Video: Dow hits new high for 2009

The Dow closed at a new high for the year and the broader market advanced for the sixth consecutive session after G20 leaders offered support for global stimulus.

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Video - Business Update: Dow at '09 high

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke's rate outlook and upbeat sentiment ahead of an earnings flood pushed blue chips to their highest close of the year.

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Video - Downgrades: Steel Dynamics, RBS

This morning, Goldman Sachs downgraded the entire steel sector from Attractive to Neutral as the firm remains concerned over the price of steel. With steel producers failing to acheive a price increase to $600 per ton, Goldman believes steel prices are now more likely to fall.

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Video - Your Money: Investment Insight

Bob Turner of Turner Investment Partners sits in with AP Personal Finance Editor Trevor Delaney to discuss his firm's summation of second-quarter earnings.

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Video - Your Money: Diversifying Holdings

John Ostereweis, CIO of Osterweis capital management discusses how his fund diversifies its holdings and how that plays to their advantage.

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Video: 05/21 Profit Taking on the Street

05/21/09 David Henderson says many traders are taking profits off the table ahead of the long holiday weekend.

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Video: May 4: Stocks surge; S&P 500 positive for '09

Another big rally on Wall Street has given the Standard & Poor's 500 index a - the market barometer preferred by professional investors - a one half percent boost for 2009.

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Video: Reading the economic signs

While Wall Street may be rebounding, some consumers say the end of the recession isn't in their sight.

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Video - Your Money: Investing in Tech Stocks

Technology stocks have performed unusually well over the past year, but there are a few considerations you may want to take before investing.AP Personal Finance Editor Trevor Delaney explains. E-mail your questions to yourmoney@ap.org

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Video - Business Update: four-week surge

Blue chips eked out a gain Friday to complete their biggest four-week rally since 1933 despite a surge in the nation's unemployment rate. The Dow rose 39 points to 8,017. The S&P 500 gained 8 points to 842. The Nasdaq jumped 19 points to 1,621.

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Video: Some Stocks are Worth Pennies on the Dollar

02/26/09 Shares for well known companies like GM are near rock bottom, is it time to buy?

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Video: NYSE May Consider Relaxing $1 Stock Price Rule

02/24/09 The New York Stock Exchange announced that due to major company stocks trading at penny prices, it is considering temporarily relaxing its $1 share price rule.

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Video - Stock Shock: A $2 tour of the economy

So just how bad is the stock market these days and the shares of some of America's most venerable companies?

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Video: No Confidence in Stocks

Alan Valdes, of Hilliard Lyons, says there's little hope for the markets this morning despite strength in oil stocks.

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Video - Pre Market: Hewlett Packard

02/19/09 The stories, data, and stocks that may have the greatest impact during the next trading session.

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Video - Business Update: Recession fears build

U.S. stocks tumbled closer to a November bear market low as investors around the world feared signs the global malaise was spreading. The Dow lost 297 points, a drop of 3.8 percent, to 7,552. The S&P 500 tumbled 37 points, or 4.6 percent, to 789. The Nasdaq shed 63 points, or 4.2 percent, to 1,470. Conway Gittens reports from New York.

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Video: Consumer Confidence Weighs on Stocks

02/13/09 Consumer confidence fall more than thought and bank shares continue to weaken.

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Video: Standard and Poor's hit hard by recession

Battered by the economy, corporate America is turning in results so dismal that the companies that make up the Standard & Poor's 500 are on track to post a collective quarterly loss for the first time.

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Video - Pre Market: Visa and Cisco

02/04/09 The stories, data, and stocks that may have the greatest impact during the next trading session.

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Video - Pre Market: Disney

02/04/09 The stories, data, and stocks that may have the greatest impact during the next trading session.

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