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The 4 Stocks That Dominated the Market
thinkstockJuly 14, 2014: Markets opened higher on Monday as every sector posted a gain for the day, led by telecoms up by more than 1%. There was no economic news of any…
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The 4 Stocks That Lifted the Market
thinkstockJuly 11, 2014: Markets opened mixed on Friday as the blue chips lagged on lower crude prices and a weakish report from the first major financial institution reported second-quarter earnings this morning.…
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The 4 Stocks That Sank the Market
thinkstockJuly 10, 2014: Markets opened lower on Thursday after picking up some solid gains on Wednesday. Traders were nervous after a Portuguese bank said it was delaying a debt payment, but stocks…
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Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: American Express, CIT, Discover, FedEx, UnitedHealth and More
These are the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations from Wall Street firms for Thursday, July 10, 2014. They include American Express, CIT, Discover, FedEx, and UnitedHealth.
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The 4 Stocks That Sank the Market
thinkstockJuly 7, 2014: Markets opened mixed on Monday following the Independence Day holiday weekend. The S&P 500 and the DJIA never rose above the break-even line and the Nasdaq Composite joined the…
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The 4 Stocks That Dominated the Market
thinkstockJuly 3, 2014: Markets opened higher on Thursday and the DJIA quickly burst through the 17,000 barrier on a half-day trading session. The better-than-expected gain in non-farm payrolls and the drop in…
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Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: Alcoa, Cigna, Intel, Molina, Teva, UnitedHealth and More
These are the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations from Wall Street firms for Friday, June 27, 2014. They include Alcoa, Cigna, Intel, Molina Healthcare, Teva Pharmaceutical and UnitedHealth.
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The 4 Stocks That Pushed Up the Market
thinkstockJune 19, 2014: Markets opened mixed on Thursday but investors took the opportunity to take some profits (or to cover short positions) following three days of rising equity prices. Volumes were low…
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UnitedHealth Delivers Healthy Dividend Hike and Major Stock Buyback Plan
UnitedHealth Group must be doing OK. The largest health insurer has announced a dividend hike and a new share buyback plan.
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The 4 Stocks That Dominated the Market
thinkstockMay 29, 2014: Markets opened higher on Thursday following reports that U.S. GDP contracted by 1% in the first quarter and that new claims for jobless benefits fell to 300,000. Pending home…
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The 4 Stocks That Sank the Market
thinkstock May 28, 2014: Markets opened mixed on Wednesday and both the DJIA and the Nasdaq Composite traded in negative territory all day. The S&P 500 made brief forays above the break…
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The 5 Stocks That Dominated the Market
thinkstockMay 22, 2014: Markets opened mixed on Thursday but the Nasdaq and the S&P 500 soon pulled higher and traded up the rest of the day. The DJIA wobbled a bit before…
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Health and Healthcare
Biotech: The Poster Child for Market Volatility in 2014
The NYSE Arca Biotechnology Index fell nearly 9% between a peak on Jan. 22 and a low on Feb. 5. It jumped 23% over the next three weeks, and then gave it…
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The 4 Stocks That Mixed the Markets
thinkstockApril 24 2014: Markets opened higher on Thursday following solid earnings reports last night from Apple and Facebook. Sentiment turned quickly, however, following reports that Russian troops were planning military exercises along…
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The 4 Stocks That Lifted Markets
April 22 20thinkstock14: Markets opened higher on Tuesday on strength in the healthcare sector following Valeant’s proposal to acquire Allergan for around $46 billion. Another sector that kept the markets on the…