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Stocks are closing higher on signs that lawmakers are edging toward a deal that would help the U.S. avoid a fiscal crisis at the end of the year.

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Stocks are closing lower on Wall Street following indications that little progress is being made in Washington in talks over how to narrow the U.S. government's budget deficit.

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U.S. stocks had their best day since the election. Market-watchers are citing optimism about a deal to avoid the so-called fiscal cliff of tax increases and government spending cuts.

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A late slide on Wall Street is leaving indexes with modest losses at the close of trading.

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It's been one of the worst days of the year on Wall Street.

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A sharp drop in Google's stock dragged the Nasdaq composite down 1 percent after a weak earnings report for the company was inadvertently released hours ahead of schedule. Other indexes closed with smaller losses Thursday.

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The stock market is closing with its biggest gain in a month following strong earnings from Mattel, Johnson & Johnson and other big companies.

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The Dow Jones industrial average is closing with its biggest gain in a month after a strong retail sales report and strong earnings from Citigroup brought buyers into the market.

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Stocks are ending mostly higher on Wall Street following a surprisingly strong increase in U.S. manufacturing last month.

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U.S. stocks are closing higher after a pair of encouraging reports about the housing market.

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