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Highest Dow Close Since 2008

Associated Press — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 21:22:26 +0000

NEW YORK (AP) — The Dow Jones industrial average has closed at its highest level since before the 2008 financial crisis.

The Dow jumped 157 points Friday to close at 12,862. That's the highest since May 2008

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Wall Street Bonuses Slated to Decline in 2011

Shauna Wright — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 17:52:04 +0000

In news that will likely make all those Occupy Wall Street protestors cheer, New York compensation consulting firm Johnson Associates projects the average Wall Street bonus will decline by 20 percent to 30 percent this year.

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October Ends Ugly on Wall Street

Associated Press — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 21:54:02 +0000

October is somewhat cursed for the stock market — the Crash of 1929, Black Monday in 1987, a slow-motion meltdown in 2008. This time, the demons made a last gasp, but Wall Street still managed to break the jinx.

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Occupiers Rousted from Protest Shantytown

Associated Press — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 00:15:22 +0000

OAKLAND, Calif. --- Under cover of darkness early Tuesday, hundreds of police swept into Oakland's Occupy Wall Street protest, firing tear gas and beanbag rounds before clearing out an encampment that demonstrators had hoped would stir a revolution

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Survey of the Day: 47 Percent of Americans Think Wall Street Harms the Economy

Jeremy Taylor — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 14:00:11 +0000

The Occupy Wall Street movement continues to generate headlines, so what better time to see what Americans actually think of our esteemed financial institutions?

Forty-seven percent of Americans think Wall Street hurts the American economy more than it helps, whereas only 38 percent think the opposite is true.

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Demonstrators Occupy Casper, Briefly [AUDIO, PHOTOS]

Daniel Sandoval — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 21:56:02 +0000

The demonstrations that have occupied Wall Street for more than three weeks have made it to Casper.

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Unions, Students Join Wall Street Protesters

Associated Press — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 04:01:35 +0000

NEW YORK (AP) — Unions lent their muscle to the long-running protest against Wall Street and economic inequality Wednesday, with their members joining thousands of protesters in a lower Manhattan march as smaller demonstrations flourished across the country

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Wall Street Protesters: We're In For The Long Haul

Associated Press — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 05:19:47 +0000

NEW YORK (AP) — The protesters who have been camping out in Manhattan's Financial District for more than two weeks eat donated food and keep their laptops running with a portable gas-powered generator. They have a newspaper — the Occupied Wall Street Journal — and a makeshift hospital.

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