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Tech stocks pare deep losses but still decline as Fed’s Powell eases concerns over runaway inflation
Traders work, as a screen shows Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell's news conference after the U.S. Federal Reserve interest rates announcement, on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, U.S., October 30, 2019. Brendan McDermid/Reuters US stocks pared losses but closed lower on Tuesday after Fed chair Jerome Powell staved…
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US stocks edge towards new records after jobless claims fall more than expected
Getty Images / Xinhua News Agency US stocks gained slightly on Thursday after falling jobless claims offered an encouraging sign of labor-market improvement.New weekly claims for unemployment insurance totaled an unadjusted 712,000 for the week that ended Saturday. Economists surveyed by Bloomberg expected a reading of 775,000.The mild uptick puts the S&P 500 at the brink…
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Dow gains 251 points as tech giants rally and stimulus hopes persist
Andrew Burton/Getty Images US stocks rose on Monday as Democrats and Republicans inched closer to a stimulus compromise.Mega-cap companies including Apple and Amazon led indexes higher as investors rushed to the growth favorites.President Trump urged Republicans to speed up Amy Coney Barrett’s confirmation to the Supreme Court so that they can pass a new stimulus…