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<title>15 U.S. stocks emerge in selective hunt for bargains</title>
<description>This particular screen produced 237 results, from which we selected the 15 companies with the lowest P/E ratios. All companies that made the list have a P/E well below 10, but their average five-year earnings-per-share growth rate is an impressive 23 per cent a year.None of these companies is guaranteed to beat the market, but screens such as this can be a useful tool for pointing out interesting ... </description>
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<title>US stocks end slightly lower</title>
<description>Please register your email address to reach this content. If you are already a subscriber, you can log in using the blue box at the top of this page.Should you require assistance, please contact us on 08 9288 2100 during office ... </description>
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<title>SP Dow Jones Indices Announces Changes to the SPTSX Canadian Indices</title>
<description>Thursday, May 30, 2013 the spun-out shares  of DREAM Unlimited will be added to all the same indices where Dundee  Corporation is a constituent. The close price of Dundee Corporation  will be reduced by the close price (when-issued market) of DREAM  Unlimited and no new divisors will be calculated for any ... </description>
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<title>Beware of shadow banks - opinion</title>
<description>The Shadow, the hero of a 1930s radio show, could see the evil lurking in the hearts of men. Unfortunately, consumers can&amp;#039;t always see the trouble lurking in another kind of shadow -- the shadow bank -- until it&amp;#039;s too ... </description>
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<title>Stocks claw back from steep losses</title>
<description>U.S. stocks recovered from steep declines Thursday to end only modestly lower as investors discounted concerns about the Federal Reserve curtailing its bond buying ... </description>
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<title>NEW YORK  – Der Dow Jones Industrial hat am Donnerstag</title>
<description>hat am Donnerstag  seine anfnglichen Verlusten nahezu vollstndig eingedmmt. berraschend starke  Daten vom US-Immobilienmarkt sorgten fr eine Stimmungsaufhellung, nachdem zum  Handelsstart vor allem schwache Wirtschaftsdaten aus China belastet hatten. Der  US-Leitindex, der tags zuvor noch auf ein Rekordhoch bei rund 15.542 Punkten  gestiegen war, ging mit minus 0,08 Prozent bei 15.294,50 Punkten ... </description>
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<title>U.S. stocks end modestly lower H-P shares soar</title>
<description>NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- U.S. stocks fell modestly on Thursday, but finished well off their lowest intraday levels after upbeat U.S. economic reports and gains for Hewlett-Packard Co. countered worries about the Federal Reserve potentially tapering its bond-buying program. The S&amp;amp;P 500 ... </description>
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<title>UPDATE 5-NYSE says AEP NextEra trades stand after crash at open</title>
<description>Thu May 23, 2013 5:09pm EDT
(Updates with comment from NextEra CFO, details on NYSE ruling, closing prices)
By Caroline Valetkevitch
NEW YORK May 23 (Reuters) - All trades in American Electric Power Inc and NextEra Energy Inc in a crash that happened in the first minute of trading on Thursday will stand, the New York Stock Exchange said, following the latest in a flurry of unexplained sharp drops ... </description>
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<title>US STOCKS-Wall St sags but ends off session lows HP hits 52-wk high</title>
<description>Thu May 23, 2013 4:29pm EDT
* HP jumps after raising 2013 outlook; stock touches 52-week high
* Encouraging economic data help stocks retreat from lows
* Investors fret about timing of Fed stimulus pullback
* Dow off 0.1 pct; S&amp;P off 0.3 pct; Nasdaq off 0.1 pct
By Angela Moon
NEW YORK, May 23 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks slipped on Thursday but finished sharply off their session lows as a rally in ... </description>
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<title>NYSE says to spin off not sell Euronext</title>
<description>View Photo Logo of the NYSE Euronext taken on May 23, 2013 at the NYSE Euronext office in Paris. NYSE Euronext with spin off European stock exchange group Euronext via an initial public offer rather than sell it following its merger with InterContinentalExchange (ICE), a senior executive said ... </description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 15:47:34 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>US STOCKS-HP supports Dow limits SPs loss in choppy trade</title>
<description>Thu May 23, 2013 3:31pm EDT
* HP jumps after raising 2013 outlook
* Encouraging economic data help stocks retreat from lows
* Investors fret about timing of Fed stimulus pullback
* Dow flat; S&amp;P 500 off 0.2 pct; Nasdaq off 0.1 pct
By Angela Moon
NEW YORK, May 23 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks edged down on Thursday but rebounded sharply from their session lows as a rally in Hewlett-Packard&amp;#39;s shares ... </description>
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<title>US STOCKS SNAPSHOT - Dow Nasdaq edge up in choppy trading</title>
<description>NEW YORK |          Thu May 23, 2013 2:59pm EDT
NEW YORK May 23 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks hit session highs in a volatile session on Thursday with the Dow industrials posting a second straight swing of more than 160 points as investors digest the Federal Reserve&amp;#39;s evolving policy stance.
