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May 10 (Bloomberg) — Bloomberg’s Deborah Kostroun reports on the performance of the U.S. equity market today. U.S. stocks rose for a third day as higher-than-estimated profit forecasts and Microsoft Corp.’s purchase of Skype Technologies SA bolstered optimism that earnings and takeovers will keep fueling the rally. Bloomberg’s Matt Miller also speaks. (Source: Bloomberg)

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Video: U.S. Stocks Rise on Higher-Than-Estimated Earnings, M&A

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May 2 (Bloomberg) — Bloomberg’s Deborah Kostroun reports on the performance of the U.S. equity market today. Stocks retreated, pulling the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index down from the highest level since June 2008, as a slump in commodity producers overshadowed optimism spurred by the death of Osama bin Laden. Bloomberg’s Pimm Fox also speaks. (Source: Bloomberg)

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Video: U.S. Stocks Fall as Oil Company Shares Decline

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Video: U.S. Stocks Gain on Caterpillar, Goodyear Earnings

April 29, 2011

April 29 (Bloomberg) — Bloomberg’s Deborah Kostroun reports on the performance of the U.S. equity market today. U.S. stocks gained, extending a weekly rally in the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index, as companies such as Caterpillar Inc. and Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. reported earnings that topped analysts’ estimates. Bloomberg’s Pimm Fox also speaks. (Source: Bloomberg)

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Video: U.S. Stocks Gain on Earnings, Gold Touches $1,500

April 19, 2011

April 19 (Bloomberg) — Bloomberg’s Cali Carlin reports on the performance of the U.S. equity market today. Stocks rebounded from the biggest drop in a month after companies from Johnson & Johnson to Burberry Group Plc. reported results that beat analyst estimates. Gold futures touched $1,500 an ounce for the first time as the dollar weakened. (Source: Bloomberg)

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Video: Stocks Slump as S&P Cuts U.S. Long-Term Credit Outlook

April 18, 2011

April 18 (Bloomberg) — Bloomberg’s Cali Carlin reports on the performance of the U.S. equity market today. U.S. stocks slumped, sending benchmark indexes to their biggest declines in a month, after Standard & Poor’s Ratings Service cut the nation’s long-term credit outlook to negative. Bloomberg’s Pimm Fox also speaks. (Source: Bloomberg)

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Video: Stocks Advance as House Approves Bill to Avert Shutdown

April 14, 2011

April 14 (Bloomberg) — Bloomberg’s Deborah Kostroun reports on the performance of the U.S. equity market today. U.S. stocks rose, erasing an early slump, as the House approved a spending bill that will avert a government shutdown and Supervalu Inc. led a rally in consumer-staples shares after earnings topped analysts’ estimates. Bloomberg’s Pimm Fox also speaks. (Source: Bloomberg)

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Video: Stocks Drop, Oil Rally Drives Down Transportation Shares

April 8, 2011

April 8 (Bloomberg) — Bloomberg’s Deborah Kostroun reports on the performance of the U.S. equity market today. U.S. stocks fell, preventing the third straight weekly gain for the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index, as oil’s rally to a 30-month high drove down transportation shares and investors speculated the federal government may shut for the first time since 1996. (Source: Bloomberg)

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Video: UBS’s Wolf Says Equity Market `Buoyant’ on Fund Inflows

April 8, 2011

April 8 (Bloomberg) — Robert Wolf, UBS AG’s chairman for the Americas, discusses the equity market and outlook for the financial-services industry. Wolf, speaking with Erik Schatzker and Deirdre Bolton on Bloomberg Television’s “InsideTrack,” also discusses the prospects for federal budget negotiations. (Source: Bloomberg)

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Video: U.S. Stocks Fall, S&P 500 Trims Best 1Q Since 1998

March 31, 2011

March 31 (Bloomberg) — Bloomberg’s Deborah Kostroun reports on the performance of the U.S. equity market today. U.S. stocks fell, trimming the biggest first-quarter rally for the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index since 1998, as a Federal Reserve official said interest rates may need to rise and concern about Europe’s debt crisis grew. Bloomberg’s Julie Hyman also speaks. (Source: Bloomberg)

