Stock Market Shows Resilience In a Year of Economic Turmoil
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NEW YORK, Dec. 31 -- After a year of stomach-churning swings, U.S. stocks managed to finish 2007 with a modest gain despite a worsening credit crunch and concerns about an economy possibly headed for recession.
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A few highly preliminary observations about the recent turmoil in the financial markets.
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Stock markets hit new historic highs on Friday, driven by a flurry of encouraging economic data that showed signs of a solid economic rebound in the second half of the year.
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Thursday brings a new crop of figures for investors to digest after 2008 got off to a rough start on the Street.
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The global financial system is at its most resilient since the equity bubble burst in 2001, the International Monetary Fund said on Wednesday, despite rising interest rates, heightened security and higher oil prices.
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Turmoil on the world's financial markets leads to a sharp rise in trading on the London Stock Exchange.
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Solid economic news in the early days of 2005 hasn't done much for a shaky stock market.
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Although the markets regained some lost ground recently, a full calendar of economic reports could mean treacherous going for traders.
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Worries about the global economy rattled stock markets around the world this week, paring billions from the value of investorsâ holdings.
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The economy rebounded with a good head of steam in the spring before a credit crisis raised new fears about longer-term business health.
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Global financial markets are stronger and more resilient than at any time since the stock market bubble burst in the late 1990s, the International Monetary Fund said Wednesday.
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For the average investor, the U.S. stock market is looking downright scary. One day it's plummeting. The next day it's soaring.
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U.S. stock markets ended one of the most volatile months in years on an impressive note, but this coming week still won't be any easier for investors as the employment report and housing turmoil remain high on radar screens.
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THE main European stock markets have ended 2004 near the highest levels for two-and-a-half years, after gaining about seven per cent in value over the past 12 months.
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There is nothing unusual about year-end stock-market rallies. But there is something strange about this latest surge.
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Older investors are facing tough economic realities as a result of the disappointing United States stock market this year.
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Despite the strongest global economic growth since the 1970's and outsized gains in corporate profits, 2004 was a decidedly ho-hum year for international stock markets.