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Canadian Stocks Climb as Oil Rallies on Improving Economic Data

Canadian stocks rose a second day, erasing a weekly loss, as energy producers rallied following economic data that signaled growth in the U.S. is accelerating.

S&P 500 Rallies to Record on Increased Economic Optimism

U.S. stocks rose, sending the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index to its eighth record high in the past nine sessions, on increased optimism over growth in the world’s largest economy.

U.S. Stocks Climb for Third Week Amid Earnings, Stimulus

U.S. stocks climbed for a third week, pushing benchmark indexes to record levels, as companies from Walt Disney Co. to DirecTV beat earnings estimates and central banks worldwide stepped up monetary stimulus to boost growth.

S&P 500’s Gap to 200-Day Approaching Peaks: Technical Analysis

The rally in U.S. stocks has driven the distance between the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index and its 200-day average toward peak levels that have coincided with the start of the biggest annual retreats in the last three years.

U.S. Stocks Climb to Record as Jobs Growth Tops Forecasts

U.S. stocks rose, sending the Dow Jones Industrial Average briefly above 15,000 for the first time, as employment picked up more than forecast in April and the jobless rate unexpectedly declined to a four-year low.

Stocks Beat Bonds, Dollar for Second Month

Global stocks rose in April, beating bonds, the dollar and commodities for a second month, as gold and copper slumped into bear markets and investors bet equities will benefit from unprecedented economic stimulus.

U.S. Stocks Rise as ECB Cuts Rate, Jobless Claims Fall

U.S. stocks rose, sending the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index to a record high, as the European Central Bank cut its key interest rate and American jobless claims unexpectedly fell.

U.S. Stocks Fall on Economic Data as Fed Maintains Plan

U.S. stocks fell, dragging the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index from a record high, on slower growth in American payrolls and manufacturing as the Federal Reserve said it will maintain its bond buying to support the economy.

Dollar Slumps While S&P 500 Advances, Europe Bonds Gain

The dollar slid as U.S. business activity shrank for the first time in more than three years and investors bet the Federal Reserve won’t reduce its bond buying program. The Standard & Poor’s 500 Index rose to a record for a second day while industrial metals led commodities lower.

GM Redemption Seen Culminating in Return to S&P 500 Index

As the U.S. Treasury sells off its shares of General Motors Co., the automaker is likely to return to the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index in the next year, passing another milestone in its redemption.

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