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Video: U.S. Stocks Fall, S&P 500 Trims Best 1Q Since 1998

March 31, 2011

March 31 (Bloomberg) — Bloomberg’s Deborah Kostroun reports on the performance of the U.S. equity market today. U.S. stocks fell, trimming the biggest first-quarter rally for the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index since 1998, as a Federal Reserve official said interest rates may need to rise and concern about Europe’s debt crisis grew. Bloomberg’s Julie Hyman also speaks. (Source: Bloomberg)

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Video: Stocks Advance Despite Home Price Decline, Consumer Data

March 29, 2011

March 29 (Bloomberg) — Bloomberg’s Deborah Kostroun reports on the performance of the U.S. equity market today. U.S. stocks advanced, sending the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index to a three-week high, despite decline in consumer confidence and lower residential real estate prices. Bloomberg’s Julie Hyman also speaks. (Source: Bloomberg)

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Video: U.S. Stocks Fall on Marriott’s Revenue, Japan Concern

March 28, 2011

March 28 (Bloomberg) — Bloomberg’s Deborah Kostroun reports on the performance of the U.S. equity market today. U.S. stocks fell, erasing the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index’s gain in the final 20 minutes of trading, as Marriott International Inc. led consumer shares lower and concern grew that Japan is failing to contain hazardous materials at its damaged nuclear plant. Bloomberg’s Julie Hyman also speaks. (Source: Bloomberg)

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Video: Stocks Advance on Oracle Forecast, Economic Expansion

March 25, 2011

March 25 (Bloomberg) — Bloomberg’s Deborah Kostroun reports on the performance of the U.S. equity market today. U.S. stocks advanced, giving the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index its biggest weekly rally since February, after Oracle Corp.’s profit forecast beat analyst estimates and the rate of economic growth was revised higher. Bloomberg’s Pimm Fox also speaks. (Source: Bloomberg)

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Video: Stocks Rally on Higher-Than-Estimated Corporate Profits

March 24, 2011

March 24 (Bloomberg) — Bloomberg’s Deborah Kostroun reports on the performance of the U.S. equity market today. U.S. stocks rose, sending the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index higher for a second day, after corporate profit topped analysts’ estimates and a government report showed a decline in jobless claims. Bloomberg’s Pimm Fox also speaks. (Source: Bloomberg)

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Video: Stocks Advance as Metal Prices Rise; Portugal Bonds Drop

March 23, 2011

March 23 (Bloomberg) — Bloomberg’s Deborah Kostroun reports on the performance of the U.S. equity market today. U.S. stocks rose, erasing yesterday’s drop, as higher metal prices lifted commodity shares, while oil gained as allied forces struck Libyan leader Muammar Qaddafi’s troops. Bonds of Europe’s most-indebted nations sank amid concern Portugal will need a bailout. Bloomberg’s Pimm Fox also speaks. (Source: Bloomberg)

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Video: Stocks Rally Amid M&A Deals as Japan Atomic Crisis Eases

March 21, 2011

March 21 (Bloomberg) — Bloomberg’s Deborah Kostroun reports on the performance of the U.S. equity market today. U.S. stocks rallied, sending the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index higher for a third day, as concern eased that Japan will suffer a nuclear meltdown and after AT&T Inc. agreed to buy T-Mobile USA for $39 billion. Bloomberg’s Pimm Fox also speaks. (Source: Bloomberg)

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Video: U.S. Stocks Gain as Energy and Industrial Shares Rally

March 11, 2011

March 11 (Bloomberg) — Bloomberg’s Deborah Kostroun reports on the performance of the U.S. equity market today. U.S. stocks advanced, trimming the weekly loss in the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index, as gains in fuel, metal and industrial companies helped the market overcome a global slump following Japan’s worst earthquake on record. Bloomberg’s Pimm Fox also speaks. (Source: Bloomberg)

