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Monday, March 11, 2013 

Thursday, March 07, 2013  Wall Street saw another bullish day with all three major indexes closing in the green. The blue chips continued a record setting performance, closing at an all-time high for a third straight day.

Wednesday, October 10, 2012  A former deputy bureau chief for the Dow Jones Newswires and Wall Street Journal is speaking on media coverage in the 2012 presidential campaign.

Tuesday, August 09, 2011  A six-hundred point single day drop in the Dow is enough to leave any investor queasy; but Lexington financial advisor Robert Suggs says now is not the time for knee-jerk reactions.

Monday, August 08, 2011  Dow Jones closes down 634 points, worst day since December 2008

Friday, August 05, 2011  Market panic spreads across globe as investors fear double-dip recession

Thursday, August 04, 2011  The stock market finished its worst day since the financial crisis.

Monday, January 03, 2011  Stock indexes rise to start 2011 after strong manufacturing reports in US, Europe.

Wednesday, December 29, 2010  Stocks finish slightly higher as market continues on pace for best December in nearly 20 years.

Friday, October 08, 2010  A weaker jobs report added to a series of tepid economic indicators in recent weeks that have built expectations that the Fed will announce new steps to encourage borrowing when it meets in early November.

Tuesday, June 29, 2010  Stocks and interest rates tumbled Tuesday after fresh signs of a global economic slowdown spooked investors. U.S. markets are following those in Asia, which fell when Japanese data showed that the nation's recovery has slowed.

Tuesday, May 25, 2010  Stocks have another seesaw day, Dow plunges, recovers on news about financial overhaul bill

Tuesday, May 25, 2010  The Dow Jones Industrial Average plunged at the market's open today on fears over the Korean penninsula.

Tuesday, April 27, 2010  Stocks plunged in the U.S. and Europe Tuesday after Standard & Poor's downgraded the debt of the two European countries. The Dow Jones industrial average fell 213 points, its worst loss in almost three months.

Wednesday, April 14, 2010  Stock climb in early trading after better-than-expected earnings from Intel and JPMorgan Chase