Wall Street to open slightly lower after jobs, GDP data

NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. stocks were set for a slightly lower open on Thursday, after data pointed to an economy that may have stalled while investors grapple with the euro zone's debt crisis. A report by private payrolls processor ADP showed private employers created 133,
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Wall Street ends flat after late volatility

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Stocks closed mostly flat on Tuesday after volatility late in the session, with weakness in materials and energy shares offsetting strength in financials. Shares traded higher for much of the session on the back of an unexpectedly strong read on existing hom
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Wall Street rebounds, but investors dump Facebook

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Stocks rose more than 1 percent on Monday, with the S&P 500 snapping a six-day losing streak in a rebound from equities’ biggest weekly drop in almost six months, but Facebook slumped in its second session after a disappointing debut. Tech shares
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Wall St Week Ahead: The market is oversold, but major signs say “sell”

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Normally a big decline would set up Wall Street for a technical rebound. But that may not be the case next week, even after the market posted its worst weekly loss for the year and the S&P fell for six straight sessions. With the corporate earnings seas
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Wall Street Week Ahead: Stocks face choppy seas of bank woes, uncertainty

NEW YORK (Reuters) – More volatility could be in store for stocks next week as investors grapple with less certainty about the economic outlook and a new blow to the financial sector after JPMorgan Chase’s trading loss. Europe is expected to keep investors jumpy as well, w
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Wall Street falls on Europe, but late buying trims losses

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Stocks ended lower on Tuesday after political developments in Greece fanned concerns about Europe’s fiscal health, but a late rally helped indexes cut losses to close well above lows. Stocks spent most of the session sharply lower, with selling followi
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Wall Street Week Ahead: All eyes on European elections

NEW YORK (Reuters) – After Wall Street’s worst week of the year, U.S. stock investors will look across the Atlantic this week to take cues from Europe as France and Greece go to the polls. That could offer some respite from a string of weak U.S. economic data, including Fr
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Wall Street dips, S&P on track for monthly loss

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Stocks slipped on Monday with the S&P 500 on track for its first monthly decline since November after reports hinted at a stalled U.S. recovery and Spain sank into recession, underscoring nagging euro zone stresses. The S&P was in jeopardy of endin
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Wall Street eyeing 4th day of gains; Amazon, Expedia jump

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Stocks rose modestly on Friday, putting equities on track for a fourth day of gains as more strong earnings partially offset a weaker-than-expected reading on economic growth. Both Amazon.com Inc and Expedia Inc reported profits that topped consensus estimat
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Stock futures signal higher Wall Street open

LONDON (Reuters) – U.S. stock index futures pointed to a higher open for equities on Wall Street on Friday, with futures for the S&P 500, the Dow Jones and the Nasdaq 100 rising 0.2 to 0.4 percent. Major emerging powers stood ready on Friday to pledge money to bolster the I
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