Stocks erased loses, stabilizing near the end of a jittery session in which worries about the economy and some end-of-the month machinations caused a selloff.

Stocks fell Wednesday as a worse-than-expected report on durable goods orders and weaker quarterly results from Boeing and others added to concerns about the pace of the economic recovery.

The dollar continued to slide this week, hovering near monthly lows versus major currencies as worries about an economic slowdown weighed on investors.

Oil prices drifted lower this week, edging off last week's 11-week high above $79 a barrel. But trading remained rangebound as investors balanced strong corporate earnings against ongoing jitters over the economic recovery.

Stocks churned Tuesday, losing steam after a three-session run, after a big drop in consumer confidence offset better-than-expected profit growth from DuPont, UBS and others.

Making money off funds ultimately due to customers is what insurers do.

Nvidia Corp. saw its shares sink Thursday as analysts scaled back ratings and price targets following a revenue warning by the chip maker.

Motorola's bottom line benefits, as the company sells more profitable smartphones and other communications equipment.

Treasury prices rise, pushing yields down marginally, after the government?s sale of 7-year notes, the last debt auction of the week.

Crude-oil and natural-gas futures jump Thursday on a weaker dollar and a general optimism about the outlook for commodities that held even as stocks turned lower.

Firm cuts AMD shares to market perform, says macroeconomic risks could reduce computer sales in second half.

Cell phone maker is banking on big sales of Android-based phone to drive turnaround.

Financial advisor reports big leap in profits.

Exxon and Royal Dutch Shell both report growing profits.

Handset maker sells fewer phones in Q2, but makes more money doing it.

A U.S. Supreme Court ruling may translate into billions of dollars in litigation savings for foreign-based companies including Vivendi, Infineon Technologies, Societe Generale and BP

T. Boone Pickens, the billionaire hedge-fund manager, and Home Depot are winners in energy legislation that fails to help solar-panel and wind-turbine makers

The mutual fund industry raked in $9.5 billion from the esoteric sales charges known as 12b-1 fees in 2009, and that was a lousy year

U.S. stocks fluctuated as earnings and forecasts that disappointed investors at technology and consumer-staples companies wiped out most of an early advance as investors waited for tomorrow?s data on economic growth.

U.S. stocks erased losses as Goldman Sachs Group Inc. led gains in financial shares and technology companies pared declines as Microsoft Corp. rallied.

Stocks fell Thursday as investors took a dim view of the latest report on unemployment and warily waited for the government's reading on second-quarter gross domestic product.


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New U.S. claims for unemployment benefits fell slightly more than expected last week, government data showed on Thursday.



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The Federal Reserve should revive a crisis-era program to buy government debt if the U.S. seems headed toward a bout with deflation, a Fed official said Thursday.



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The U.S. economic recovery will remain slow deep into next year, held back by shoppers not spending and employers not hiring, according to an AP survey of leading economists.

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