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U.S. stocks end mostly higher: Dow up 3.6% on week

SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch)
U.S. stocks finished mostly higher on Friday after moving between small gains and losses throughout the trading session.
All three major benchmark indexes posted gains for the week, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average&#3…

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Soy Cristiano

De pequeño, cuando estuidé en un colegio de frailes, el Fray Luis de León , nos preguntaban :
¿eres Cristiano? y respondíamos : Soy Cristiano por la Gracia de Dios.
Desde el año 2.008, y estando gravemente enfermo, ahora estoy casi tota…

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La banca critica el acuerdo europeo: ‘Se va a reducir el crédito’

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Importantes responsables del sector financiero español critican el acuerdo alcanzado en Bruselas por los jefes de Estado y de Gobierno sobre recapitalización de la banca.
El presidente del Banco Popular, Ángel Ron, ha pronosticado que «el…

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Q3 growth rate ‘not enough:’ White House’s Carney

WASHINGTON (MarketWatch)
The 2.5% annual growth rate in the third quarter is not enough and Congress must pass President Barak Obama’s jobs plan to bring down unemployment, White House spokesman Jay Carney said Thursday.
The growth rate in the July-Se…

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U.S. stocks end higher, with major indexes rising 3% on debt deal in Europe; Dow’s up 340

SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch)
U.S. stocks rallied about 3% Thursday as investors bid up banks, resource and tech stocks after European leaders reached a deal to leverage their bailout fund, pump more money into banks and restructure Greece’s debt.
The …

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U.S. economy grows 2.5% in third quarter : Economic Report

U.S. growth sharply accelerated in the third quarter as consumers and businesses ramped up spending, a report that shows the economy remained resilient in the face of strong headwinds.
Gross domestic product in the July-through-September period expand…

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Exxon Mobil profit climbs 41%, sets $5 bln buyback

NEW YORK (MarketWatch)
Exxon Mobil Corp. said Thursday its fourth-quarter profit rose 41% to $10.33 billion, or $2.13 a share, from $7.35 billion, or $1.44 a share, in the year-ago period, as the oil major benefitted from higher crude prices.
Wal…

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Jobless claims fall 2,000 to 402,000

WASHINGTON (MarketWatch)
First-time claims for state unemployment benefits fell slightly in the latest week, the Labor Department reported Thursday.
The number of initial claims in the week ending Oct. 22 fell 2,000 to 402,000.
The consensus forecast…

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P&G 1st-quarter net off 1.9%, sales up 8.9%

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Procter & Gamble, the Cincinatti consumer-products company, reported fiscal first-quarter net income fell 1.9% on 8.9% higher sales.
For the quarter ended Sept. 30, earnings slipped to $3.02 billion from $3.08 billion i…

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Colgate-Palmolive net up; margins off, pricing up

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Colgate-Palmolive Co., the New York consumer-products company, reported third-quarter net income rose 3.9% on 11% higher revenue.
Profit reached $643 million, or $1.31 a share, from $619 million, or $1.21, in the year-earlier pe…