By Richard Hubbard LONDON (Reuters) - World shares, the euro and German bonds barely moved on Wednesday as investors turned cautious before this week's policy decisions by the Bank of Japan and European Central Bank, followed by U.S. jobs data. However, U.S. stock futures pointed to a firmer open on Wall Street where both the Standard & Poor's 500 Index and the Dow posted record closing highs on Tuesday, while rising oil stockpiles sent crude prices lower. ...
NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks opened little changed on Wednesday as investors brushed off weak data on private sector employment and awaited a report on the U.S. services sector. The Dow Jones industrial average rose 16.28 points or 0.11 percent, to 14,678.29, the S&P 500 ained 0.89 points or 0.06 percent, to 1,571.14 and the Nasdaq Composite added 3.5 points or 0.11 percent, to 3,258.36. The S&P 500 remained within striking distance of its record intraday high of 1,576.09 set October 11, 2007. (Reporting by Rodrigo Campos; Editing by Bernadette Baum)
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are edging lower shortly after the opening bell on Wall Street following weak surveys on hiring and service businesses.
By Ryan Vlastelica NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks fell on Wednesday following a pair of weak data points, though the S&P 500 remained within striking distance of an all-time intraday high. Investors expect market movements to be slight ahead of the release Friday of the closely watched nonfarm payrolls report, with few major trading catalysts before then. The S&P has gained about 0.1 percent so far this week. ...
By Lauren Tara LaCapra and Emily Flitter NEW YORK (Reuters) - Ex-Goldman Sachs Group Inc trader Matthew Marshall Taylor has turned himself in to federal authorities in connection with charges that he defrauded the Wall Street bank out of $118 million in 2007, two sources familiar with the matter said. Taylor surrendered to agents with the Federal Bureau of Investigation in New York around 8:30 a.m. EDT (1230 GMT) on Wednesday morning, said the sources, who spoke on condition of anonymity. ...
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks fell in early trading on Wall Street Wednesday after weak reports on hiring and growth at service companies dampened the outlook for the U.S. economy.
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Stocks looked set to undo gains from Tuesday's record-setting rally on the heels of disappointing economic data.
Cyprus and the International Monetary Fund reached an agreement for a €1 billion ($1.28 billion) lifeline that will supplement €9 billion in aid the island will get from its euro-zone partners.
A judge named the youngest daughter of Spanish King Juan Carlos as a suspect in a criminal case relating to her husband's alleged influence-peddling and tax evasion.
A former Goldman Sachs trader pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud after he was accused last year by securities regulators of concealing a $8.3 billion futures position.
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Cyprus and the International Monetary Fund reached an agreement for a €1 billion ($1.28 billion) lifeline on top of the €9 billion bailout the island will get from its euro-zone peers. Charles Forelle reports.
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A federal judge dismissed a significant portion of Dexia's fraud lawsuit against J.P. Morgan Chase, giving the U.S. bank a victory as it tries to fend off legal headaches tied to mortgage securities that soured during the financial crisis.
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NICOSIA (Reuters) - Cyprus should brace itself for an extended period of difficulty in the near term after sealing a bailout deal forcing it to forgo much of its banking sector, its former finance minister said.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A shortage of properties could take some edge off home sales during the spring selling season, but the housing market recovery should remain intact.
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Tuesday movers: Apple closes off of intraday high
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Fed officials are somewhat more upbeat on economic growth
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US home prices rose in February by most in 7 years
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DETROIT (AP) — U.S. car and truck sales are expected to hit their highest level in nearly six years in March, as buyers armed with tax refund checks were lured by flashy new vehicles and low interest rates. Auto companies release U.S. sales figures Tuesday.
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US home prices rose in February by most in 7 years
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The more the company swells, the greater the risk of becoming a bureaucracy and suffering from the curse of success, writes Gillian Tett
Many critics hoped that a Republican president would rescue them. But it is no longer in their interest to delay, writes Barney Frank
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- Big business and major labor unions appeared ready Friday to end a fight over a new low-skilled worker program that had threatened to upend negotiations on a sweeping immigration bill in the Senate providing a pathway to citizenship for 11 million illegal immigrants already in the U.S....
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