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Treasury prices rose Wednesday as investors saw signs of lessening inflation and continued economic slowdown.
The benchmark 10-year note rose 10/32 to 102 15/32 and its yield fell to 3.7% from 3.73% late Tuesday. Bond prices and yields move in opposite d..
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Bonds rose Tuesday as inflationary concerns eased on the back of a strengthening U.S. dollar.
Two economic reports showing weakness in U.S. manufacturing and construction activity also drove investors to government bonds, viewed as safe havens in times o..
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The Reuters/U. Mich. consumer sentiment index rose to 63 in Aug. from the midmonth reading of 61.7 and July's 61.2 as gasoline prices fell. It was the best reading since March, but 90% of consumers believe the economy is in a recession. Japanese inflation..
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U.S. Treasury bond prices fell Friday as investors weighed conflicting readings on the health of the nation's economy.
The benchmark 10-year note fell 12/32 to 101 13/32 and its yield rose to 3.83% from 3.78% late Thursday. Bond prices and yields move in..
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NEW YORK (AP) -- Shares of Goldman Sachs Group Inc. rose Thursday, along with the broader market and despite an analyst cutting her price target and earnings estimates for the investment bank.
Goldman Sachs shares rose $6.35, or 4.1 percent, to $161.83 a..
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stock index futures rose on Thursday on optimism about the economy after the government's higher-than-expected revision to growth in gross domestic product for the second quarter.
A separate report showed the number of U.S. workers..
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks rose on Wednesday, led by a rally in financial shares, after surprisingly strong data on durable goods orders soothed some concern about the economy.
Energy shares also gained with oil, which rose for the third straight day o..
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- Sales of new homes rose in July, but still fell short of economists' expectations, and home prices continued to sink.
The Commerce Department reported Tuesday that new-home sales rose by 2.4 percent last month to a seasonally adjusted..
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- Sales of existing homes rose 3.1 percent in July, surpassing expectations, as buyers snapped up deeply discounted properties in parts of the country hit hardest by the housing bust.
However, the number of unsold properties hit an all-t..
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SINGAPORE (AP) -- Singapore's inflation rate fell in July from a 26-year high as falling fuel prices helped lower transportation costs last month, according to data released Monday by Singapore's statistics department.
Consumer prices in July rose 6.5 pe..
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NEW YORK (AP) -- A day after jumping as the price of oil spiked, shares of Peabody Energy Corp. declined on Friday as crude reversed course and wiped out about half of those gains.
Peabody shares rose $3.78 on Thursday as worries about Russian hostilitie..
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NEW YORK (AP) -- Treasury prices rose Wednesday amid market speculation that the government will have to bail out mortgage financiers Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
The rise was limited, however, as stocks made a late-day gain. Investors often turn to Treas..
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Wholesale prices increased more than expected in July, adding to growing fears about inflation, according to a government report released on Tuesday.
The Labor Department reported that the Producer Price Index rose 1.2% in July, after increasing 1.8% in..
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NEW YORK (AP) -- Treasury prices rose Monday as ongoing political tension overseas and uncertainty about the financial sector sent investors in search of safe assets.
On Monday, Russia said it began withdrawing troops from Georgia, but U.S. officials sai..
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NEW YORK (AP) -- Treasury prices edged higher Thursday, boosted by the recent slide in oil prices and a smaller-than-expected decline in jobless claims.
It was a somewhat unusual trading day for bonds and stocks, which both rose even after the Labor Depa..
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NEW YORK (AP) -- Wal-Mart Stores Inc. raised its full-year earnings forecast Thursday after second-quarter profit rose more than expected, helped by tight inventory controls and a renewed focus on low prices that is attracting financially squeezed shopper..
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NEW YORK (AP) -- Treasury prices dropped Friday as the falling price of oil sent investors rushing back into the stock market. However, longer-term maturities rose in after-hours trading.
The drop in crude to about $115 a barrel, the lowest level since e..
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Business productivity rose solidly in the second quarter as companies cut jobs to cope with rising costs, helping curb inflation pressures while also keeping a tight grip on stocks of unsold goods.
A Labor Department report on Fri..
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Treasury prices mostly dipped early Friday amid reports of slower productivity growth and a huge loss posted by Fannie Mae.
The benchmark 10-year note's price fell 4/32 to 100 15/32, and its yield rose to 3.94%. The newly issued 30-year bond rose, loweri..
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- A measurement of pending home sales rose in June in a rare piece of positive news for the beleaguered market.
The National Association of Realtors' seasonally adjusted index of pending sales for existing homes rose 5.3 percent to 89 fr..
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