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The Procter & Gamble Company (PG): Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) Misses Out on the Market Rally

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September 4 - News

United Technologies Corporation (UTX), Verizon Communications Inc. (VZ): Fighting Words Fail to Upset the Dow Jones Industrial Average (.DJI)

News that President Barack Obama's planned strike on Syria has gained the support of House Speaker John Boehner and House Majority Leader Eric Cantor hasn't put the Dow Jones ...

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September 4 - News

LinkedIn Corp (LNKD)’s Billion-Dollar Share Sale: Should You Be Buying?

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September 4 - News

Yahoo! Inc. (YHOO), Consolidated Edison, Inc. (ED): The Birth of Google Inc (GOOG) and the Technology That Made It Possible

Founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin met at Stanford University in 1995, and a year later they had begun to collaborate on the technology for the Stanford Digital Library Project...

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September 4 - News

United Technologies Corporation (UTX), Microsoft Corporation (MSFT): Stocks Sink After Boehner Backs Syria Strike

It looked like stock markets were going to start off the week sharply higher today until House Speaker John Boehner said he would support President Obama's request to use force...

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September 3 - News

Microsoft Corporation (MSFT), Nokia Corporation (ADR) (NOK): Dow (.DJI) Flags Despite Signs of Economic Strength

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September 3 - News

Microsoft Corporation (MSFT), Caterpillar Inc. (CAT): August’s Best Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) Stocks

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September 3 - News

Verizon Communications Inc.(VZ), Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) – Merger Tuesday: The Two Deals Hurting the Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) Today

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September 3 - News

Microsoft Corporation (MSFT), Nokia Corporation (ADR) (NOK): Who Wins?

Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) finally pulled the trigger on a deal that's been long in the making.

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September 3 - News

Microsoft Corporation (MSFT), Nokia Corporation (ADR) (NOK): Big M&A Deal-Makers Drag on the Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI)

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September 3 - News

Caterpillar Inc. (CAT), United Technologies Corporation (UTX): M&A Wasn’t the Only Thing Moving the Dow Jones Industrial Average (.DJI) This Morning

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September 3 - News

Microsoft Corporation (MSFT), Nokia Corporation (ADR) (NOK), Verizon Communications Inc. (VZ): Big Deals Hold Back the Dow

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September 3 - News

General Motors Company (GM), General Electric Company (GE): Why Did the Greatest Bull Market in History Last So Long?

The Dow Jones Industrial Average (INDEXDJX:.DJI) closed at 381.17 points on Sept. 3, 1929.

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September 3 - News

JPMorgan Chase & Co (JPM), Bank of America Corp (BAC): Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) Perks Up Following an Eventful Weekend

Markets are humming today, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average (INDEXDJX:^DJI) is flexing its muscles after some good news from the economic front.

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September 3 - News

International Business Machines Corp. (IBM), Intel Corporation (INTC): One Reason You Should Sell These Dow Jones Industrial Average (.DJI) Losers

In this strong market, only five components of the Dow Jones Industrial Average (INDEXDJX:.DJI) have lost value in the past 12 months.

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September 3 - News

PG&E Corporation (PCG), E I Du Pont De Nemours And Co (DD): The Rise of General Motors Company (GM)

The first index fund was created on Aug. 31, 1976.

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September 3 - News

Hewlett-Packard Company (HPQ), JPMorgan Chase & Co (JPM), Cisco Systems, Inc. (CSCO): August’s Worst Dow Jones Industrial Average 2 Minute (^DJI) Stocks

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September 3 - News

JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM), eBay Inc (EBAY): Banking, War, and a Bursting Beanie Bubble

When most people think about JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM), it's the first part of the megabank's name that stands out. J.P.

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September 3 - News

Futures Rise As Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) Buys 1/2 of Nokia Corporation (ADR) (NOK)

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September 3 - News

Alcoa Inc (AA), The Boeing Company (BA), Hewlett-Packard Company (HPQ): Dow Jones Industrial Average (.DJI)’s Year-to-Date Winners and Losers

With two-thirds of the year over, it's a good time to look at the performance of the Dow Jones Industrial Average (INDEXDJX:.DJI) and a few of its big winners and losers for the...

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September 3 - News

Dow Jones Industrial Average 2 Minute (^DJI), S&P 500 (^GSPC): Markets Had a Terrible August; Buying Opportunities May Lie Ahead

This summer hasn't been very relaxing for investors, who have had to deal with the threat of tapering, rising interest rates, a number of new record highs on the major indexes...

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September 3 - News

Unilever plc (ADR) (UL), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM): Strange Beginnings

Victory Over Japan Day, popularly known as V-J Day, marks the surrender of Japan and the end of World War II on Sept. 2, 1945.

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September 3 - News

The Coca-Cola Company (KO), Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (WMT), Microsoft Corporation (MSFT): The Dow (.DJI)’s 5 Most Loved Stocks

Short-sellers may be enjoying a little bit of a victory, with the markets having their worst month in more than a year, but that victory only equated to having the iconic Dow ...

