Article: Dow Jones industrial average closes at all-time high of 12,838.(Business News)

Article: Jobs report prompts buying on Wall Street; Dow up 1.4 percent
AP Worldstream;  July 8, 2005 ;     700+ words ......Dateline: NEW YORK Wall Street ended a volatile...points, or 1.4 percent, on the strength...bombings in London, Wall Street welcomed the Labor...rate fell to 5 percent from 5.1 percent...highs. But while Wall Street initially sank...Dow gained 1.41 percent ...

Article: Japanese stocks surge 2.8 percent, lifted by Wall Street gains, Bernanke comments
AP Worldstream;  June 16, 2006 ;     423 words ......heartened by an overnight gain on Wall Street, snapped up shares that had...jumped 408.58 points, or 2.82 percent, to finish at 14,879.34 on...Tokyo market just followed up Wall Street's rally." While the Fed is...Memory Inc., which jumped 8.26 percent to 4,850 yen (US$42.17) and...

Article: Japanese stocks tumble 2.5 percent in anxious reaction to Wall Street's drop
AP Worldstream;  May 31, 2006 ;     349 words ......to an overnight plunge on Wall Street. Blue-chip electronics...fell 392.12 points, or 2.47 percent, to finish at 15,467.33...now fallen a total of 3.2 percent over the last three sessions and more than 10 percent since May 8, when its slide...

Article: Rally continues on Wall Street All major stocks up 8 percent, techs up almost 9
Dayton Daily News;  November 13, 2004 ;     542 words ......week, with all major stock indexes up more than 8 percent over the past three weeks -- tech stocks by almost 9 percent. The Standard & Poor's 500 closed Friday at its...retail sales gain in five months in October -- 0.9 percent without autos, 0.2 percent including car sales. The University of ...

Article: Wyeth's quarterly profit up 4 percent: The drugmaker cited lower discounts and a loading-up by wholesalers. It beat Wall Street's earnings predictions.
Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, PA);  April 22, 2006 ;     530 words ......6 percent and profit 4 percent in the first quarter over...medication Enbrel surged 42 percent, and global sales of the...antidepressant Effexor grew 9 percent. Wyeth also said it had...representing more than 80 percent of the remaining claims...beat most expectations on Wall ...

Article: HILFIGER IMPRESSES WALL STREET WITH 58.8% PROFIT RISE: MEN'S WEAR SALES, DRIVEN BY JEANS, ROSE 13.1 PERCENT TO $214.3 MILLION IN 3D QUARTER.(Company Profile)
Daily News Record;  February 1, 1999 ;     502 words ......Hilfiger Corp. handily outstripped Wall Street estimates, reporting third-quarter earnings soared 58.8 percent. In the quarter ended Dec. 31, earnings...cents, a year ago. Results exceeded Wall Street estimates by 7 cents a share. It was...Sales in the quarter catapulted 88.2 percent ...

Article: General Dynamics' third-quarter profit rises 16 percent, beating Wall Street's view
AP Worldstream;  October 19, 2005 ;     174 words ......third-quarter earnings grew 16 percent on sales growth across its business segments, surpassing Wall Street estimates. Net income rose...Revenue also increased 16 percent, rising to $5.38 billion...which saw its sales jump 25 percent to $1.99 billion (euro1.67...Combat systems revenue grew ...

Article: Best Buy 2Q profit rises 25 percent, but misses Wall Street target
AP Worldstream;  September 13, 2005 ;     246 words ......second-quarter profit rose 25 percent, fueled by robust sales of...players. The results missed Wall Street's target by a penny a share...shares fell $3.39, or 6.7 percent, to $46.97 in premarket trading...sales _ rose 3.5 percent. Wall Street's consensus view was 38 ...

Article: Wall Street economists predict Fed rate at 2 percent or higher
Xinhua News Agency;  July 29, 2004 ;     297 words ...Wall Street economists predict Fed rate at 2 percent or higher NEW YORK, July 29 (Xinhua) -- More Wall Street economists predict that the Federal Reserve by year-end would raise its target interest rate to at least 2 percent, the highest level since 2001, according to a survey published ...

Article: Hong Kong shares surge 2.6 percent, tracking Wall Street, amid recovery in Asian markets
AP Worldstream;  June 16, 2006 ;     295 words ......Friday, tracking gains on Wall Street and else on Asian markets...rose 407.57 points, or 2.64 percent, to 15,842.65. The market...encouraged by rallies on Wall Street and in other Asian markets...Industrial Average rose 1.8 percent and a 2.8 percent jump in the Nasdaq ...

Article: Citigroup profit rises 4 percent in first quarter, beats Wall Street projections
AP Worldstream;  April 17, 2006 ;     476 words ......first-quarter profit rose 4 percent, beating Wall Street projections due to...operations rose 13 percent to $1.11 per share...Citigroup joined other Wall Street institutions in reporting...profit increased 21 percent to $7.28 billion...Citigroup has been one of Wall ...

Article: Wall Street Incentive Awards Will Increase 10 - 15 Percent in 2004, Johnson Associates Analysis Finds; Total Payouts Will Increase for Second Consecutive Year, But Smaller Than 2003 Levels Due to Weak Second-Half Financial Performance.
PR Newswire;  November 16, 2004 ;     560 words ......incentive payouts for Wall Street professionals will...average 10 to 15 percent this year, the second...for any group of Wall Street professionals. Retail...increase 10 to 15 percent. The smallest increases...report include: -- Wall Street firms remain ...

Article: HK Stocks Fall 1.87 Percent on Wall Street's Losses
Xinhua News Agency;  March 21, 2002 ;     215 words ...Hong Kong stocks shed 1.87 percent Thursday on Wall Street's losses, as concerns over...lost 206.87 points, or 1.87 percent, to close at 10,829.73, on...Commerce & Industry down by 1.40 percent,0.38 percent, 3.22 percent and 2.01 percent...

Article: Urgent: Wall Street rallies more than 10 percent on rescue packages
Xinhua News Agency;  October 13, 2008 ;     44 words ...Urgent: Wall Street rallies more than 10 percent on rescue packages NEW YORK, Oct. 13 (Xinhua) -- Wall Street rallied Monday with all the major indexes surging more than 10 percent as the West governments pledged to take more aggressive approach toward the global financial crisis.