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Stocks edge higher as retail sales reports arrive
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MyMotherLode.com
- 5/9/2008
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By MADLEN READ AP Business Writer Wall Street rose modestly Thursday as investors sifted through retailers April sales figures, trying to get a sense of how consumers are faring in a climate of economic weakness and rising costs. Many stores posted better-than-anticipated results for April. Wal-Mart
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US stocks head for higher open as retail sales reports arrive
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SINA
- 5/8/2008
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SINA English Wall Street headed for a modestly higher open Thursday as investors sifted through the first of retailers' April sales figures, trying to get a sense of how consumers are faring in a climate of economic weakness and rising costs. Wal-Mart Stores Inc., for one, said sales of groceries, f
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Stocks open higher as resources support
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Globe Investor
- 5/8/2008
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TORONTO (Reuters) - The Toronto Stock Exchange's main index kicked off the day higher, boosted by resource shares, as gold companies gained from firm bullion prices. The S&P/TSX composite index <.GSPTSE> was up 44.48 points, or 0.31 percent, at 14,416.01 shortly after the opening bell. The materials
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Stocks Open Higher After Retail Sales
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CNBC
- 5/8/2008
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Stocks bounced back Thursday following a sharp drop in jobless claims and better-than-expected monthly sales from Wal-Mart and other retailers. This came after the prior session's sell-off, in which the Dow shed more than 200 points, led by financials, after comments from the SEC chairman rattled a
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Toronto stocks open higher as resources support
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Reuters
- 5/8/2008
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TORONTO, May 8 (Reuters) - The Toronto Stock Exchange's main index kicked off the day higher, boosted by resource shares, as gold companies gained from firm bullion prices. The S&P/TSX composite index .GSPTSE was up 44.48 points, or 0.31 percent, at 14,416.01 shortly after the opening bell. The
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Stocks Looking To Open Modestly Higher Following Sharp Declines On Wednesday ,"
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TradingMarkets
- 5/8/2008
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After seeing sharp declines in the previous session, stocks are looking to open modestly higher on Thursday. Investors are digesting a slew of retailers,™ April sales figures, trying to get an idea of how weak consumer spending has become, although a bigger than expected decrease in weekly job
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Stocks head for higher open on sales reports
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Business Week
- 5/8/2008
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Wall Street headed for a modestly higher open Thursday as investors sifted through the first of retailers' April sales figures, trying to get a sense of how consumers are faring in a climate of economic weakness and rising costs. Wal-Mart Stores Inc., for one, said sales of groceries, flat-screen TV
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Stocks Head for Higher Open as Retail Sales Reports Arrive
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First Coast News
- 5/8/2008
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By MADLEN READ, AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) -- Wall Street headed for a modestly higher open Thursday as investors sifted through the first of retailers' April sales figures, trying to get a sense of how consumers are faring in a climate of economic weakness and rising costs. Wal-Mart Stores In
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STOCKS - SEOUL SHARES OPEN HIGHER - MAY 7, 2008
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TradingMarkets
- 5/7/2008
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The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) rose 2.12 points, or 0.11 per cent, to 1,861.18 in the first 15 minutes of trading. Samsung Heavy Industries, the world's second-largest shipbuilder, rose 3.8 per cent on its stronger first-quarter earnings. But market leader Samsung Electronic
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