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Stocks plunge as worries about Europe intensify
The problems that weighed down stocks all summer show no sign of letting up. U.S. stocks plunged Friday, erasing the week’s gains, amid rising fears about fallout from Europe’s debt […]
Top 5: ‘You don’t have a license to steal’
The effort to make a proposed Hunt Valley bowling alley a reality was the most-read business story of the week. First Mariner’s delisting on the Nasdaq and Baltimore International College […]
Dow up for a fourth day, turns positive for 2011
NEW YORK — It’s a quiet end to a wild month for financial markets. Stocks edged higher Wednesday on a report that factory orders surged in July. The Dow Jones […]
First Mariner stock delisted from NASDAQ
Already looking like it will miss Thursday’s deadline to raise more than $123 million, First Mariner Bancorp’s efforts were made that much harder Wednesday after its stock was delisted by […]
Stocks rise on hopes for more economic stimulus
NEW YORK — The mere discussion of more economic stimulus from the Federal Reserve was enough to send stocks higher. Minutes from the Fed’s latest policy meeting Aug. 9 showed […]
Stocks jump; Dow notches best gain in 2 weeks
NEW YORK — Stocks posted their biggest jump in nearly two weeks on Tuesday. Investors picked up cheaply priced stocks after fears that the U.S. would slip into a recession […]
Stocks rise broadly, second day of gains
NEW YORK — Stocks are sharply higher in midday trading for the second day in a row. Exxon Mobil Corp. rose the most of the 30 stocks in the Dow […]
Stocks inch higher, shaking off 4 weeks of losses
NEW YORK — It was another day of big swings in the Dow Jones industrial average, but at least Monday ended with a modest gain. The Dow soared 200 points […]
Stocks fall as traders worry over weekend
NEW YORK — A growing belief that the country is headed toward recession gave the stock market its fourth straight week of losses. The anxiety in the market was obvious […]
Here we go again: Stocks plunge on economic fear
NEW YORK — Stocks have plunged after more signs of economic weakness triggered a global sell-off. The Dow Jones industrial average is down 419 points, or 3.7 percent, to 10,991. […]
U.S. stocks fall on global economic worries
NEW YORK — More evidence of a slowing global economy sent stocks falling Tuesday and threatened to end the market’s three-day rally. Germany‘s economy stalled last quarter and dragged down […]
U.S. stocks rise after corporate deals, Japan report
NEW YORK — Stocks rose for a third straight day Monday after Google and two other companies announced acquisitions and Japan said its economy was stronger than expected following the […]
