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Market News from Wall Street- Stocks end mixed near 2008 highs February 24, 2012U.S. stocks ended mixed Friday, with the Dow and S&P holding near their highest levels since 2008, as investors digested reports on consumer sentiment and home sales.
- Gas prices rise 12 cents in past week February 24, 2012Gas prices have gained 12 cents this week, as tensions over Iran heat up and oil prices keep moving higher.
- Sears' survival plan sends stock surging February 23, 2012Sears posted a massive loss Thursday, but it's betting on a new set of initiatives to help turn things around...and put bankruptcy rumors to rest.
- Stocks end mixed near 2008 highs February 24, 2012
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- Why the Fed can't fix housing February 24, 2012Housing is still one of the biggest drags on U.S. economic growth, but don't look to the Federal Reserve for help. The central bank may have few tools left to fix it.
- A new recession seems inevitable February 24, 2012While most economists have stopped worrying that the U.S. will fall into a double-dip recession, one influential economist maintains his position that the nation won't be able to avoid a new downturn.
- Fed official warns of higher debt bill for Uncle Sam February 24, 2012The Federal Reserve takes a lot of heat from critics for keeping interest rates low. But there's an upside that most people overlook: Low interest rates save the government money.
- Why the Fed can't fix housing February 24, 2012
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- Financial News
- Dow drops in late afternoon, stocks close mixed February 24, 2012Stocks finished the week mixed Friday as the Dow Jones Industrial Average flirted again with 13,000 before turning negative in late afternoon trading.
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- Facebook IPO may be bad bet for investors February 24, 2012The social network’s expected public stock offering later this year is expected to be hot. But corporate governance experts are cool on the company's tight executive control structure.
- Dow drops in late afternoon, stocks close mixed February 24, 2012
- Business News
- S&P 500 posts highest close in nearly four years February 24, 2012NEW YORK (Reuters) - The S&P 500 rose on Friday to close at the highest level since before the collapse of Lehman Brothers in 2008, continuing a pattern of steady gains on signs of U.S. economic recovery.
- Housing, confidence data bolster growth outlook February 24, 2012WASHINGTON (Reuters) - New U.S. home sales fell in January but upward revisions to the prior months' data and a drop in the supply of properties on the market added to signs of a budding housing recovery.
- Greece launches long-awaited debt offer February 25, 2012ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece formally launched a bond swap offer to private holders of its bonds on Friday, setting in motion the largest-ever sovereign debt restructuring in the hope of getting its messy finances back on track.
- S&P 500 posts highest close in nearly four years February 24, 2012
