on U.S. data (Reuters)

Reuters – U.S. stocks rose on Thursday, as signs of strength in the economy and higher-than-expected profit at FedEx outweighed more warnings about Europe. Yahoo! News: Business News
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Euro zone anxiety sparks selloff in risky assets (Reuters)

Reuters – Stocks fell on Wednesday as weak commodity prices sparked a selloff in the energy and materials sectors and as a falling euro and high Italian bond yields kept Europe’s debt crisis in focus. Yahoo! News: Business News
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EU summit may not calm investors for long (Reuters)

Reuters – Last week’s EU summit went a long way towards forging the closer economic ties needed to prevent future debt crises but markets are likely to judge it as too little and too late to solve the current one, and as on previous occasions the measures are unlikely to c
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Wall St slides on doubts over euro zone deal, Intel (Reuters)

Reuters – Stocks fell on Monday on lingering concerns over a deal for economic integration in Europe and after Intel cut its revenue outlook. Yahoo! News: Business News
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Wall St rallies on EU deal but concerns linger (Reuters)

Reuters – Stocks rallied on Friday, finishing the week higher after European Union leaders agreed on a plan to toughen the region’s budget rules to help restore market confidence after a two-year sovereign debt crisis. Yahoo! News: Business News
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