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United States Market and Economy

May 1st, 2007

Nasdaq Worsens In Final Hours On Higher Trade

The NASDAQ composite turned sharply lower in the final trading hours Monday, closing down 1.3% as volume picked up.

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May 1st, 2007

S&P 500, Dow Move Lower As Volume Rises

After a tepid start, the major NYSE indexes stumbled in the afternoon. The S&P 500 finished Monday down 0.8%, while the Dow shed 0.4%. NYSE…

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May 1st, 2007

Stocks Close Bullish April With Losses

Stocks dropped in higher volume Monday, as selling picked up at the end of an otherwise bullish month of April.

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May 1st, 2007

Strong Outlook Could Lift Semiconductors

Chipmakers are blowing past forecasts this earnings season because of a big jump in demand.

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May 1st, 2007

Stay Safe, And Don’t Catch A Falling Knife

Most people just can’t resist a good bargain. But the stock market works in a different way. Stocks that seem high in price tend to go even…

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May 1st, 2007

Firm Succeeding By Building Bridges — Literally

While civil engineering doesn’t make most people think "hot new thing," the initial public offering market has seen a fair amount of it…

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May 1st, 2007

Trends & Innovations - Monday

Tooth decay on rise in children

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May 1st, 2007

Malaysian Tycoon Bids To Take Maxis Private

T. Ananda Krishnan is offering to buy 53% of the Malaysian telecom company for $5 billion.

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May 1st, 2007

ICICI Stock Falls On Record Share Sale Plan

The bank intends to raise $4.9 billion in equity, the largest issuance ever by an Indian company.

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May 1st, 2007

Top market timers have less appetite for risk

ANNANDALE, Va. (MarketWatch) — The editors of the top-performing newsletters are not inclined to take on lots of risk these days.

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