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The Dow Jones Industrial Average Is a Big Lie

by David Zeiler • April 22, 2014 • 0 Comments

The Dow Jones Industrial Average is the most inaccurate and distorted of all stock indices – and yet it remains the most followed stock market index.

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What Happened to the Dow Jones Today

by Garrett Baldwin • April 21, 2014 • 0 Comments

Markets rose modestly on Monday after investors weighed data from earnings season.

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Stock Market Today: 5 Must-Read Stories

by Garrett Baldwin • April 17, 2014 • 0 Comments

For the fourth straight trading session, U.S. stocks climbed on news that General Electric Co. (NYSE: GE) and Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) and other companies beat quarterly expectations.

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Why the Stock Market Is Closed on Good Friday

by Diane Alter • April 17, 2014 • 0 Comments

Wall Street is full of adages, superstitions, and myths – and that includes the explanation of why the stock market is closed on Good Friday.

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Dow Jones Today Gains 89 Points With These Market-Moving Stories

by Garrett Baldwin • April 15, 2014 • 0 Comments

The Dow Jones today gained 89 points to close at 16,262.50. The S&P rose 12 points to close at 1,842.98, and the Nasdaq added 11 points to close at 4,034.16.

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Stock Market Today: GE, FB, GOOG Lead Today’s News

by Garrett Baldwin • April 15, 2014 • 0 Comments

U.S. stock futures were weak this morning as Wall Street looks to looming tensions in Ukraine and worse-than-expected Chinese data.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 146 points on Monday to finish at 16,173.24. The Nasdaq increased by 22 points to finish at 4,022.69, while the S&P 500 added 14 points to end the day at 1,830.61.

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