Word: indexes
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...poor. The Federal Reserve Board will probably have to lower interest rates sometime early next year. That may ease some of the consumer debt burden and might encourage companies to hire more workers." The report, based on a nationwide survey of 5,000 households, showed that the consumer confidence index fell to 98.7 in December, down from 101.6 in November...
...writers constantly struggle for interesting ways to say that prices rose, fell or went nowhere. But someone at Knight-Ridder really scraped bottom Wednesday reporting a slow day on the German stock market. The story, datelined Frankfurt, began: "Lethargic and stuck in a 3-point range, the DAX shares index was about as lively as Dean Martin before closing unchanged from Friday in its first floor session following the death Monday of the singer and Hollywood celebrity...
...called Santa Claus Effect that boosted the stock market on the day after Christmas fizzled as the Dow Jones industrial average fell 4.34 points Wednesday, closing at 5,105.92. The New York Stock Exchange composite index was up slightly, 0.49, to end the day at 318.13. On the Big Board, advancers led decliners 1,331 to 984, with 778 unchanged. Volume was light with 252.31 million shares traded. The technology-heavy Nasdaq composite index fell 0.68 to close at 1,048.69. The Standard & Poor's 500 stocks rose slightly, 0.23 to 614.53. The American Stock Exchange market value index...
...major market indices were up slightly goign into the long holiday weekend. The Dow Jones industrial average rose 1.44 to 5,097.96. The New York Stock Exchange composite index rose 0.74 to 326.35. On the Big Board, advancers led decliners 1,369 to 953, with 768 unchanged. Volume was light with 289.61 million shares traded. The technology-heavy Nasdaq composite index rose 4.20 to 1,044.84. The Standard & Poor's 500 stocks were up 1.47 to end the day at 611.96. The American Stock Exchange market value index was up 4.06 to 541.55. According to preliminary calculations, the Dow Jones...
...signs that progress is being made in restarting budget talks between the White House and Congress, pushing the Dow Jones industrial average up 37.21 points to end the day at 5,096.53. All other major market indices were up as well, with the New York Stock Exchange composite index up 2.00 to close at 325.61. On the Big Board, advancers led decliners 1,414 to 953 with 738 unchanged. Volume was moderate with 415.78 million shares traded. The technology-heavy Nasdaq composite index rose sharply, 13.94 to close at 1,039.21. The Standard & Poor's 500 stocks rose...