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FILE - In this May 17, 2019, file photo trader Robert Charmak works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. The U.S. stock market opens at 9:30 a.m. EDT on Thursday, May 23. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)
May 24, 2019 - 9:22 am

Markets Right Now: Stocks rebound, led by tech companies

NEW YORK (AP) — The latest on developments in financial markets (all times local): 12:00 p.m. Stocks are rising at midday on Wall Street Friday, led by gains in technology companies, as the market tries to rebound from steep losses a day earlier. Intuit gained 6.2% after the maker of TurboTax...
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FILE - In this May 9, 2019, file photo traders Gregory Rowe and Benjamin Tuchman work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. The U.S. stock market opens at 9:30 a.m. EDT on Friday, May 24. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)
May 24, 2019 - 9:21 am

US stocks rebound, but still face losses for the week

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks rebounded in midday trading on Wall Street Friday, but were still on track for a third straight week of losses. The market has swung between gains and losses all week as investors face the prospect that the trade war between the U.S. and China will drag on. Trading has...
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FILE- This May 3, 2017, file photo shows the Target logo on a store in Upper Saint Clair, Pa. An aggressive campaign at Target to let customers do more online is paying off. The retailer on Wednesday, May 22, 2019, exceeded first quarter expectations on just about every level, saying the same day services it's rolled out in recent years drove more than 25 percent of comparable sales growth. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)
May 22, 2019 - 7:32 am

Target's online game is on target

NEW YORK (AP) — An aggressive campaign at Target to let customers do more online is paying off. The retailer exceeded first quarter expectations on just about every level, saying the same day services it's rolled out, including picking up online orders at the store, drove more than 25% of...
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FILE - In this May 9, 2019, file photo trader Craig Spector works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. The U.S. stock market opens at 9:30 a.m. EDT on Friday, May 17. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
May 17, 2019 - 1:17 pm

Markets Right Now: Stocks closing lower Friday

NEW YORK (AP) — The latest on developments in financial markets (all times local): 4:00 p.m. Stocks ended the day lower on Wall Street Friday and notched their second-straight weekly loss as investors were whipsawed by contradictory reports on the Trump administration's array of trade fights...
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FILE - In this April 9, 2019, wheels are attach as workers assemble a tractor at John Deere's Waterloo, Iowa assembly plant. Deere & Co. reports earnings on Friday, May 17. (Zach Boyden-Holmes/Telegraph Herald via AP, File)
May 17, 2019 - 7:44 am

Trade war, heavy rains weigh on Deere & Co.

Deere cut its profit and sales expectations for the year as a trade war between the U.S. and China escalates at the same time that farmers are attempting to recover from a planting season besieged by heavy rains. Prices of soybeans targeted by Chinese tariffs last year fell to a 10-year low this...
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FILE - In this Thursday, April 18, 2019, file photo, Pinterest co-founder and chief product officer Evan Sharp, left, and fellow co-founder & CEO Ben Silbermann, right, watch as company communications manager Enid Hwang rings a ceremonial bell when their IPO begins trading on the New York Stock Exchange floor. Pinterest, fresh off its initial public offering, is reporting a smaller loss in the first quarter, boosted by higher revenue, but its outlook was below expectations and shares slumped in after-hours trading. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)
May 16, 2019 - 2:25 pm

Pinterest reports smaller 1Q loss but results drag stock

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Pinterest, fresh off its initial public offering, posted a loss for the first three months of the year that was larger than analysts were expecting, though revenue was slightly stronger. Its revenue forecast, though, was slightly below expectations and its shares slumped in...
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FILE - In this May 9, 2019, file photo trader Fred DeMarco works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. The U.S. stock market opens at 9:30 a.m. EDT on Thursday, May 16. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)
May 16, 2019 - 9:08 am

Stocks climb for 3rd day in a row, erasing Monday's plunge

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks marched higher for the third day in a row Thursday, erasing the big plunge they took on Monday on worries about the worsening trade fight between China and the U.S. Banks reversed course and helped lead the broad gains. Banks were benefiting from higher bond yields, which...
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FILE - In this April 24, 2019, file photo a Walmart associate works at a Walmart Neighborhood Market in Levittown, N.Y. Walmart Inc. reports earnings on Thursday, May 16. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)
May 16, 2019 - 5:09 am

Walmart same store sales growth continues

NEW YORK (AP) — Walmart delivered a mixed bag in the first quarter, beating Wall Street expectations on profit, but revenue fell short. The nation's largest retailer posted another quarter of same-stores sales growth Thursday, while e-commerce sales soared. There are challenges ahead, however, as...
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FILE - In this May 9, 2019, file photo traders Gregory Rowe and Benjamin Tuchman work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. The U.S. stock market opens at 9:30 a.m. EDT on Friday, May 24. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)
May 15, 2019 - 10:12 am

Stocks shrug off an early slide and turn higher, led by tech

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks shook off an early slump and marched higher in afternoon trading Wednesday, led by solid gains in Microsoft, Facebook and Google. The flip-flop marked the latest reversal for a stock market that has been whipsawed by worries over the worsening trade relationship between China...
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FILE- This May 2, 2017, file photo shows corporate signage at Macy's flagship store in New York. Macy's Inc. reports financial results Wednesday, May 15, 2019. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews, File)
May 15, 2019 - 5:19 am

Macy's digital transformation continues to fuel profit

CINCINNATI (AP) — Macy's is putting up its sixth consecutive quarter of rising comparable store sales thanks in part to another doubling of online sales. The Cincinnati department store on Wednesday reported a first quarter profit of $136 million, or 44 cents per share. That far exceeds Wall Street...
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