STOCKS &amp; BONDS Markets Rise a Bit Despite Sluggish Growth of the ...
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sluggish gross domestic product reading was nonetheless better than expected, prompting investors to send stocks slightly higher yesterday.
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NEW YORK - Stocks inched higher Thursday as investors shrugged off sluggish retail sales, disappointing worker productivity and a surge in oil prices, focusing instead on rising factory orders.    Trading was muted as investors awaited a mid-quarter update from U.S...
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The economy grew at a 3.7 percent annual rate in the third quarter _ a pace slightly better than in the spring but not as strong as many analysts expected.
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Stocks edged higher on Tuesday as a dip in Treasury bond yields tempered investors' interest-rate worries and boosted financial stocks.
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Wall Street stocks crept higher on Thursday after news of a modest increase in private sector employment and a larger-than-expected rise in new factory orders cheered cautious investors.
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The bond market wasn&#39;t supposed to finish out the year this way. With the dollar slumping, the US economy improving and the Federal Reserve taking action to keep growth in check, the good times were supposed to fizzle.
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U.S. stocks barely budged on Thursday   as mixed results from retailers, a tame inflation report, and   purchasing manager surveys prompted concerns about economic   growth and interest rates.
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Stocks rose slightly on Friday after an economic report showed a resilient job market, but investors remained cautious amid growing concerns about the subprime mortgage market.
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Americans have been stepping up their purchases of foreign stocks and bonds as the dollar&#39;s decline has accelerated and foreigners have slowed their buying of securities in the United States.
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U.S. stocks rose slightly on Thursday  as data showing inflation slowed last month boosted investors'  hopes that the Federal Reserve will keep to its course of only  measured interest rate hikes.
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Stocks rose on Wednesday after a pullback in benchmark bond yields and signs of strength in the economy triggered a rebound in interest-rate-sensitive shares, including banks, utilities and home builders.
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Economic growth picked up slightly in the second quarter of 2007, official data showed Friday, but analysts forecast slower expansion later this year owing to recent interest rate hikes.
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The Dow Jones industrial average and S&P 500 index rose slightly on Wednesday, helped by aircraft manufacturer Boeing Co. , but investors were mostly staying on the sidelines before the Federal Reserve's statement on interest rates.
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Even though stocks have climbed the last two days, there are plenty of signs that the market may stay in the doldrums for a while.
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European equity markets moved a little higher on Monday as industrial stocks were lifted by takeover speculation.
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Wall Street moved mostly higher as investors remained upbeat after the Federal Reserveâs interest rate cut last week.
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U.S. stocks edged up on Tuesday as  investors expected the Federal Reserve to stay on a course of  "measured" interest-rate increases, while major Wall Street  investment banks rose on higher profits.