05 Thursday Mar 2015
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Unlike the Nasdaq composite index at its dot-com peak in 2000, today’s index has companies that are more mature and less concentrated in technology.
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23 Tuesday Dec 2014
Posted in 000, Wall St. Moves Higher as the Dow Tops 18
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Traders were buoyed by economic data showing a 5 percent rate of growth in the third quarter.
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29 Friday Aug 2014
Posted in 000, Bumpy Climb to 2
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While taking 16.6 years to double seems awfully slow, it took 17.4 years to go from the first close over 100, in 1968, to the first one over 200, in 1985.
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27 Wednesday Aug 2014
Posted in 000, DealBook: For 1st Time
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It was the first time ever that the Standard & Poor’s 500-stock index closed above 2,000
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29 Thursday May 2014
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Some colleges are offering a real-world experience of philanthropy by requiring students to investigate nonprofit organizations and give them a portion of grant money.
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01 Thursday May 2014
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Kohlberg Kravis Roberts is working with another firm to allow smaller investors to gain exposure to its private equity funds, part of a broader push by the industry.
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