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Associated Press= The Dow Jones industrial average gained 65.36 points, or 0.4 percent, to 14,974.96. The S & P 500 index rose 8.68 points, or 0.54 percent, to 1,614.96. The Nasdaq composite rose 31.24 points, or 0.9 percent
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News Summary: Stocks Gain as Fed Fears Ease
MONEY: Stocks likely benefited from new money coming into the market at the start of the quarter. During the last 10 years the S & P 500 has risen on the first trading day of the new quarter, twice as many times it has fallen, gaining an average of 1.15 percent
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How the Dow Jones Industrial Average Fared Monday
24 points, or 0.9 percent, to 3,434.49. For the year so far: The Dow is up 1,870.82, or 14.3 percent. The S & P 500 is up 188.77 points, or 13.2 percent. The Nasdaq composite is up 414.98 points, or 13.7 percent.
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US Stocks Advance as Stimulus Concerns Fade
industrial average was up 146 points, or 1 percent, at 15,054 at midday Monday. The S & P 500 was up 17 points, or 1.1 percent, at 1,623. The S & P 500 had its best first half of a year since 1998, returning 13.8 percent with dividends
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US Stocks Open Higher, Led by Health Care, Banks
spending. That stimulus has been a major factor supporting a rally in stocks this year. Despite last month's loss, the S & P 500 is still up 13.7 percent this year. In other trading, the Nasdaq composite rose 42 points, or 1.2 percent, to 3,445
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US Stocks Open Second Half of 2013 Higher
of the 30 stocks in the index rose. The Standard & Poor's 500 index was up 11 points, or 0.7 percent, at 1,617. The S & P 500 had its best first half of a year since 1998, returning 13.8 percent with dividends reinvested. The Nasdaq composite was
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percent last month. It was a great first half of 2013, but a difficult month for the stock market. Both the Dow Jones Index and S & P 500 are up more than 13 percent since the beginning of the year. Stock market futures rose this morning. June was a turbulent
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June Turbulence Tempers First-Half Bull Market
Business Memo: It was a great first half of 2013, but a difficult month for the stock market. Both the Dow Jones Index and S & P 500 are up more than 13 percent since the beginning of the year. Stock market futures rose this morning. June was a turbulent
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For Stocks, a Good First Half Is Tough to Match
years beginning with 1946, the S & P 500 index has risen 10 percent or more 23 those years, or nearly half, the S & P 500 rose at least 10 percent the second half." Orlando predicts that the S & P 500 will end the year at 1,750. Although
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Tiny Allegiant Air Thrives on Low Costs, High Feesadding baggage fees and cutting unprofitable flights. They started to make money and their stock prices climbed. While the S & P 500 climbed 26 percent in the past five years, an index of all U.S. airline stocks has tripled. Allegiant's stock has done
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Tiny Allegiant Air Thrives on Low Costs, High Fees
adding baggage fees and cutting unprofitable flights. They started to make money and their stock prices climbed. While the S & P 500 climbed 26 percent in the past five years, an index of all U.S. airline stocks has tripled. Allegiant's stock has done
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For Stocks, a Good First Half Is Tough to Match
years beginning with 1946, the S & P 500 index has risen 10 percent or more 23 those years, or nearly half, the S & P 500 rose at least 10 percent the second half." Orlando predicts that the S & P 500 will end the year at 1,750. Although
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Business Highlights
Associated Press= The Dow Jones industrial average fell 114.89 points, or 0.8 percent, to 14,909.60. The S & P 500 stock index closed down 6.92 points, or 0.4 percent, to 1,606.28. The Nasdaq composite index rose 1.38 points
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U.S. Automakers Post Best Month Since 2008general motors' cadillac enjoyed its best month since 1976 with sales up nearly 40%. Nour, gm is now rejoining the s & p 500 index . That's a major milestone since the taxpayer bailout. What's going on here exactly? Well, consumers are feeling
1976 with sales up nearly 40%. Nour, gm is now rejoining the s&p 500 index . That's a major milestone since the taxpayer bailout. What's going on here exactly? Well, consumers are feeling more confident about their jobs. -
Buffett Hits the S&Pvery big name is being added to the S & P 500 today and it will have investors Berkshire Hathaway coming into the S & P 500 be. One point 4% of the index it's trillion dollars in funds that track the S & P 500 index they have to buy shares. in the
on China for growth for a lot of international companies on the S&P 500 -- in the US. So when they do that we get concern -- stock market's slow because we want to be able to ship has much to make products we can over to China. We do -- also want them to keep their economy in check so it's kind of -- good news bad news situation. All right let's go back to the US and a very big name is being added to the S&P 500 today and it will have investors lining -- want it. That's right Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway coming into the S&P 500 -- be. One point 4% of the index it's really a huge company almost 200. Billion dollar company and they split the baby B shares a smaller shares down to about 75 dollars a -- the regular investors can get a hold of them. There are more than a trillion dollars in funds that track the S&P 500 index they have to buy shares. -- -- in the index proportional to the weight that they hold in the index here to -
Why Companies Aren't Hiringto her regard big companies like such as those in the S & P 500 index . And nearly half of the earnings from those companies cash right now it's nearly a trillion dollars for the S & P 500 companies. And it's natural to why don't they spend
ton of cash right now it's nearly a trillion dollars for the S&P 500 companies. And it's natural to -- why don't they spend some of that money to hire people. And it -- in Washington -
Beth Kobliner Answers Your Money Questionsbeing in the performance the stock market as a whole. And that's what they do that but in next isn't like the S & P 500 index and the best thing about index funds it. Low expenses that they money gatlin from a company like being or. Other
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Major Milestone on Wall Streetconcerns of a slowing housing market. But then yesterday the S & P 500 reached its highest levels ever a new milestone was hit businesses having big And if you're invested a broad ranging S & P 500 index . the Dow either through individual stocks or your company's
on continued concerns of a slowing housing market. But then yesterday the S&P 500 reached its highest levels ever -- a new milestone was hit when the Dow closed about 141000. For the first time. Does it only took three months to get there some thirteen thousand so why -- change and what does it mean for you will at all that big businesses having big -- -- And if you're invested a broad ranging S&P 500 index . -- the Dow either through individual stocks or your company's 401K. Yeah pocketed nice -- -- change this week. But stocks like -
Investing Through the Agesthe short term. Investing in equities has historically offered solid growth over periods measured in years the broad S & P 500 index a good measure of the overall stock market. Has certainly had single years were posted negative growth. But the index
has historically offered solid growth over periods measured in years the broad S&P 500 index a good measure of the overall stock market. Has certainly had single years were posted negative growth. But the index has never -
ABC News Digital Special Report Closing Bellafter last week's painful sell over concerns the Fed might stop its bond buying plan later this year. The NASDAQ and the S & P 500 are down the the down about a 139 point. Joining us now with more on what's making Wall Street so volatile as Monday ABC
stop its bond buying plan later this year. The NASDAQ and the S&P 500 are down the -- -- the -- down about a 139 point. Joining us now with more on what's making Wall Street
