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• Apple is now most valuable company ever

  August 20, 2012 1:20 PM

  Apple takes the title of world's most valuable company ever! Today its surging stock sky rocketed the company's value to $621 billion. Apple has hit new highs recently due to excitement around what may be the impending launch of the iPhone 5 and possibly a smaller, cheaper iPad. ... more »

• Western Stock Show getting ready

  January 5, 2012 5:48 AM

  DENVER (AP) - It's a sure bet that the National Western Stock Show & Rodeo is about to open when Texas Longhorn cattle are being driven through downtown Denver. Thursday's parade to open the 106th National Western is getting extra attention this year from city officials. Denver Mayor Michael... more »

• Denver's keeping the stock show

  December 23, 2011 5:17 AM

  AURORA, Colo. (AP) - Aurora's mayor says his city won't try to take the National Western Stock Show & Rodeo away from Denver. The stock show needs more space and had considered moving to Aurora, next to a proposed a 1,500-room hotel by Nashville, Tenn.,-based Gaylord Entertainment. Denver and Aurora... more »

• Tickets on sale for National Western Stock Show

  September 18, 2011 9:20 AM

  DENVER (AP) - Tickets for the 2012 National Western Stock Show are on sale. Sales began Saturday. The show will be Jan. 7-22. The National Western is Denver's cowboy showcase, featuring rodeos, a livestock show, a Western art exhibit and sale, a trade show and other events. Organizers... more »

• Tropical Storm Irene hits stock market

  August 29, 2011 8:37 AM

  NEW YORK (AP) - U.S. stock futures are rising after the damage from Tropical Storm Irene wound up being less than many analysts had anticipated. The storm ripped through the East Coast and caused widespread flooding. Millions were without power. However a consulting firm predicted that insured damages would... more »

• Apple surpasses Exxon as most valuable U.S. company

  August 9, 2011 2:05 PM

  NEW YORK (AP) - Apple has surpassed Exxon Mobil as the most valuable company in the U.S. Apple Inc.'s stock gained 3.2 percent to $364.60 on Tuesday afternoon, bringing the iPhone and iPad maker's market capitalization to about $338.0 billion. Exxon Mobil Corp. shares, meanwhile, were trading at... more »

• Hiring up, so is stock market

  May 6, 2011 1:56 PM

  NEW YORK (AP) - The biggest corporate hiring spree in five years is reversing a weeklong slide in the stock market. The Labor Department said Friday that the economy added 244,000 jobs overall last month, well above the 185,000 jobs that economists had predicted. Private employers added the most new... more »

• Americans permanently pull money from stock market

  September 14, 2010 8:37 AM

  Americans used to see Wall Street as a pretty safe place to invest for their retirement. But a lot of people no longer see it that way, which could explain why investors have been moving their money away from stocks and into bonds. About three out of five people... more »

• GM may sell stock to repay government debt

  August 13, 2010 2:03 PM

  DETROIT (AP) - A person familiar with the matter says General Motors Co. is likely to file paperwork next week that describes the plan to sell shares to the public. The person says the company planned to file on Friday but delayed the move because it made two major... more »

• Stocks slide

  July 1, 2010 11:04 AM

  NEW YORK (AP) - Stocks are extending their slide after home sales fell to a record low in May following the expiration of a tax credit. Stocks were already lower Thursday following another disappointing report on jobs. The National Association of Realtors says the number of buyers who signed... more »

• Stock market tumbles to end week

  June 4, 2010 4:26 PM

  Stocks have tumbled after the government said hiring remains weak and Hungary became the latest European country to report its economy is in crisis. The Dow Jones industrials are down 324 points Friday at 9,931. The Labor Department says private employers added 41,000 jobs in May, down dramatically from... more »

• GameStop shares tumble on Wal-Mart game deals

  December 2, 2009 12:31 PM

  GameStop's shares are falling after an announcement from Wal-Mart that the big retailer is offering deals on popular video games and the Nintendo Wii leading up to the holidays. Wal-Mart Stores Inc. said Wednesday it is lowering the prices of the most popular video games until Christmas Eve. It's also... more »

• Obama urges financial industry to rebuild trust

  September 14, 2009 1:13 PM

  President Barack Obama is telling Wall Street to take steps on its own to rebuild trust with the public, and not wait for Congress to legislate the tighter oversight of the industry he is pushing. Obama says many of the firms now seeing improvement in their finances owe a debt... more »

• Stocks fade as traders worry about unemployment

  September 2, 2009 5:04 PM

  Stocks have extended a slide as investors worry that a weak job market will trip up a recovery in the economy. Stocks have ended moderately lower Wednesday as a private sector report on unemployment fans worries about what is widely seen as the biggest problem facing the economy. The ADP... more »