Japanese stocks edged higher early Friday, adding to a fresh nine-month high chalked the session before on optimism about U.S. growth.
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Original post by The Associated Press on Topix.net

NEW YORK, Feb. 1 U.S. stock indexes closed at new highs Thursday as U.S. personal income and consumer spending rose.
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Original post by Earth Times

The Australian stock market at noon again was in record territory, boosted by a reasonable lead from United States markets and generally bullish investor sentiment.
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Original post by The Sydney Morning Herald

United States stocks gained on Thursday, propelling the Dow to a record close. Economic data on consumer prices pointed to mild inflation, underscoring views that interest-rate increases this year were …
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Original post by Newswire.co.nz

Stocks shook off early sluggishness and closed higher Thursday as weakness in tech giants Google and Dell failed to keep buyers on the sidelines.
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Original post by Wxdx1310.com

Stocks climbed higher for the second straight day Thursday as an already buoyant Wall Street embraced robust consumer spending figures and largely overcame disappointment in Google Inc.’s profit report.
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Original post by The Associated Press on Topix.net

Stocks were narrowly mixed Thursday as Wall Street balanced enthusiasm about robust consumer spending figures with disappointment in Google Inc.’s profit report, which dragged on technology stocks.
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Original post by The Associated Press on Topix.net

Stocks were narrowly mixed Thursday as Wall Street balanced enthusiasm about robust consumer spending figures with disappointment in Google Inc.’s profit report, which dragged on technology stocks.
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Original post by The Associated Press on Topix.net

Stocks that were moving substantially or trading heavily Thursday on the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq Stock Market: NYSE Exxon Mobil Corp., up 50 cents at $74.61. The company turned in a …
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Original post by The Associated Press on Topix.net

The Toronto stock market moved up sharply Thursday morning a day after the U.S. Federal Reserve signalled the economy remains solid, which in turn gave a boost to resource stocks.
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Original post by CBC News