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Byline: STAN CHOE-AP Business Writer

06 Nov

US stock indexes hit pause, hold close to record levels

published on November 6, 2019 - 1:57 PM

(AP) — A meandering day of trading left U.S. stock indexes close to their record highs on Wednesday, as strong

05 Aug

S&P 500 plunges in worst loss of year as trade war escalates

published on August 5, 2019 - 1:59 PM

(AP) — U.S. stocks plunged to their worst loss of the year Monday and investors around the world scrambled to

26 Jul

US stocks return to records following strong earnings

published on July 26, 2019 - 2:15 PM

(AP) — U.S. stocks pushed to record heights Friday following strong profit reports from Google’s parent company, Twitter and other

11 Jun

Investors should guard against tunnel vision on trade wars

published on June 11, 2019 - 2:43 PM

(AP) — Once this trade-war cloud gets lifted, investors should have little to worry about, right? Monday’s market action makes

06 Jun

After a delay, gold shines as trade battles hit stocks

published on June 6, 2019 - 12:33 PM

(AP) — Gold is shining again as investors scramble for safety amid the widening global trade war. The price of

30 May

The bond market is getting another whiff of a recession

published on May 30, 2019 - 12:40 PM

(AP) — The scent of a possible recession is wafting through the bond market again. Bonds are supposed to be

24 May

CEOs get $800,000 pay raise, leaving workers further behind

published on May 24, 2019 - 10:19 AM

(AP) — Did you get a 7% raise last year? Congratulations, yours was in line with what CEOs at the

15 May

Heating up: Investors’ green targets go beyond oil patch

published on May 15, 2019 - 12:44 PM

(AP) — It’s not just big oil and power companies that investors are pushing to do better on the environment.

17 Apr

To some market vets, stocks are rallying like it’s 1999

published on April 17, 2019 - 12:33 PM

(AP) — The stock market has been so hot this year that it might need an ice-cold Fruitopia, or a

22 Mar

Potential recession signal: A key ‘yield curve’ has inverted

published on March 22, 2019 - 12:35 PM

(AP) — One of the most closely watched predictors of a potential recession just yelped even louder. The signal lies

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