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Dow falls more than 200, interrupting 2012 rally

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Stocks suffered their biggest losses in three months Tuesday, the first hiccup in a strong and steady rally to start the year. Wall Street worried about the global economy and waited while Greece pressured the last investors to sign on for its bailout.

 

Wall Street jumps at open on Europe deal

Stocks jumped more than 2 percent at the open on Thursday after European leaders agreed to boost the region's bailout fund and struck a deal with banks and insurers to accept 50 percent losses on Greek bonds.

Senh: Good to hear that European leaders finally came together and signed off on a plan to rescue troubled nations in the eurozone.

 

Stocks Rise on Corporate Earnings and Euro Hopes

Stocks Rise on Corporate Earnings and Euro Hopes

Strong corporate results and hope that European leaders were making progress on their debt woes helped lift shares on Wall Street.

 

Dow Closes Up 330 Points

Wall Street celebrated Columbus Day with a 330-point buying binge on the Dow as traders around the world breathed a sigh of relief that European leaders pledged to bolster their banks and the markets look ahead to the start of earnings season.

 

Wall Street edges higher after services data

Signs that the nation's massive services sector continues to expand, albeit at a slower pace, helped push stocks into positive territory by midmorning on Wall Street Wednesday.

 

Employment report may not calm wild Wall Street

Investors hoping for relief from the tumultuous market swings of the past few months should double up on antacid and hang on: Economists predict more gyrations in the days and weeks ahead.

 

Wall Street ends worst quarter since 2008 meltdown

Stocks ended their worst quarter since the depths of the 2008 credit crisis, crippled by Europe's debt debacle, a U.S. credit downgrade and a sputtering global economy.

 

Wall Street rises on hopes for Fed stimulus

Bottom Line: Stocks rose in mid-morning trade on Wall Street Tuesday as investors grew more optimistic that the Federal Reserve would announce new moves to stimulate the economy.

 

Wall Street sinks for fourth straight week

Wall Street ended a fourth week of losses on a down note on Friday as most buyers left the market before the weekend on growing fears of another U.S. recession and destabilization in Europe's financial system.

 

Wall Street suffers worst selloff in two years

Wall Street suffers worst selloff in two years

Investors fled Wall Street in the worst stock-market selloff since the middle of the financial crisis in early 2009 in what has turned into a full-fledged correction. The Dow and the S&P tumbled more than 4 percent on Thursday and the Nasdaq lost 5 percent on fear the United States is staring at another recession and that Europe's sovereign debt crisis is swallowing two of its largest economies.

 

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