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On the web: Stock market: Stocks inch higher; S&P 500 hits 17-month high (USA Today)A rally in financial stocks Thursday helped the market extend its grind higher to a third day. Stocks trade flat on concern about China inflation (Washington Post)NEW YORK -- The stock market traded in a tight range for a fourth day Thursday after China reported a jump in inflation. Mixed U.S. economic news also held stocks back. Stocks Are Quiet While Currencies Scream (The Motley Fool via Yahoo! News)After a down January, the stock market is again positive for the year. The much-fabled January effect barometer didn't work in 2009, and it remains to be seen if it will work in 2010. Economic data has continued its slow improvement, keeping stocks fairly calm. The wild action so far this year has been in the currency markets. Stock market: Stocks rise on drop in business inventories (USA Today)Stocks continued their slow trek higher after the government's report of a drop in companies' inventories during January. Stocks fall on concern about inflation in China (AP via Yahoo! News)Stocks fell in early trading Thursday after China reported a sharp jump in inflation. Mixed U.S. economic news also held the market back. Stocks manage gains (CNN Money)Stocks gained Thursday, erasing earlier losses to lift the Nasdaq and S&P 500 to 18-month highs as investors eyed the day's jobs and trade news and the direction of the U.S. dollar. Asian Stocks Rise, Heading to Third Weekly Gain; Honda Advances (Bloomberg)March 12 (Bloomberg) -- Asian stocks rose, sending the MSCI Asia Pacific to its third weekly advance, as the yen weakened on speculation Japan's central bank will loosen monetary policies. Japanese Stocks Rise on BOJ Speculation, Yen; Nissan Advances (Bloomberg)March 12 (Bloomberg) -- Japanese stocks rose as the yen weakened on speculation the central bank will loosen monetary policies. Nissan Motor Co. , a carmaker that gets 77 percent of its revenue outside Japan, climbed 1.1 percent. Stocks climb for 3rd day as financial shares rise (AP via Yahoo! Finance)A rally in financial stocks Thursday helped the market extend its grind higher to a third day. The Standard & Poor's 500 index cleared an important hurdle watched by traders when it closed just above its January peak to set a new 17-month high. Japan's Bonds Set for Second Weekly Drop on Advancing Stocks (Bloomberg)March 12 (Bloomberg) -- Japan's 10-year government bonds may fall, heading for a second weekly drop, on speculation local stocks will advance after the Standard & Poor's 500 Index reached the highest level since October 2008. |
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