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Visitors past through the Beijing Daxing International Airport near Beijing on Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2019. Newly opened in Sept, the airport was built in less than five years at a cost of 120 billion yuan (dollars 17 billion U.S.), is designed to handle 72 million passengers a year. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
December 12, 2019 - 4:09 am

Happy contrails ... Delta sees strong 2020 profit, revenue

Delta Air Lines, the most profitable U.S. carrier, expects profits and revenue to increase next year on sustained demand for air travel and stable prices for jet fuel. The Atlanta airline said 2020 adjusted earnings will be between $6.75 and $7.75 per share. The midpoint of that range is modestly...
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FILE - In this Sept. 18, 2019, file photo, stock prices are displayed at the New York Stock Exchange. U.S. stocks pushed upward in early trading Friday, Nov. 22, 2019, following a global tide higher, as a week clouded by uncertainty about progress in U.S.-China trade talks comes to a close. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)
November 22, 2019 - 2:17 pm

S&P 500 snaps 6-week string of gains even as stocks rise

U.S. stocks shook off a midday stumble to finish slightly higher Friday, though the modest rebound was not enough to keep the S&P 500 from breaking its longest stretch of weekly gains in two years. Banks, health care stocks and companies that rely on consumer spending powered much of the...
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Specialist Anthony Rinaldi, left, and trader Fred DeMarco work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2019. Stocks are opening slightly higher on Wall Street, led by gains in technology and health care companies. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
November 12, 2019 - 1:52 pm

US stock indexes turn mixed after early rally loses momentum

Stocks on Wall Street closed with modest gains Tuesday after an early rally lost momentum toward the end of the day. The Nasdaq composite still finished with its second record high in three days, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average ended unchanged from the all-time high it set a day earlier. The...
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FILE - In this Oct. 29, 2019, file photo specialist Gregg Maloney, left, and trader John Panin work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. The U.S. stock market opens at 9:30 a.m. EST on Friday, Nov 8. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)
November 08, 2019 - 11:17 am

Stocks wobble amid conflicting signals on China trade talks

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks wobbled between small gains and losses Friday amid conflicting signals about how much progress is being made toward resolving the U.S.-China trade war. Despite the confusion, the S&P 500 was still poised for a fifth straight week of gains, which would match its longest...
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FILE - In this May 30, 2019, file photo, signs advertise new products available inside a CVS store with the new HealthHUB in Spring, Texas. CVS Health reports financial results Wednesday, Nov. 6. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File)
November 06, 2019 - 5:01 am

CVS gets a booster shot from Aetna, revenue soars

CVS Health revenue surged more than 36% in the third quarter, nearly a year after acquiring one of the nation's largest health insurers. The drugstore chain and pharmacy benefit manager also said Wednesday that it filled more prescriptions as net income climbed 10% to $1.53 billion in a performance...
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FILE - In this Oct. 30, 2019, file photo trader Phyllis Arena Woods works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. The U.S. stock market opens at 9:30 a.m. EST on Tuesday, Nov 5. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)
November 05, 2019 - 2:31 pm

Stocks rally to highs on low rates, hopes for trade peace

NEW YORK (AP) — It's the market that continues mostly upward, even though there's still plenty to worry about. The Dow Jones Industrial Average and the Nasdaq closed at record highs yet again on Tuesday, and the S&P 500 closed barely below the all-time high it reached a day earlier. The gains...
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FILE - In this Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2019, file photo specialist Gregg Maloney, left, and trader John Panin work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. The U.S. stock market opens at 9:30 a.m. EDT on Friday, Nov. 1. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)
November 01, 2019 - 9:35 am

Stocks head for record high following solid jobs report

NEW YORK (AP) — A government report revealing surprisingly solid job growth in October put investors in a buying mood Friday and drove broad gains for U.S. stocks in midday trading. The Labor Department said U.S. employers added 128,000 jobs, far more than the 89,500 additions that economists...
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FILE - In this June 3, 2019, file photo Apple CEO Tim Cook, left, and chief design officer Jonathan Ive look at a Mac Pro in the display room at the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference in San Jose, Calif. Apple Inc. reports financial earns on Wednesday, Oct. 30. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)
October 30, 2019 - 3:03 pm

Apple overcomes iPhone slump with strong fiscal 4Q showing

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Apple is still running a well-oiled moneymaking machine despite cooling demand for its hottest product, the iPhone. Sales and revenue in the July-September quarter exceeded analyst estimates as Apple's newest iPhones got off to a better start than expected, even though the...
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Chinese investors monitor stock prices at a brokerage house in Beijing, Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2019. Shares have declined in Asia after weak earnings for technology and media companies led stocks lower on Wall Street. The modest pullback came a day after the S&P 500 hit an all-time high. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
October 30, 2019 - 2:50 am

World shares mostly lower following Wall Street losses

BANGKOK (AP) — Shares fell in early European trading on Wednesday after Asian benchmarks ended mixed. Britain's FTSE 100 lost 0.2% to 7,293.94, while Germany's DAX shed 0.2% to 12,907.97. The CAC 40 in Paris edged 0.1% higher. The Dow and S&P 500 futures contracts edged 0.1% lower. A modest...
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FILE - This April 26, 2018, file photo shows the Mattel logo at the TTPM 2018 Spring Showcase in New York. Mattel Inc., helped by the resurgence of Barbie and other iconic toys, on Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2019, reported third-quarter results that handily beat analysts' forecasts and offered evidence that its multiyear turnaround is gaining momentum. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)
October 29, 2019 - 5:14 pm

A resurgence in Barbie sales helps lift Mattel's 3Q results

NEW YORK (AP) — Mattel Inc., helped by the resurgence of Barbie and other iconic toys, on Tuesday reported third-quarter results that handily beat analysts' forecasts and offered evidence that its multiyear turnaround is gaining momentum. Its stock soared 19% in after-market trading Tuesday. Mattel...
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