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Feb 09,
2010 |
Democratic AGs defend proposed consumer agency, MarketWatch.com |
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Four Democratic Attorneys General speak in favor of the creation of an independent consumer protection agency for mortgage and credit card products, arguing that federal bank regulators have been an abysmal failure at protecting consumers. |
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Feb 09,
2010 |
U.S. stocks pick up steam; Dow rises triple-digits, MarketWatch.com |
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U.S. stocks rally sharply Tuesday, with the Dow industrials average adding more than 230 points at one point, after a report suggesting a German government bailout of Greece clipped fears of another global financial crisis, and battered the U.S. dollar. |
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Feb 09,
2010 |
Hartford drops on concern about TARP repayment, MarketWatch.com |
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SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Hartford Financial Services Group shares fell more than 5% Tuesday on concern the insurer may have to raise roughly $2 billion in new equity to repay money it got from the U.S. government's Troubled Asset Relief Program, or TARP. |
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Feb 09,
2010 |
Tuesday's biggest gaining and declining stocks, MarketWatch.com |
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Stocks seeing big moves in trading include AMR, Cerus and Electronic Arts. |
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Feb 09,
2010 |
Treasurys down after auction, news of Greece plan, MarketWatch.com |
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Treasury prices decline and yields rise for a second straight session, as investors cheer reports of a European rescue of Greece and the government's auction draws lackluster demand. |
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Feb 09,
2010 |
Financials join party as bank gains lift sector, MarketWatch.com |
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Shares of financial stocks add to earlier gains as banks large and small take a leadership role, with fears of a European debt crisis ebbing and investor sentiment rising in the broader market. |
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Feb 09,
2010 |
Dollar drops against euro on news of Greek rescue, MarketWatch.com |
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The dollar extends losses versus the euro, briefly pushing the shared currency up 1.3%, as speculation mounts over a possible rescue of Greece and other heavily-indebted southern European countries. |
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Feb 09,
2010 |
Gold rallies on report of Greek bailout, MarketWatch.com |
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Gold and metals futures rally, as a report that Germany may rescue Greece from its debts boosts the euro, pressuring the dollar and lifting the price of commodities. |
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Feb 09,
2010 |
Updates, advisories and surprises, MarketWatch.com |
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A roundup of the latest corporate earnings reports and what companies are saying about future quarters. |
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Feb 09,
2010 |
Cell Therapeutics, AstraZeneca lead drug stocks, MarketWatch.com |
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Drug stocks gain while shares of Cell Therapeutics bounce back after diving almost 25% over concerns about its new non-Hodgkin's lymphoma treatment pixantrone. |
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