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• Strong retail sales lifts Nasdaq, Dow to new highs

  March 13, 2012 in Business NEW YORK — U.S. stocks leapt today, with the Nasdaq composite finishing above 3,000 for the first time in 11 years, after JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its dividend, retail … 3

• Dow falls more than 200, interrupting 2012 rally

  March 6, 2012 in Business Stocks suffered their biggest losses in three months today, the first hiccup in a strong and steady rally to start the year. Wall Street worried about the global economy and … 7

• Dow closes above 13,000, first time since crisis

  February 28, 2012 in Business The Dow Jones industrial average today reclaimed the last of the ground it held before the carnage of the Great Recession — bailouts, bank failures, layoffs by the million and … 15

• Dow breaks 13,000 for first time since ’08 crisis

  February 21, 2012 in Business The Dow Jones industrial average crossed 13,000 today for the first time since May 2008, when the Lehman Brothers investment bank was solvent, unemployment a healthy 5.4 percent and the … 27

• Stocks head higher on lowered borrowing rates

  November 30, 2011 in Nation/World Stocks soared in morning trading Wednesday. 10

• Dow falls on European jitters

  November 9, 2011 in City NEW YORK (AP) — The Dow Jones industrial average is closing with a loss of 389 points after Italy’s borrowing costs soared and talks collapsed in Greece on forming a … 6

• Dow breaks above 12,000 for first time in years

  January 26, 2011 in Business The Dow Jones industrial average slipped after rising above 12,000 for the first time in two and a half years. 3

• Disappointing jobs report sends stocks tumbling

  June 4, 2010 in Business NEW YORK — Stocks tumbled today after the Labor Department said hiring remains weak and Hungary became the latest European country to report its economy is in crisis. Interest rates …

• Stocks dive, Dow off 376 on world economic worries

  May 20, 2010 in Business Stocks plunged again Thursday as more investors woke up to the possibility that economic problems such as Europe’s debt crisis might spread around the world and stop the growing recovery … 5

• Stocks tumble as worries about Europe return

  May 14, 2010 in Business Stocks tumbled for a second day today after concerns grew that the deep spending cuts under Europe’s bailout plan would slow a global recovery. The Dow Jones industrial average ended … 2

• Stocks surge on effort to ease Europe debt crunch

  May 10, 2010 in Business NEW YORK — Stocks rocketed higher and bond prices fell today after investors were reassured by a nearly $1 trillion plan to avoid a European debt crisis.

• Stocks fall sharply as investors close out 2009

  December 31, 2009 in Business The stock market has closed out a remarkable 2009 with a loss as investors bet the improving economy will lead the government to pull back on its stimulus measures. But …

• Stocks tumble on fears about Dubai debt fallout

  November 27, 2009 in Business, Nation/World Stocks skidded Friday as concern swept world markets that financial trouble in the Middle Eastern city-state of Dubai will upend a global economic recovery. 2

• Stocks swoon as worries about the economy return

  October 30, 2009 in Business Grim signals about consumer spending ripped through the markets Friday, sending stocks tumbling as investors raced for safe havens.

• Milestone raises hopes for investors

  October 15, 2009 in City on Page A1 The horse may be heading back to the barn. At least Bob Nelson might put it that way. Nelson, owner of Nelson Securities, said Wednesday’s news that the Dow Jones …

• Show is a polished effort

  June 13, 2009 in City on Page B1 Four years ago on a day trip to Metaline Falls, Bob Evans saw an ad for a 1951 Chevy in the small town’s newspaper. The classic car buff called the …

• Classic cars rolling in for Car D’Lane

  June 12, 2009 in Idaho Four years ago on a day trip to Metaline Falls, Bob Evans of Post Falls saw an ad for a 1951 Chevy in the small town’s newspaper. The classic car … 1

• Market surges on Wells Fargo earnings surprise

  April 9, 2009 in Business Stocks surged Thursday to their highest levels in two months after banking giant Wells Fargo & Co. surprised the market with an early profit report that blew past analysts’ expectations …

• Wall Street extends four-week rally

  April 2, 2009 in Business 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.

• Dow plunges below 7,000

  March 3, 2009 in City on Page A8 NEW YORK – A relentless sell-off in the stock market Monday blew through barriers that would have been unthinkable just weeks ago, and investors warned there was no reason to …

• Wall Street tumbles; Dow closes below 7,000

  March 2, 2009 in Business, Nation/World NEW YORK — Investors’ despair about financial companies and the recession have brought the Dow Jones industrial average to another unwanted milestone: its first drop below 7,000 in more than …