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NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are edging lower on Wall Street as tensions rise in Washington over increasing the country's borrowing limit. President Barack Obama has criticized congressional Republicans for linking talks over raising the debt ceiling to ongoing budget negotiations...

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are moving sharply higher on Wall Street after lawmakers reached a last-minute budget agreement to avert sweeping tax increases and cuts to government spending programs. The Dow Jones industrial average was up 227 points at 13,331 shortly before midday Tuesday, the first trading day of 2013...

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are little changed in early trading on Wall Street as a budget deadline approaches with no deal in sight. The Dow Jones industrial average was down six points at 12,931 shortly after the opening bell Monday. The Standard & Poor's 500 index was up two points at 1,405 and the Nasdaq composite edged up 10 points to 2,970. ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are meandering near the break-even point as budget talks hit another snag in Washington. General Motors surged after the government announced plans to shed its ownership stake in the company. Shortly before midday Wednesday, the Dow Jones industrial average was down six points at 13,344...

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are slipping on Wall Street after more tensions flared up in federal budget talks in Washington. The Dow Jones industrial average and other major market indexes had been little changed in morning trading but took a turn lower after House Speaker John Boehner expressed frustration at how slowly negotiations were going with the White House...

U.S. stocks are opening higher on Black Friday, the unofficial start of the holiday shopping season. In the first few minutes of trading, the Dow Jones industrial average is up 61 points at 12,898. The Standard & Poor's 500 index is up six at 1,397. Th...

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are rising sharply on Wall Street as Americans head to the polls in a closely fought U.S. presidential election. Shortly before noon Tuesday, the Dow Jones industrial average was up 150 points at 13,263. The Standard & Poor's 500 index rose 12 points to 1,428, while the Nasdaq composite index rose 16 points to 3,016. ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are sliding following another weak forecast of global economic growth and poor expectations for U.S. corporate earnings The Dow Jones industrial average was off 101 points at 13,482 at midday Tuesday. The Standard & Poor's 500 index lost 13 points to 1,443 and the Nasdaq composite gave up 47 points to 3,064. ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street appears headed for a subdued opening, as the absence of stimulus action by central banks in the U.S. and China dismays investors while the German economy shows signs of weakening. Dow Jones industrial average futures are up 15 points to 13,171...

U.S. stocks are opening sharply lower as concerns about the stability of Europe's financial system return to the fore. The European Union's government said early Wednesday that confidence across that continent fell sharply this month...