The Dow Jones industrial average rose 20.81 points or 0.14 percent, to 15,327.98, the S&amp;P 500 lost 1.98 ... </description>
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<title>Is bond bubble losing air</title>
<description>amount of bonds the Fed buys each month within &amp;quot;a few meetings,&amp;quot; while minutes from the Fed&amp;#039;s latest policy meeting showed that some central bank members were willing to dial down the Fed&amp;#039;s bond-buying program as soon as June. &amp;quot;We can call Bernanke the Hamlet Fed chairman,&amp;quot; said Jonathan Lewis, chief investment officer at Samson Capital Advisors. &amp;quot;He is ... </description>
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<title>Time to hit pause on stock rally</title>
<description>Maybe it&amp;#039;s time to change that Wall Street phrase about stocks in the summertime to &amp;quot;Sell on the 23rd of May and go away?&amp;quot;  Stocks around the world took a hit Thursday on the heels of a disappointing report ... </description>
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<title>Why Andreessen Horowitz gave a $60 million Lyft</title>
<description>FORTUNE -- Ride-sharing service Lyft today is announcing $60 million in new venture capital funding led by Andreessen Horowitz. So I spent some time on the phone with Andreessen Horowitz partner Scott Weiss to learn why the firm is putting so much money into a company that faces so many challenges.  What follows is an edited transcript of our ... </description>
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<title>Market Snapshot U.S. stocks shake off worst of drop H-P rallies</title>
<description>NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- U.S. stocks fluctuated between small gains and losses on Thursday after Japanese equities dived overnight, as global markets reacted to weak Chinese manufacturing data and worries about the Federal Reserve potentially tapering its bond-buying ... </description>
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<title>HP rallies 14 trouncing broader sell-off</title>
<description>HPQ ).  HP is riding the wave of Meg Whitman&amp;#039;s turnaround plan. The CEO said she&amp;#039;s &amp;quot;encouraged&amp;quot; by the results so far, but cautioned it will take some time.  The company reported earnings late Wednesday that topped notoriously low forecasts and issued an improved profit outlook. So, even though sales are still not quite up to par, investors are feeling pretty ... </description>
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<title>Can KKR dance the Saks two-step</title>
<description>KKR ) reportedly is considering a massive luxury retail consolidation move: Buying both Saks Inc. (which just went on the block) and Neiman Marcus (being sold by a PE group that includes TPG, Warburg Pincus, Leonard Green and Credit Suisse) -- and then merging the two companies together.  To be sure, there are some good business arguments for such a move. For example, a Citi research note points ... </description>
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<title>US STOCKS SNAPSHOT-Wall St pares losses Dow edges up</title>
<description>NEW YORK |          Thu May 23, 2013 12:09pm EDT
NEW YORK May 23 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks pared their losses on Thursday, with the Dow turning positive on strength in Hewlett-Packard Co and Boeing Co
HP soared 14.1 percent to $24.22 a day after raising its profit outlook, while Boeing gained 1.9 percent to $99.82.
