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• Futures rise, setting up solid gains for the week

  futures are rising and all major markets appear to be headed for solid gains this week. Dow Jones Industrial futures are up 46 points to 15,090. The broader S&P; futures have added 4 points to 1,628.60. Nasdaq futures are up 7.5 points to 2,965.50. The Dow   Read more »

• Dow crosses 15,000 for first time on strong jobs report

  big gain in the job market is lifting the stock market to a record high.The Dow Jones industrial average crossed 15,000 for the first time, and the Standard and Poor's 500 index, a broader market measure, rose above 1,600.In the first hour of trading Friday,   Read more »

• Futures rising as heart of earnings season begins

  are rising to start a week in which a third of the Dow Jones industrial average reports quarterly earnings. Dow Jones Industrial futures are up 48 points to 14,518. S&P; futures have added 5.9 points to 1,553.50. Nasdaq futures are up 14.25 points to 2,782.50.Monday   Read more »

• Stocks slide, following European markets lower

  -- Worries about Europe rattled the stock market Wednesday, a day after the Dow Jones industrial average had its biggest gain in three weeks.Investors are watching to see if Cyprus can restore confidence in its banking system. They are also keeping an eye   Read more »

• Glassman: How to smash records and get the Dow Jones Industrial Average to 36,000

  Dow Jones Industrial Average set a record this week, but it's still far from the mark that economist Kevin Hassett and I forecast in our 1999 book, "Dow 36,000."We wrote in the introduction that "it is impossible to predict how long it will take" to get to   Read more »

Around the web

• Fed Remarks Boost Stocks to Another Tuesday Win

  testifies, Facebook (NASDAQ:FB) bulls get conservative, and DryShips (NASDAQ:DRYS) speculators turn out for earnings. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) turned into negative territory this morning, putting its streak of 18 winning Tuesdays in jeopardy, 35 m ago from SchaeffersResearch.com Read more »

• Market Wrap: Sprint Ponies Up for Clearwire; Herbalife Engages Auditor; 'One' for Microsoft

  wrap for May 21st End of the Day: S&P 500 up 2.9 to 1,669.16; Dow Jones up 52.3 to 15,387.58; Nasdaq up 5.7 to 3,502.12 * Sprint (NYSE: S) submitted an increased offer to the Board of Directors of Clearwire (Nasdaq: CLWR) to acquire the approximately 50 percent 35 m ago from Street Insider Read more »

• US STOCKS SNAPSHOT-Dow, S&P end at records on Fed officials' remarks

  from Federal Reserve officials eased some concerns that the central bank could start reducing its stimulus program. The Dow Jones industrial average gained 52.30 points, or 0.35 percent, to end unofficially at a record 15,387.58. The Standard & Poor's 500 44 m ago from CNBC Read more »

• New Market Highs Are Easy To Handle

  as investors have is the ability to evaluate each of our holdings on an individual basis. When someone points out that the Dow Jones or S&P 500 Index has reached a new high, we can respond by recognizing that those statistics reflect a blended average and 4:48 PM from Seeking Alpha Read more »

• The close: U.S. shares close higher as eyes turn to Fed

  director Richard Griffiths. DOLLAR, U.S. STOCKS UP The dollar was up 0.1 per cent against a basket of major currencies. The Dow Jones industrial average gained 52.30 points, or 0.34 per cent, to close at 15,387.58. The Standard & Poor’s 500 Index was up 2.87 4:41 PM from Globe and Mail Read more »