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Stocks rise as dollar continues slide
- Stocks rose early Wednesday as commodities resumed their climb and as investors grew more confident borrowing would remain inexpensive.
- Stocks rose early Wednesday as commodities resumed their climb and as investors grew more confident borrowing would remain inexpensive.
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Dollar falls to 15-month low despite US support
- The dollar dropped to a new 15-month low as the the euro rose above $1.50 Wednesday morning, even as Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner reiterated the administration's stance that a strong dollar is good for the U.S. economy.
Stocks open higher as dollar continues slide
- Stocks are rising in early trading as investors anticipate interest rates will remain low for some time.
- Stocks are rising in early trading as investors anticipate interest rates will remain low for some time.
Stock futures point to early gains on Wall Street
- Wall Street anticipates a stronger open Wednesday as investors keep rallying around the expectation that interest rates will remain low for some time.
- Wall Street anticipates a stronger open Wednesday as investors keep rallying around the expectation that interest rates will remain low for some time.
Home sales in Washington state rise in 3rd quarter
- The number of existing homes sold in Washington state increased in the third quarter compared with the previous three months, the Washington Center for Real Estate Research reported Tuesday.
Credit Agricole helps European stocks rise
- European stock markets rose sharply Wednesday and Wall Street was expected to rise on the open, helped by strong earnings from French bank Credit Agricole SA and a surprise increase in British employment levels.
World Bank warns unemployment threatens US economy
- Stubbornly high joblessness threatens to trigger loan defaults and drag on consumption next year, hobbling a U.S. economy struggling to rebound from recession, World Bank President Robert Zoellick said Wednesday.
5 pct. of Americans plan to buy a home next year
- Just one in 20 Americans say they plan to buy a home within the next year, and they're most likely to be 34 years old or younger and living in the South or West, according to a survey released Wednesday.
FDIC boss: Big banks still aren't lending enough
- The head of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. said Tuesday she's "very worried" that the nation's biggest banks aren't lending enough and warned the economy could take another turn for the worse without increased access to credit.
Beazer Homes posts profit in fiscal 4th quarter
- Beazer Homes USA Inc. reported its first quarterly profit since 2006 on Tuesday and credited more stable home prices and cost cuts for a marked improvement in the homebuilder's gross margins.
- Beazer Homes USA Inc. reported its first quarterly profit since 2006 on Tuesday and credited more stable home prices and cost cuts for a marked improvement in the homebuilder's gross margins.
Business Highlights
- Senate Dems move to curb Fed's powers
Stocks mostly fall after rally as the dollar rises
- Caution returned to the stock market Tuesday as investors decided to slow an advance that has lifted the Dow Jones industrial average 475 points in five days.
- Caution returned to the stock market Tuesday as investors decided to slow an advance that has lifted the Dow Jones industrial average 475 points in five days.
Stocks zigzag after rally as the dollar rises
- Caution returned to the stock market Tuesday as investors decided to slow an advance that has lifted the Dow Jones industrial average 475 points in five days.
- Caution returned to the stock market Tuesday as investors decided to slow an advance that has lifted the Dow Jones industrial average 475 points in five days.
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