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Market Wrap For March 13: Bears Come Out Of Hibernation As Dow Suffers Largest Daily Loss Since February 3
Thursday, March 13, 2014 - 4:52pm | 2311Read More...U.S. stocks fell as worries piled up over China's economy and further tension in Ukraine. China's combined industrial output growth slowed to 8.6 percent on year in January and February, below a forecast for a 9.5 percent rise and a previous reading of 9.7 percent. The New York Times reported...
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Target's Positive Quarterly Results Catch Some Investors Off-Guard
Wednesday, February 26, 2014 - 4:40pm | 608Read More...On Wednesday, Target (NYSE: TGT) reported its fourth quarter results. Investor sentiment was generally low. After all, the company is still in crisis mode: dealing with a massive data breach and word that its recent expansion to Canada is off to a poor start. Target's results may have caught...
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Top Trending Tickers On StockTwits For February 26
Wednesday, February 26, 2014 - 10:14am | 1050Read More...Here's a look at the top tickers trending on StockTwits.com. Yandex: Teaming up with Google Russia's largest search engine Yandex (NASDAQ: YNDX) has inked an agreement of cooperation with Google. Under the agreement, Google's advertising clients will gain access to Yandex's advertising inventory...
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Market Wrap For February 18: Dow Finishes Lower, Nasdaq Still Hot
Tuesday, February 18, 2014 - 5:47pm | 3229Read More...U.S. stocks traded mostly higher today despite a key measure of home builder confidence falling in February. The New York Fed's general business index also showed signs of vulnerability. Despite the weak economic data which is partially due to weather, the Nasdaq index rose for the eight...
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Market Wrap For February 10: Markets Cautious Ahead Of Yellen Testimony
Monday, February 10, 2014 - 5:47pm | 3302Read More...U.S. stocks traded mixed today as investors are anxiously waiting for Tuesday's testimony from Janet Yellen. Yellen will make her first appearance before the U.S. House of Representatives with a Senate session scheduled for Thursday. Elliot Spar, market strategist at Stifel told CNBC that "...
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Major Data Breach Reported At Several Hotel Chains
Monday, February 3, 2014 - 2:48pm | 542Read More...There's word of another major corporate security breach – this one involving several high-profile hotel chains. According to Brian Krebs, an independent computer security reseacher and former Washington Post reporter, a company that maintains hotel franchises in several national brands –...
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Market Wrap For January 30: Markets Focus on Good News
Thursday, January 30, 2014 - 6:06pm | 2831Read More...U.S. stocks rose on Thursday as investors and traders focused on the positives. Data showed that the economy expanded in the fourth quarter as consumer spending gained traction. "Today the market is focused on the good news, or the developed world," Bill Stone, chief investment strategist at...
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Market Wrap For January 23: Chinese Data, Mixed Earnings Spooking Investors
Thursday, January 23, 2014 - 5:47pm | 2950Read More...Traders and investors woke up Thursday morning to troubling news out of China. Chinese January HSBC flash PMI declined to 49.6 from a 50.5 in December. The data is re-starting the Chinese slowdown debate and according to Reuters has “reinforced concerns about global growth, especially in...
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Target Facing Problems Across Canada
Wednesday, January 22, 2014 - 3:52pm | 829Read More...Target (NYSE: TGT) has received its fair share of attention over the past few weeks because of its data breach that affected over 70 million American customers. Flying a bit under the radar is the company's recent expansion to Canada, which is off to a bumpy start. Target opened its first...
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Market Wrap For January 14: Markets Rebound On Earnings Season Kickoff
Tuesday, January 14, 2014 - 6:19pm | 2515Read More...Major indices reversed Monday's losses and posted strong gains following a better than expected retail sales report and a luke-warm start to earnings season. Related: Stocks Higher, But Dollar Indecisive After Retail Sales Release Philidalphia's Fed chief Charles Plosser said that he wants QE...
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Target Updates Concerned Clients and Investors Over Data Breach
Friday, January 10, 2014 - 4:18pm | 378Read More...On Friday, Target (NYSE: TGT) issued a press release to update investors and concerned clients over its recent data breach. The company stressed the fact that affected clients will have zero liability for any fraudulent charges as a result of the data breach. Additionally, the company will offer...












