Dow Jones Industrial Average

A late fade on Wall Street; Wal-Mart, Disney slump

17 May 2013

Signs of a slowing economy combined with comments from a Federal Reserve official helped pull the stock market down Thursday.

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Asian stocks up on Wall St rise, German data

8 May 2013

Asian markets rose on Wednesday after the Dow closed at a record high on renewed optimism over the US economy and European markets soared following the release of impressive German factory orders...

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Dow's long and winding road to 15,000

8 May 2013

The Dow Jones industrial average often makes headlines. But let’s not forget everything else that happened as the Dow has twisted and turned – from The Muppets suing Mickey Mouse to John McCain...

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Dow Jones has its first close above 15,000 points

8 May 2013

The Dow Jones industrial average is punching through another milestone: its first close above 15,000. The Dow rose 87 points to 15,056 points on Tuesday, a gain of 0.6 per cent.

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US stocks can still climb higher: analysts

7 Mar 2013

The combination of record low interest rates and slow but steady growth mean US markets can still power higher, even after the Dow punched its way to an all-time high, analysts said.

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Hong Kong stocks set for bullish start to the Year of the Snake

14 Feb 2013

Hong Kong stocks could open the Year of the Snake on a bullish note as Asian markets rose after US corporate earnings sent the Dow Jones Industrial Average to a five-year high.

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Opinion

Worrying economic parallels between China and India

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Howard Winn

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Beware of mixed economic signals

Investors should heed conflicting economic signals. If they had predicted last week where the next negative sign was coming from, many would have said Europe, which is unlikely to emerge from its...

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Weill recants to cynics' barbs

When 79-year-old retired multimillionaire financier Sanford Weill gave his view last week that big banks should be broken up and strict laws separating commercial banking from more risky...

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There's no shame in changing your mind

There may be people with higher IQs than John Maynard Keynes but when it comes to human affairs, I doubt there has been a greater thinker in recent memory than the great economist, probability...

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G.E. forges on with China tech spend

US-based industrial giant General Electric (GE), which has already delivered on plans to spend US$2 billion to beef up its activities in China, will continue to increase investments in innovation...

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Talking points

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Citi eyes horizon for Chinese M&A flood

Chinese firms are on the prowl for global assets in natural resources, technology and well-known brands, according to a top official of Citigroup, the bank behind the biggest overseas acquisition...

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