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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 12 SEP 2006
... mark, falling back by 69.7 points to 4993.5. NEW YORK - US stocks closed marginally higher overnight as gains in technology shares such as Microsoft offset a sell-off in the energy and metals sectors caused by lower commodity prices. The Dow Jones industrial ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 10 AUG 2006
... NEW YORK - US stocks fell on as concerns about slow economic growth and rising oil prices offset a rally in technology shares. The Dow Jones industrial average declined 97.41 points to 11,067.18. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index fell 5.53 points to 1,265.95. ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 JUL 2006
... up 45 points at 4960, on a volume of 14,537. NEW YORK - US stocks rose on Tuesday as a last-minute surge in technology shares offset a disappointing outlook from United Parcel Service Inc and weaker-than-expected results from manufacturer 3M Co. Another ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 24 JUL 2006
... trading down 57 points at 4942 on volume of 11,952. NEW YORK - US stocks fell on Friday, pulled down by a drop in technology shares, after a profit warning from personal computer maker Dell Inc. As a volatile week in stocks drew to a close, investors ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 JUL 2006
... 4,914.39 points, down 68.09 or 1.37 percent. TOKYO - The Nikkei average fell 0.51 percent as Advantest and other technology shares declined after their US peers were hit by a profit warning, raising concerns about slowing earnings momentum. The Nikkei ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 12 MAY 2006
... disappointing earnings from American International Group. The S&P index of financial services stocks slid 1.6 per cent. Technology shares fell sharply, as the sector has been buffeted lately by disappointing news. The Dow Jones industrial average fell ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAY 2006
... Federal Reserve left the door open to more interest-rate hikes, while Cisco's disappointing revenue outlook hurt technology shares. The Dow Jones industrial average was up 2.88 points to 11,642.65. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index was down 2.29 points ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 28 MAR 2006
... the outlook for interest rates. The Nasdaq was up slightly, helped by small gains in several heavily weighted technology shares like Microsoft and Intel. The Dow Jones industrial average was down 29.86 points at 11,250.11. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 17 MAR 2006
... data bolstered expectations that the US Federal Reserve may soon stop raising interest rates, but losses in technology shares such as Google dragged the Nasdaq lower. The Dow Jones industrial average was up 43.47 points at 11,253.24. The Standard & Poor's ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 MAR 2006
... will remain unchanged at 5.50 per cent. NEW YORK - Chip maker Texas Instruments' disappointing outlook hurt technology shares, pressuring both the Nasdaq and the broader S&P 500 indexes. But US blue-chip stocks ended higher as investors snapped up big-cap ...