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NEW YORK | Stocks slip on China-US tensions; oil resumes its slide

NEW YORK | Stocks slip on China-US tensions; oil resumes its slide

NEW YORK — Stocks around the world are falling Monday morning, and U.S. indexes gave up modest early gains and turned lower following sharp drops for energy and financial companies.

The British pound is dropping after the U.K. prime minister postponed a vote on its departure from the European Union, and oil has resumed its sharp slide.

KEEPING SCORE: The S&P 500 index lost 25 points, or 1…

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NEW YORK | Stocks slip on China-US tensions, Brexit uncertainty

NEW YORK | Stocks slip on China-US tensions, Brexit uncertainty

NEW YORK — Major global stock indexes are mostly lower Monday morning, though losses are milder than last week’s rout.

The British pound is falling and U.K. stocks are higher following reports that a key vote on Britain’s departure from the European Union could be scrapped.

KEEPING SCORE: The S&P 500 index was down 21 points, or 0.8 percent, at 2,612, as of 9:53 a.m. Eastern time.

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NEW YORK | US stocks edge higher after strong jobs report; Apple sinks

NEW YORK | US stocks edge higher after strong jobs report; Apple sinks

NEW YORK— U.S. stocks are slipping Friday as a big loss from Apple drags technology companies lower and an increase in interest rates hurts high-dividend companies. The world’s largest technology company forecast weak revenue and said it will stop disclosing quarterly iPhone sales. Stocks had surged over the previous three days and they’re still on pace for a big weekly gain after they skidded in…

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NEW YORK  | Strong reports from Facebook and GM send US stocks climbing

NEW YORK  | Strong reports from Facebook and GM send US stocks climbing

NEW YORK  — Stocks are climbing again Wednesday morning as investors applaud quarterly results from companies including Facebook, General Motors and Estee Lauder.

After a rally a day earlier, the S&P 500 index is now on track for its first two-day winning streak since late September. The index is still down 6.6 percent in October and is headed for its worst monthly loss since September 2011.

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Stocks slump again, putting S&P 500 back into red for year

Stocks slump again, putting S&P 500 back into red for year

U.S. stocks recovered some of their losses Friday following a steep slide in early trading, but the drop was enough to push the benchmark S&P 500 index back into the red for the year.

Despite the afternoon rebound, stocks were still on track to erase much of the market’s gains from a big rally the day before and to finish a week of unusually turbulent trading with hefty losses.

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NEW YORK | Amazon posts another record profit, but revenue disappoints

NEW YORK | Amazon posts another record profit, but revenue disappoints

NEW YORK— Amazon reported another record quarterly profit Thursday, fueled by the growth of online shopping and its cloud-computing service.

But its revenue grew less than Wall Street analysts expected, and Amazon’s shares fell after the results were released.

The company, based in Seattle, has boosted its profitability as it expanded far beyond online shopping. For years, the company posted…

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NEW YORK | After long losing streak, US stocks surge on solid earnings

NEW YORK | After long losing streak, US stocks surge on solid earnings

NEW YORK — Strong results from major companies including Microsoft and Visa helped U.S. stocks bust out of another losing streak Thursday. The rally wiped out part of the market’s plunge from the day before, but stocks are still down sharply over the past three weeks.

Technology companies soared as Microsoft, Visa and Xilinx rallied after their quarterly reports, while Twitter and Comcast led the…

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NEW YORK | A day after a rout, US stocks turn higher on solid earnings

NEW YORK | A day after a rout, US stocks turn higher on solid earnings

NEW YORK — Strong results from major companies including Microsoft, Visa and Comcast are sending U.S. stocks higher Thursday morning as the market found its footing after three weeks of steep declines.

The S&P 500 index rose 1 percent. It plunged 9 percent since early this month as investors worried about climbing interest rates and the effects of the U.S-China trade dispute.

Encouraging economic…

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