Unemployment, Oil News Keep Stocks Mixed
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NEW YORK - A slowdown in economic growth and oil prices hovering around $48 per barrel renewed fears of disappointing third-quarter earnings Thursday and kept stocks mixed.    In late morning trading, the Dow Jones industrial average fell 39.53, or 0.4 percent, to 10,069.65, one day after the index lost more than 135 points...
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Wall Street ended mixed Friday, with gains led by the energy sector and losses led by financial shares.
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Wall Street closed narrowly mixed Thursday as investors traded cautiously ahead of the Labor Department's Friday reading on December employment. Inflation jitters remained high as oil prices set a new trading record above $100.
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Oil-supply concerns and broker downgrades of blue-chip companies left stocks mixed yesterday, raising doubts that Wall Street&#39;s year-end rally would continue.
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NEW YORK - Stocks were mixed in light trading Tuesday as investors still stunned by oil's recent record highs largely stayed out of the market. Tech stocks suffered due to a brokerage downgrade of Cisco Systems Inc...
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Wall Street ended an otherwise stellar week with a mixed finish Friday after the government's gross domestic product report renewed concerns that high energy prices and a lack of jobs are holding back economic growth.
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Stocks remained mixed, with the blue chip Dow Index weighed down by uncertainty over oil prices and further announcements of investigations of the insurance industry.
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U.S. stocks fell on Thursday, pulling  back from a late rally in the previous session, as oil prices  marched higher and U.S. jobless claims data came in  higher-than-expected
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TORONTO (CP) - Early indicators were mixed for North American stock markets Thursday as investors weighed the impact of rising oil prices and awaited major corporate earnings reports and employment data.
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Stock futures pointed to a mixed open on Thursday, as investors stayed cautious ahead of housing and durable goods orders data that could shed light on the health of the U.S. economy and outlook for interest rates.
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U.S. stock market index futures  pointed to a mixed start on Wall Street on Thursday as  investors look ahead to results from Microsoft , AT&T   and Amgen  and fresh labor market data.
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NEW YORK - Stocks were mixed Tuesday, with the Dow Jones industrial average back above the 10,000 mark, as investors shrugged off rising energy prices and focused instead on good corporate news. A decline in consumer confidence appeared to shake some buying enthusiasm, however, and tech shares inched lower...
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Stocks were mixed in uneven trading yesterday, as less-than-stellar economic data pressured stocks but upbeat corporate news - including the $25.4 billion deal by Johnson &amp; Johnson to buy Guidant - gave investors reasons to buy.
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Stock indexes were mixed in volatile trading on Wednesday as weak housing and manufacturing data offset renewed investor buying a day after the market suffered its worst slide since 2001.
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Stocks ended mixed on Friday as  investors worried about mounting concerns about the outlook for  subprime mortgage lenders, but a government report showing  continued strength in job growth lent some support.
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Wall Street turned mixed today as investors awaited speeches from Federal Reserve officials following a dismal employment report Friday.
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U.S. stocks were little changed on  Thursday after a report showed a larger-than-expected rise in  weekly jobless claims, but a continued drop in oil prices  boosted investor sentiment.