Stocks extend 4-week rally

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Stocks extend 4-week rally
NEW YORK — Investors dived into stocks Thursday, extending a rally that gave the Dow Jones industrial average its best four weeks since 1933.Stocks rose across the board in heavy trading, after an ac…

China’s Stock Market Pops 30% In Q1 (Investor’s Business Daily)

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China’s Stock Market Pops 30% In Q1 (Investor’s Business Daily)
Investor’s Business Daily – The Shanghai Composite index outperformed all global markets in the first three months of the year, logging its best first-quarter start since 2000. The SCI soared 30%, while the MSCI Emerging Markets index ended flat and the FTSE World index lost 9%.

SEC said to be weighing several options for reining in short-selling rushes at stocks

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SEC said to be weighing several options for reining in short-selling rushes at stocks
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Securities and Exchange Commission is considering several approaches to reining in rushes of short selling that can cause dramatic plunges in stock prices, people familiar with t…

Fifty-four detained in Turkish bourse probe: TV (Reuters)

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Fifty-four detained in Turkish bourse probe: TV (Reuters)
Reuters – Fifty-four people have been detained as part of an investigation into alleged market manipulation at the Istanbul Stock Exchange (IMKB), broadcasters said on Thursday.

Recovery for stocks — not for jobs

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Recovery for stocks — not for jobs
NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) — The labor market is still a mess, but you wouldn't know that from the way investors are reacting.Stocks were down just slightly Friday morning, despite the fact that the une…

Dow closes over 8,000, logs 4th week of gains (AP)

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Dow closes over 8,000, logs 4th week of gains (AP)

A trader looks works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on Thursday, April 2, 2009 in New York.  Investors dove into stocks on Thursday as global efforts to end the financial crisis fed the market's newfound optimism that the economy is on the mend. (AP Photo/Jin Lee)AP – Not even grisly job losses could get in the stock market’s way Friday.


Oil,gas stocks prop up investor wealth

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Oil,gas stocks prop up investor wealth
MUMBAI: The new financial year has begun on a positive note for equity investors, though it is too early to say if it portends better times ahead. Some of the sectors, which bore the brunt of the b…

Fifty-four detained in Turkish bourse probe: TV (Reuters)

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Fifty-four detained in Turkish bourse probe: TV (Reuters)
Reuters – Fifty-four people have been detained as part of an investigation into alleged market manipulation at the Istanbul Stock Exchange (IMKB), broadcasters said on Thursday.

Glance-G20, econ data, boosts banks, commods FTSE jumps

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Glance-G20, econ data, boosts banks, commods FTSE jumps
By Simon Falush LONDON, April 2 (Reuters) – A sharp rally in banks, commodity stocks and the broader market, boosted by G20 measures to ease the economic crisis, lifted Britain's top share index 4.3 p…

China’s Stock Market Pops 30% In Q1 (Investor’s Business Daily)

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China’s Stock Market Pops 30% In Q1 (Investor’s Business Daily)
Investor’s Business Daily – The Shanghai Composite index outperformed all global markets in the first three months of the year, logging its best first-quarter start since 2000. The SCI soared 30%, while the MSCI Emerging Markets index ended flat and the FTSE World index lost 9%.