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Video: U.S. Stocks Decline, Crude Oil Advances to 29-Month High

March 4, 2011

March 4 (Bloomberg) — Bloomberg’s Deborah Kostroun reports on the performance of the U.S. equity market today. U.S. stocks declined, erasing almost half of the biggest daily gain in three months, amid investor concern that the surge in crude oil price to a 29-month high will curtail the expansion in the world’s biggest economy. Bloomberg’s Pimm Fox also speaks. (Source: Bloomberg)

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Video: Stocks Advance as Earnings Outweigh Chinese Lending Curb

February 18, 2011

Feb. 18 (Bloomberg) — Bloomberg’s Deborah Kostroun reports on the performance of the U.S. equity market today. U.S. stocks advanced, giving the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index its third straight weekly rally, as higher-than-estimated corporate earnings overshadowed the Chinese central bank’s attempts to control inflation. Bloomberg’s Pimm Fox also speaks. (Source: Bloomberg)

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Video: Stocks Advance on Improving Economic Reports, Earnings

February 17, 2011

Feb. 17 (Bloomberg) — Bloomberg’s Deborah Kostroun reports on the performance of the U.S. equity market today. U.S. stocks rose, sending the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index to a 32-month high, as improving corporate earnings and manufacturing data overshadowed higher-than-forecast growth in consumer prices. Bloomberg’s Pimm Fox also speaks. (Source: Bloomberg)

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Video: Stocks Advance on Improving Economic Reports, Earnings

February 17, 2011

Feb. 17 (Bloomberg) — Bloomberg’s Deborah Kostroun reports on the performance of the U.S. equity market today. U.S. stocks rose, sending the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index to a 32-month high, as improving corporate earnings and manufacturing data overshadowed higher-than-forecast growth in consumer prices. Bloomberg’s Pimm Fox also speaks. (Source: Bloomberg)

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Video: U.S. Stocks Rise on Mubarak Resignation, Consumer Data

February 11, 2011

Feb. 11 (Bloomberg) — Bloomberg’s Deborah Kostroun reports on the performance of the U.S. equity market today. U.S. stocks rose, extending a second straight weekly advance, as Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak’s resignation and a jump in consumer confidence to an eight-month high bolstered optimism in the global economic recovery. Bloomberg’s Pimm Fox also speaks. (Source: Bloomberg)

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Video: Most U.S. Stocks Rise as Egypt’s Mubarak Delegates Power

February 10, 2011

Feb. 10 (Bloomberg) — Bloomberg’s Deborah Kostroun reports on the performance of the U.S. equity market today. Most U.S. stocks rose, erasing an earlier slump, as Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak’s plan to delegate authority to his vice president spurred optimism the nation’s political crisis will not threaten the global economy. Bloomberg’s Pimm Fox also speaks. (Source: Bloomberg)

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Video: U.S. Stocks Erase Decline on Retail Sales, Jobs Data

February 3, 2011

Feb. 3 (Bloomberg) — Bloomberg’s Deborah Kostroun reports on the performance of the U.S. equity market today. U.S. stocks rose, erasing an earlier decline, as retailers gained after sales exceeded projections and jobless claims decreased by more than forecast. Bloomberg’s Pimm Fox also speaks. (Source: Bloomberg)

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AMB/ProLogis Merger Would Create Single $14B Global Warehouse Giant

February 3, 2011

AMB Property Corp. (NYSE: AMB) and ProLogis (NYSE: PLD) have agreed to combine through an all-stock merger of equals in a deal valued at $5.7 billion. AMB executives will run the merged company, but it will keep the ProLogis name. The combination creates a warehouse and distribution REIT behemoth that is expected to have a pro forma equity market capitalization of approximately $14 billion, a total market capitalization in excess of $24 billion…

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Video: U.S, Stocks Rally on Consumer Data, Exxon Mobil Profit