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September 2 - News

Bank of America Corp (BAC), The Walt Disney Company (DIS), American Express Company (AXP): Expect More

One reason so many investors follow the Dow Jones Industrial Average (INDEXDJX:.DJI) is that all 30 of its component stocks pay dividends.

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September 2 - News

The Home Depot, Inc. (HD), Alcoa Inc (AA), Microsoft Corporation (MSFT): Last Week’s Worst Performing Dow Components

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September 2 - News

Tesla Motors Inc (TSLA), Bazaarvoice Inc (BV), OmniVision Technologies, Inc. (OVTI): Three Predictions for the New Week

I predicted that Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) would close lower on the week.

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September 2 - News

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (WMT), General Electric Company (GE): Dow (.DJI) Retreats Into the Holiday Weekend

Ugly, isn't it? That's how the Dow Jones Industrial Average traded through August.

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August 31 - News

Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) Falls as the Dow (.DJI) Loses Ground

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August 31 - News

Hewlett-Packard Company (HPQ), Microsoft Corporation (MSFT): Consumer Sentiment Falls, and the Markets Follow

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August 30 - News

Honeywell International Inc. (HON), United Technologies Corporation (UTX): General Electric Company (GE) Wants Out of Consumer Credit

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August 30 - News

Hewlett-Packard Company (HPQ), Microsoft Corporation (MSFT): Why the Dow Just Wants August to End

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August 30 - News

Dow (.DJI) Futures Rise as General Electric Company (GE) Preps a Major Spinoff

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August 30 - News

Exxon Mobil Corporation (XOM), Chevron Corporation (CVX), Verizon Communications Inc. (VZ): Stock Markets Move Higher as Oil Retreats

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August 29 - News

Alcoa Inc (AA), Intel Corporation (INTC), Caterpillar Inc. (CAT) & The Dow (.DJI)’s Five Most Hated Stocks

August has been a bit of a rough patch for the iconic Dow Jones Industrial Average (INDEXDJX:.DJI), with the index down a bit more than 4% month to date.

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August 29 - News

Verizon Communications Inc. (VZ), Vodafone Group Plc (ADR) (VOD): Big News and Economic Data Push the Dow Higher

After a series of slightly depressing economic data releases, investors have a reason to rejoice today after second-quarter GDP was revised from 1.7% to 2.5% -- better than the...

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August 29 - News

Verizon Communications Inc. (VZ)’s Vodafone Group Plc (ADR) (VOD) Talks Keep the Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) in the Green

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August 29 - News

Exxon Mobil Corporation (XOM), Apple Inc. (AAPL): Apple in the Dow?

The Dow Jones Industrial Average is famous for its resistance to change.

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August 29 - News

Verizon Communications Inc. (VZ)’s Potential Deal Leads the Dow (.DJI) Higher

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August 29 - News

Chevron Corporation (CVX), Exxon Mobil Corporation (XOM): GDP Surprise and Positive Jobs Numbers Send Stocks Higher

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August 29 - News

Verizon Communications Inc. (VZ), The Boeing Company (BA): Should Dow Jones Industrial Average (.DJI) Investors Really Be Happy About GDP Growth?

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August 29 - News

Caterpillar Inc. (CAT), McDonald’s Corporation (MCD): The Dow Jones Industrial Average (.DJI) Rebounds for the Wrong Reason

In another case of the tail wagging the dog, the Dow Jones Industrial Average (INDEXDJX:.DJI) is up 0.35% today as of 2:45 P.M. EDT.

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August 28 - News

Exxon Mobil Corporation (XOM), Chevron Corporation (CVX): Can You Profit From a Syrian War and Still Sleep at Night?

Although we don't believe in timing the market or panicking over daily movements, we do like to keep an eye on market changes -- just in case they're material to our investing...

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August 28 - News

Pfizer Inc. (PFE): The Procter & Gamble Company (PG)’s Fall Can’t Stop the Dow Jones Industrial Average (.DJI)’s Bounce

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August 28 - News

Chevron Corporation (CVX), Exxon Mobil Corporation (XOM): Oil Stocks Lead the Dow Jones Industrial Average (.DJI) Higher

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August 28 - News

Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) Turns Up the Heat in Mobile Commerce

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August 28 - News

Dow Jones Industrial Average (.DJI), Cisco Systems, Inc. (CSCO): How Dividends Change the Game

The wealth-building power of compound interest will never cease to amaze me.

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August 27 - News

The S&P 500 (.INX), And Why the Dow Jones Industrial Average (.DJI) Is Down Today

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August 27 - News

Microsoft Corporation (MSFT), Bank of America Corp (BAC): Dow Jones Industrial Average (.DJI) Drops as Fear of War Takes Over Markets

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August 27 - News

J.C. Penney Company, Inc. (JCP), Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (GS): Rising World Tensions Send Markets Lower

Although we don't believe in timing the market or panicking over daily movements, we do like to keep an eye on market changes -- just in case they're material to our investing...

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August 27 - News