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It was a perfect week for the market, with stocks gaining ground each day this week.

By Edward Krudy NEW YORK, Sept 16 (Reuters) - Relative performance ofsmall- and mid-cap stocks to their larger peers came underpressure on Friday in an indication that equity markets had notreached the ...

HOUSEHOLD WEALTH DIPS: Americans' wealth declined this spring for the first time in a year, as stocks and home values fell slightly. Household net worth dropped 0.3 percent to $58.5 trillion in the April-June quarter, according to a Federal Reserve report.

U.S. stocks finished with solid gains Friday, to post a 5-day winning streak for the first time in more than two months.

The major stock market averages climbed moderately in Friday's quadruple-witching session, with volume enjoying a solid boost. When the market closed, the Dow Jones industrial average added 0.7%, while ...

NEW YORK, Sept 16 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks rose for a fifthstraight day on Friday and the S&P 500 scored its best weeksince early July on signs that leaders were taking action tolimit the damage from a ...

Stocks remained modestly higher and were on pace to end the week with gains.Thanks to gains inIBM(IBM) andProcter & Gamble(PG), the Dow Jones industrial average added 0.5%. The Nasdaq and S&P 500 gained ...

Want to know why video game stocks pop or drop? Check the reviews. For years, investors have turned to video game reviews to help make buy or sell decisions, moving the share prices of some video game companies higher or lower.

Among the stock activity stories for Friday, Sept. 16, from AP Business Desk: -- Shares of DVD rental and streaming video company Netflix Inc. continued to decline Friday amid fallout from its lowered expectations for its U.S. subscriber base.

A surge this year in the price for a share of MasterCard earned a downgrade from Robert W. Baird on Friday. THE SPARK: MasterCard's stock is up 55 percent so far this year, compared with a drop of 4 percent for the S&P, Baird said.

With chip stocks soaring on news of the NetLogic takeover, these three names have particularly stood out.

By Liana B. Baker NEW YORK (Reuters) - Want to know why video game stocks pop or drop? Check the reviews.For years, investors have turned to video game reviews to help make buy or sell decisions, moving ...

Want to know why video game stocks pop or drop? Check the reviews. For years, investors have turned to video game reviews to help make buy or sell decisions, moving the share prices of some video game companies higher or lower.

Americans' wealth declined this spring for the first time in a year, as stocks and home values fell. At the same time, corporations increased the size of their cash stockpiles.

Stocks rose for a fifth day on Friday on hopes Europe was on course to solve its debt problems, but investors warned of sharp reversals if real solutions failed to materialize.

A look at Nasdaq 10 most-active stocks at 1 p.m.: Cisco Systems Inc. fell .1 percent to $16.65 with 26,256,600 shares traded.

Major stock indexes edged higher Friday, putting the market on track for a fifth day of gains. The increases were limited by more indecision in Europe over how to resolve that region's debt troubles.

Chevron ink deal to sell liquid natural gas from Australian project to Japanese firm, as energy stocks advance in early activity.

Stocks are clinging to gains Thursday as a strong reading on consumer sentiment gives investors a reason to feel optimistic amid ongoing concerns about Europe's debt crisis.

Stocks turned flat at midday Friday as a morning rallied fizzled.The Dow Jones industrial average and Nasdaq were up 0.1% each. They had been up as much as 0.9% and 0.8%, respectively. The S&P 500 slipped ...