January 31, 2011

Jan. 31 (Bloomberg) — Bloomberg’s Deborah Kostroun reports on the performance of the U.S. equity market today. U.S. stocks rose, extending the second straight monthly gain for the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index, as businesses expanded at the fastest pace since 1988 and consumer spending and Exxon Mobil Corp.’s profit beat estimates. (Source: Bloomberg)

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Video: U.S. Stocks Plunge on Egyptian Protests, Oil Rises

January 28, 2011

Jan. 28 (Bloomberg) — Bloomberg’s Deborah Kostroun reports on the performance of the U.S. equity market today. Stocks worldwide plunged the most since November, crude oil posted the biggest jump since 2009 and the dollar rose versus the euro after protesters posed the biggest challenge to Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak’s 30-year rule. Bloomberg’s Pimm Fox also speaks. (Source: Bloomberg)

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Video: Stocks Rise as GE Profit Spurs Industrial Shares Rally

January 21, 2011

Jan. 21 (Bloomberg) — Bloomberg’s Deborah Kostroun reports on the performance of the U.S. equity market today. U.S. stocks advanced, paring the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index’s first weekly decline since November, as higher-than-estimated earnings at General Electric Co. spurred a rally in shares of industrial firms, bolstering optimism about the global economic recovery. Bloomberg’s Pimm Fox also speaks. (Source: Bloomberg)

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Video: U.S. Stocks Fall on Jobless Data, China Demand Concern

January 13, 2011

Jan. 13 (Bloomberg) — Bloomberg’s Courtney Donohoe reports on the performance of the U.S. equity market today. Stocks fell, sending benchmark indexes lower for the first time in three days, as jobless claims climbed more than economists estimated and concern about a slowdown in Chinese demand dragged down commodity producers. Bloomberg’s Pimm Fox also speaks. (Source: Bloomberg)

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Video: U.S. Stocks Rise on Banks Upgrade, Dividend Outlook

January 12, 2011

Jan. 12 (Bloomberg) — Bloomberg’s Deborah Kostroun reports on the performance of the U.S. equity market today. U.S. stocks rose, sending benchmark indexes to the highest since August 2008, as Wells Fargo & Co. raised its rating for large banks on prospects for higher dividends and amid speculation Europe will step up measures to control its crisis. Bloomberg’s Pimm Fox also speaks. (Source: Bloomberg)

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Video: U.S. Stocks Extend Biggest December Rally Since 1991

December 29, 2010

Dec. 29 (Bloomberg) — Bloomberg’s Ellen Braitman reports on the performance of the U.S. equity market today. Stocks rose, with the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index extending its biggest December rally since 1991, led by energy companies as crude oil remained above $90 for a fifth straight day. Bloomberg’s Pimm Fox also speaks. (Source: Bloomberg)

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Video: U.S. Stocks Rise as Commodity Producers Gain on Outlook

December 28, 2010

Dec. 28 (Bloomberg) — Bloomberg’s Ellen Braitman reports on the performance of the U.S. equity market today. Stocks advanced, extending the biggest December rally since 1991 for the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index, as commodity producers gained on higher prices for energy and metals amid signs of growing global demand. Bloomberg’s Pimm Fox also speaks. (Source: Bloomberg)

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Video: U.S. Stocks Drop as Valuation Offsets Economic Data

December 23, 2010

Dec. 23 (Bloomberg) — Bloomberg’s Deborah Kostroun reports on the performance of the U.S. equity market today. U.S. stocks fell after a five-day rally sent the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index to the most expensive level since June, offsetting a rebound in orders for durable goods and a drop in unemployment claims. Bloomberg’s Pimm Fox also speaks. (Source: Bloomberg)

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Video: U.S. Stocks Rally as S&P 500 Rises to Two-Year High

December 23, 2010

Dec. 22 (Bloomberg) — Bloomberg’s Deborah Kostroun reports on the performance of the U.S. equity market today. U.S. stocks gained, sending the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index higher for a fifth day, as government data showed the economy grew last quarter at a faster pace than previously estimated. Bloomberg’s Pimm Fox also speaks.(Source: Bloomberg)

