WASHINGTON (AP) — Even as anxious investors send stock prices plunging, many Americans are sounding a rather different note: They’re staying calm and carrying on. Some wonder if they may have to work a few extra years to recoup some ...

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As the U.S. stock market plummeted on Monday with memories of the 2008 financial crisis still fresh, developers generally shrugged off worries the volatile market could signal a coming economic slump that could hinder building. Developers with projects in the ...

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All streaks eventually come to an end. For the first time since 2009 when the U.S. economy was emerging from the Great Recession, companies may be about to report that their quarterly earnings fell. Plunging oil prices have pummeled profits ...

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Warren Buffett's failure to beat the stock market in four of the past five years has raised the issue of whether Berkshire Hathaway's 83-year-old CEO has lost his touch.

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A hot market for initial public offerings may soon face a cooler reception from investors.

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A Mediterranean-style restaurant chain, a maker of animal nutritional supplements and the owner of natural gas and oil pipelines rose in their stock market debuts Friday.

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WASHINGTON — The Federal Reserve wrestled at its October meeting with how to assure investors that even after it started to pull back on its economic stimulus, it still intends to keep its keep short-term rate near record lows. The ...

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NEW YORK — Americans’ shift toward fresh foods is kicking Campbell Soup right in the can. The company on Tuesday said its quarterly profit fell 30 percent as U.S. sales of soups and V8 beverage declined. A recall of its ...

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Baltimore-based Under Armour Inc. reported favorable third-quarter earnings on Thursday, but they were met with a slight drop in the market.

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NEW YORK — The stock market hit an all-time high Thursday as investors put the government shutdown and debt ceiling crisis behind them and focused on corporate earnings. The Standard & Poor’s 500 index rose 11.61 points, or 0.7 percent, ...

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