The Dow Jones industrial average rose 3.90 points, or 0.03 percent, to 15,311.07. ... </description>
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<title>What tummy tucks can teach us about health care reform</title>
<description>Despite growing demand for cosmetic surgery, prices are rising more slowly than inflation. Fortune -- We&amp;#039;re constantly hearing why the market forces that bring us great deals on cars, cellular phones, and houses can never work in health care.  One leading myth is that each patient is so different, and every procedure so tailored, that doctors can&amp;#039;t determine the cost, or tell patients ... </description>
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<title>Dow Jones stocks drop after Japans Nikkei plunges 7 percent</title>
<description>The Dow Jones industrial average fell 112 points to 15,191 in early trading Thursday, or 0.7 percent.The Standard &amp;amp; Poor&amp;#039;s 500 fell 16 points to 1,638, or 1 percent. The Nasdaq fell 29 points to 3,433, or 0.8 percent.Stocks  were down 2.7 percent in Germany and 2.6 percent in France. Japan&amp;#039;s  Nikkei plunged 7 percent but is still up 39 percent this year.Investors  were spooked ... </description>
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<title>U.S. stocks sink at the open on Fed China fears</title>
<description>NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- U.S. stocks opened with steep losses on Thursday, as fears over a tapering of the Federal Reserve&amp;#039;s bond-buying program and weak Chinese economic data sent investors fleeing from stocks. Japanese equities plunged overnight, with the Nikkei Stock ... </description>
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<title>US stocks sink after global rout SP loses 1.1</title>
<description>NEW YORK (AFP) - US stocks opened sharply lower Thursday after the plunge in the Japanese market sparked a selloff throughout Asia and Europe.In the first 10 minutes of trade the S&amp;amp;P 500 was down 1.1 percent, while the Dow lost 0.6 percent and the Nasdaq 0.9 ... </description>
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<title>US STOCKS-Wall St drops on stimulus plan unease China data</title>
<description>Thu May 23, 2013 10:18am EDT
* HP jumps after raising 2013 outlook
* China manufacturing data shows contraction
* Indexes off: Dow 0.55 pct, S&amp;P 0.76 pct, Nasdaq 0.60 pct
By Chuck Mikolajczak
NEW YORK, May 23 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks dropped on Thursday, with the S&amp;P 500 on pace for its first back-to-back daily drop in a month amid investor concerns the U.S. Federal Reserve&amp;#39;s stimulus may be ... </description>
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<title>Asian European Stocks Plunge on Weak Chinese Factory Data</title>
<description>Japan&amp;amp;apos;s Nikkei stock index tumbled 7.3 percent after release of the report showing Chinese factory production dropped in May for the first time in seven months. It was the biggest one-day loss since Japan&amp;amp;apos;s March 2011 tsunami and nuclear disaster.  Stocks in London, Paris and Frankfurt followed suit, dropping about 2 percent. U.S. future indexes fell ahead of the opening of ... </description>
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<title>Perrigo to switch to NYSE from Nasdaq</title>
<description>PRGO ) today announced that it will transfer its listing from Nasdaq to the New York Stock Exchange on June 6. It will keep its ticker &amp;quot;PRGO&amp;quot;. To mark the occasion, company representatives will ring the opening bell. Last ... </description>
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<title>Nikkei Tanks 7 U.S. Stocks Struggle For Support</title>
<description>Ben Bernanke testifying in front of Congress followed by the Fed minutes. Many investors, I think, were wary of those two events given the recent rhetoric about QE tapering, and it appears big institutional players elected to take some profits before and during those events yesterday.  World markets reacted overnight to the major reversal in U.S. markets yesterday and are down big this morning. ... </description>
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<title>Eurozone business still going backwards</title>
<description>The decline in business activity in the 17-nation eurozone slowed in May, but surveys published Thursday suggest the region&amp;#039;s longest recession will extend into another ... </description>
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<title>Japan stocks plunge 7</title>
<description>A global rally in stocks came to an abrupt halt Thursday as a 7% plunge on Japan&amp;#039;s Nikkei index unnerved investors in Europe and set the tone for a weak opening on Wall ... </description>
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<title>Early Losses Likely for Dow as Global Markets Fall</title>
<description>) may open 0.72% lower. CNN&amp;#039;s Fear &amp;amp; Greed Index has edged down to 88 from yesterday&amp;#039;s close of 89.  Asian markets fell overnight, led by Japan&amp;#039;s Nikkei index, which was down by 7.3% when markets closed. The Nikkei has risen by 54% over the last six months, and the falls seem likely to have been triggered by a combination of profit taking, concerns over Chinese growth, and ... </description>
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<title>Watch out. The mortgage securities market is at it again.</title>
<description>Once upon a time, hardly anyone defaulted on a mortgage. Bankers made sure that their borrowers had mortgages they could afford, because if they didn&amp;#039;t, the bank would suffer a loss. Lenders were highly motivated to keep homeowners in their castles. Then, early last decade, mortgage securitization exploded on the scene, disrupting the fairy tale. Big, ugly giants with names like Countrywide ... </description>
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<title>Japan stocks plunge on weak China data</title>
<description>A seven-month rally in Japanese stocks came to an abrupt halt Thursday as the benchmark Nikkei index plunged by 7.3%, with investors rattled by weak economic data from ... </description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 05:05:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Dow Jones Index posts 19th straight Tuesday gain</title>
<description>(MENAFN - ProactiveInvestors - Australia) U.S. equities continued their record breaking run overnight, with investors getting a lift from Federal Reserve comments about the central bank&amp;#039;s bond-buying program.The buying momentum helped the Dow Jones post its 19th straight-Tuesday gain.St. Louis Fed president James Bullard said he&amp;#039;s in favour of continuing the bond-buying program. ... </description>
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<description>US stocks have opened slightly higher as the market looked ahead to congressional testimony by Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke.