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Video: U.S. Stocks Rise, Erasing Decline Since Lehman Failure

December 21, 2010

Dec. 21 (Bloomberg) — Bloomberg’s Courtney Donohoe reports on the performance of the U.S. equity market today. Stocks rose, completing the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index’s recovery from the plunge that followed Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc.’s collapse in 2008, after Adobe Systems Inc.’s forecast added to speculation that the fastest profit growth in 22 years makes equities a bargain. Bloomberg’s Pimm Fox also speaks. (Source: Bloomberg)

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Video: Most U.S. Stocks Rise on Analyst Recommendations, Energy

December 20, 2010

Dec. 20 (Bloomberg) — Bloomberg’s Courtney Donohoe reports on the performance of the U.S. equity market today. Most U.S. stocks rose, sending the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index to a two-year high, as analysts raised price estimates or ratings on companies from Amazon.com Inc. to Huntington Bancshares Inc. and energy shares rallied. Bloomberg’s Pimm Fox also speaks. (Source: Bloomberg)

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Video: Most U.S. Stocks Rise as Profits Offset Europe Concerns

December 17, 2010

Dec. 17 (Bloomberg) — Bloomberg’s Deborah Kostroun reports on the performance of the U.S. equity market today. Most U.S. stocks rose, sending the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index to a two-year high, as better-than-projected earnings forecasts at Oracle Corp. and Research In Motion Ltd. and the takeover of a regional bank overshadowed concern Europe’s debt crisis will spread. Bloomberg’s Pimm Fox also speaks.(Source: Bloomberg)

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Video: Most U.S. Stocks Rise as Profits Offset Europe Concerns

December 17, 2010

Dec. 17 (Bloomberg) — Bloomberg’s Deborah Kostroun reports on the performance of the U.S. equity market today. Most U.S. stocks rose, sending the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index to a two-year high, as better-than-projected earnings forecasts at Oracle Corp. and Research In Motion Ltd. and the takeover of a regional bank overshadowed concern Europe’s debt crisis will spread. Bloomberg’s Pimm Fox also speaks.(Source: Bloomberg)

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Video: Stocks Rise as Jobless Claims Fall, Housing Starts Rise

December 16, 2010

Dec. 16 (Bloomberg) — Bloomberg’s Deborah Kostroun reports on the performance of the U.S. equity market today. U.S. stocks rose, with the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index rising to its highest level since September 2008, after claims for jobless benefits unexpectedly fell and housing starts increased last month. Bloomberg’s Pimm Fox also speaks. (Source: Bloomberg)

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Video: U.S. Stocks Gain as Commodities Rally Offsets Jobs Data

December 3, 2010

Dec. 3 (Bloomberg) — Bloomberg’s Deborah Kostroun reports on the performance of the U.S. equity market today. U.S. stocks rose, extending the biggest weekly gain in a month, as a rally in energy and metals producers after the dollar fell offset concern that slower-than-estimated growth in payrolls will hamper the economy. Bloomberg’s Pimm Fox also speaks. (Source: Bloomberg)

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Video: U.S. Stocks Advance on Retail, Home-Sales Reports: Video

December 2, 2010

Dec. 2 (Bloomberg) — Bloomberg’s Deborah Kostroun reports on the performance of the U.S. equity market today. U.S. stocks advanced, giving the Dow Jones Industrial Average its biggest two-day rally since July, as purchases of existing homes unexpectedly jumped, retail sales topped analysts’ estimates and Goldman Sachs Group Inc. recommended buying financial shares. Bloomberg’s Pimm Fox also speaks. (Source: Bloomberg)

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Video: Stocks Rise After Fewest Jobless Claims Since July 2008

