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Wall Street pushed higher, recovering from two days of falls
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Jun. 20, 2006

 

Wall Street pushed higher, recovering from two days of falls. Defensive stocks such as consumer staples were in strong demand. Energy stocks were boosted by resurgent crude oil prices.

 

 

 


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Wall Street pushed higher, recovering from two days of falls
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Wall Street pushed higher, recovering from two days of falls. Defensive stocks such as consumer staples were in strong demand. Energy stocks were boosted by resurgent crude oil prices.
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rising tide of protectionism could endanger European investment in the US
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A rising tide of protectionism could endanger European investment in the US, the president of the European Commission said ahead of a European Union-US summit in Vienna on Wednesday.
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Wall Street pulled back sharply Monday as a lack of economic news left investors hesitant to buy stocks
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Dow Ends Down 72 on Lack of Economic News and inflation scare
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Deutsche Börse launched a fresh effort on Monday to woo Euronext away from a deal with the NYSE Group
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Deutsche Börse launched a fresh effort on Monday to woo Euronext away from a deal with the NYSE Group, making key concessions on operations that would give its Paris-based rival more power than the Germans were initially prepared to concede.
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Circuit City reports higher sales of flat panel televisions and digital music players
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Circuit City, the second biggest electronics retailer in the US, reported earnings of $6.4m, or 4 cents a share, in its first quarter on Monday, lifted by sales of flat panel televisions and digital music players.
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Alberto-Culver to spin off stores
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Alberto-Culver will separate from its Sally Beauty retail and supply operations in an unusual $3bn deal with private equity investors that will create two publicly-traded companies.
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Nike on Monday announced a $3bn share buy-back program
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Nike on Monday announced a $3bn share buy-back programme, in the hope of bolstering its languishing stock price and signalling confidence to shareholders.
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China fails to make WAPI an international standard - walks out of encrytion meeting
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China accused that a U.S.-based standards body used underhanded tactics to prevent global approval of WAPI.
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Over the week FTSE 100 fell 1.9 per cent and mid-cap stocks tumbled 4.5 per cent
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Over the week however, the blue-chip index fell 1.9 per cent and mid-cap stocks tumbled 4.5 per cent amid continuing worries over the effects of global interest rate rises.
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