Five minutes into trade on Wednesday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 16.11 (0.10 per cent) to 15,403.69.
The broad-based S&amp;P 500 added 1.37 (0.08 per cent) at 1,670.53, while the tech-rich Nasdaq Composite Index increased 0.68 (0.02 per cent) to ... </description>
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<description>United States   Wall Street saw its biggest one day swing in six months and the Australian dollar dropped overnight as investors raised concerns that the US Federal Reserve will scale back its stimulus program shortly.Markets initially rose as Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernankeaddressed Congress saying the quantitative easing program is providing significant benefits to the American economy ... </description>
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<description>NCS ) in the S&amp;amp;P SmallCap 600 after the close of trading on Friday, May 31. NCI Building Systems announced the conversion of some preferred stock which will leave the company&amp;#039;s public float substantially below the 50% threshold needed for continued inclusion in the index.    Domino&amp;#039;s Pizza operates as a pizza delivery company. Headquartered in Ann Arbor, MI, the company will be ... </description>
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<description>Trader Kevin Lodewick works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange in this May 2, 2013, file photo. US stocks Wednesday, May 22, 2013, ended lower following a choppy day of trading as the market weighed exit signals on the Federal Reserve&amp;rsquo;s exceptionally loose monetary policy. AFP PHOTO/RICHARD DREW  NEW YORK--US stocks Wednesday ended lower following a choppy day of trading as the ... </description>
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<description>Sources said the provision would not only badly hit Indian IT cos, but also disrupt operational capabilities of a large number of key US cos as ... </description>
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<description>SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- U.S. stocks ended a choppy Wednesday session sharply lower after comments from Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke and minutes from the Fed&amp;#039;s latest rate-setting meeting signaled the central bank was getting closer to winding down its bond-buying program. After rising as much as 154.8 points, the Dow was down 80.48 points, or 0.5%, to 15,307.1 at the close, ... </description>
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<description>U.S. stocks fell on Wednesday with a selloff accelerating in late afternoon trade, after minutes from the latest U.S. Federal Reserve meeting showed some officials were open to tapering large-scale asset purchases as early as at the June meeting.The minutes followed comments from Chairman Ben Bernanke who said the Fed could decide to scale back the pace of bond purchases at one of the &amp;quot;next ... </description>
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<description>Wed May 22, 2013 3:07pm EDT
* FOMC minutes show members open to tapering, disagreement on conditions
* Bernanke touts benefits of Fed easing, but hints could act
* Stocks down after hitting highs earlier
* Dow off 0.4 pct, S&amp;P off 0.7 pct, Nasdaq off 1 pct
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NEW YORK, May 22 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks fell on Wednesday with a selloff accelerating in late afternoon trade, after minutes ... </description>
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<description>Wed May 22, 2013 2:02pm EDT
* Bernanke touts benefits of Fed easing, but hints could act
* Stocks choppy after hitting highs earlier
* Dow up 0.2 pct, S&amp;P off 0.02 pct, Nasdaq off 0.3 pct
By Leah Schnurr
NEW YORK, May 22 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks were little changed in choppy trading Wednesday, after giving up earlier gains following remarks by Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke which suggested ... </description>
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<description>JP Morgan&amp;#039;s Jamie Dimon FORTUNE -- The very people who should care most about JP Morgan&amp;#039;s shareholder votes on Tuesday may be people who don&amp;#039;t own a single share of the bank&amp;#039;s stock.  They are the people who saw their savings wiped out by the derivatives and securitizations boom that fueled the last financial crisis. They are the people who lost their jobs and are still ... </description>
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<description>Click the chart to track shares of Lowe&amp;#039;s. As the housing market heats up, so is competition among home improvement retailers.  A day after Home Depot ... </description>
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