Stocks Close Flat After the Fed Rate Hike
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U.S. stocks finished little changed on  Wednesday after comments from the U.S. Federal Reserve left  investors expecting a rate increase in December, while  technology stocks slid following disappointing earnings from  bellwether Cisco Systems Inc. CSCO.O.
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NEW YORK, Sept. 12 -- Wall Street finished essentially flat Wednesday, with investors still confident the Federal Reserve will lower rates next week but treading cautiously as oil prices crossed $80 a barrel for the first time and the dollar extended its decline.
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U.S. stocks rallied on Wednesday, driving the Dow Jones industrial average to a second straight record close, on optimism the Federal Reserve won't raise interest rates any time soon.
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U.S. stocks opened little changed on Tuesday as higher oil prices kept investors on edge ahead of speeches by top Federal Reserve officials, including Chairman Ben Bernanke, that could provide clues on the outlook for interest rates.
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U.S. stocks finished almost flat on  Wednesday, as energy companies' shares rose after crude shot  above $48 a barrel, but financial stocks fell after Alan  Greenspan cautioned that interest rates could still go higher.
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U.S. stocks were little changed on Thursday, as investors avoided taking big positions a day after the Dow hit an all-time high for a second straight day and before employment data on Friday.
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The Dow industrials and S&P 500 stock gauges were little changed on Tuesday as investors concluded that higher-than-expected inflation figures would not necessarily lead to higher interest rates.
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NEW YORK - Stocks dashed higher Tuesday as investors welcomed strong earnings from financial services companies, upbeat economic data and some reassuring news from the Federal Reserve.    The Fed's decision to raise short-term interest rates by another quarter-percentage point to 1.75 percent did not come as a surprise to the market...
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World stocks relinquished some of the previous day's gains on Tuesday while the dollar edged up from all-time lows as investors pondered the outcome of this week's Federal Reserve meeting, where a rate cut is widely expected.
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Stocks briefly pared gains but then resumed their upward direction on Thursday after the Federal Reserve held benchmark U.S. interest rates steady and dropped a description of core inflation as "elevated."
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Stocks ended flat on Monday as gains   in tech shares offset a sell-off in shares of energy and metals   companies following a pullback in commodity prices.
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Wall Street is set for a flat start on  Wednesday after Federal Reserve minutes showed the central bank  is in no hurry to raise the cost of borrowing but raised  concerns about the strength of the U.S. economy.
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U.S. stocks were flat on Wednesday  after Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan said the economy  had recovered from its soft patch and a number of companies  warned about their earnings.
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U.S. blue-chip stocks were nearly flat on Friday as healthy but moderate job growth signaled to investors that the Federal Reserve will keep interest rates steady, while the Nasdaq edged higher.
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US stocks opened flat on Friday as Wall Street pulled back after a big rally in the previous session, with shares of computer maker Dell Inc.
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U.S. stocks were little changed on  Friday as concerns about higher interest rates and inflation  kept pressure on the market after several days of losses.
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U.S. stock futures were little changed  on Thursday, indicating a flat start on Wall Street after two  days of record closes on the Dow.