November 24, 2010

Nov. 24 (Bloomberg) — Bloomberg’s Deborah Kostroun and Julie Hyman report on the performance of the U.S. equity market today and expectations for the holiday shopping season. U.S. stocks rose, ending a two-day decline for the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index, as jobless claims fell to the lowest level since July 2008 and consumer confidence topped projections. Measures of economically sensitive stocks, including companies that rely on consumers’ discretionary spending, led the gains in the S&P 500. Bloomberg’s Jon Erlichman also speaks. (Source: Bloomberg)

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Video: Faber Says U.S. Stocks Won’t Reach New High in Near Term

November 19, 2010

Nov. 19 (Bloomberg) — Marc Faber, publisher of the Gloom, Boom & Doom report, talks about the outlook for the U.S. equity market and China’s economy. Faber, speaking with Deirdre Bolton on Bloomberg Television’s “InsideTrack,” also discusses Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke’s speech at a European Central Bank conference in Frankfurt today. (Source: Bloomberg)

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Video: Delphi Management’s Black Recommends Boise Inc., Vale

November 19, 2010

Nov. 18 (Bloomberg) — Scott Black, president of Delphi Management Inc., and Joe Cusick of OptionsXpress Holdings Inc., discuss the U.S. equity market and stock picks. They talk with Carol Massar on Bloomberg Television’s “Street Smart.” (Source: Bloomberg)

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Video: Delphi Management’s Black Recommends Boise Inc., Vale

November 19, 2010

Nov. 18 (Bloomberg) — Scott Black, president of Delphi Management Inc., and Joe Cusick of OptionsXpress Holdings Inc., discuss the U.S. equity market and stock picks. They talk with Carol Massar on Bloomberg Television’s “Street Smart.” (Source: Bloomberg)

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Video: U.S. Stocks Gain on Manufacturing, Jobs Data, Ireland

November 18, 2010

Nov. 18 (Bloomberg) — Bloomberg’s Deborah Kostroun reports on the performance of the U.S. equity market today. U.S. stocks rallied, sending major equity benchmarks to their biggest gains in two weeks, as speculation grew that Ireland will accept a bailout to rescue indebted banks and reports on manufacturing and jobless claims bolstered optimism about the economy. Bloomberg’s Pimm Fox also speaks. (Source: Bloomberg)

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Video: U.S. Stocks Sink Amid Concern About Ireland, China: Video

November 16, 2010

Nov. 16 (Bloomberg) — Bloomberg’s Deborah Kostroun reports on the performance of the U.S. equity market today. U.S. stocks sank, sending the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index to the biggest slump since August, amid concern that the debt crisis in Ireland and Greece is worsening and that China will act to slow its economy. Bloomberg’s Pimm Fox also speaks. (Source: Bloomberg)

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Video: U.S. Stocks Erase Gains as Treasury Yields Surge: Video

November 15, 2010

Nov. 15 (Bloomberg) — Bloomberg’s Deborah Kostroun reports on the performance of the U.S. equity market today. U.S. stocks erased gains, wiping out most of an 88-point rise in the Dow Jones Industrial Average, as increased criticism of the Federal Reserve’s plan to stimulate growth and concern that a swelling federal deficit will lead to higher borrowing costs drove Treasury yields higher. Bloomberg’s Pimm Fox also speaks. (Source: Bloomberg)

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Video: U.S. Stocks Drop on Concern China Will Raise Rates: Video

November 12, 2010

Nov. 12 (Bloomberg) — Bloomberg’s Courtney Donohoe reports on the performance of the U.S. equity market today. U.S. stocks retreated, sending the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index to its biggest weekly drop in three months, amid concern China may raise interest rates to curb inflation. Bloomberg’s Pimm Fox also speaks. (Source: Bloomberg)

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Video: U.S. Stocks Decline After Cisco, Disney Miss Estimates: Video

November 11, 2010

Nov. 11 (Bloomberg) — Bloomberg’s Courtney Donohoe reports on the performance of the U.S. equity market today. U.S. stocks slid, with benchmark indexes falling for the third time this week, after Cisco Systems Inc. and Walt Disney Co. missed analyst estimates and concern over Europe’s debt crisis intensified. (Source: Bloomberg)

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