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Wall Street climbs on economy, bank rule and G20

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Stocks rallied for a third day on Thursday as more data pointed to a stabilizing economy and changes to an accounting rule were seen as shoring up the volatile financial sector in the short term.
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Wall Street rallies on economy, bank rule and G20

Stocks rallied for a third day on Thursday as more data pointed to a stabilizing economy and changes to a bank-accounting rule were seen as shoring up the volatile financial sector in the short term.
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GE Loses Moody’s Triple A Rating by two notches

General Electric Co. lost its AAA rating from Moody’s Investors Service for the first time in 40 years less than a week after GE said its finance unit would post a profit during the global recession and credit crunch.
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Moody's cuts GE rating two notches, outlook stable

Moody's Investor Service cut General Electric Co's top-tier credit rating by two notches -- deeper than rival Standard & Poor's downgrade -- and said its outlook on the biggest U.S. conglomerate is now stable.
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Wall St. hurt by banks as TALF falls short

Stocks slid on Friday as the Federal Reserve's plan to rekindle consumer and small business lending fell short of expectations and General Electric was hit by analysts' bearish comments.
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Wall St. drops with banks, GE, but up for week

Stocks fell on Friday as a Federal Reserve's plan to rekindle consumer and small business lending fell short of expectations and General Electric was hit by bearish analyst comments.
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GE shares down as analysts cut profit views

General Electric Co shares fell 4 percent on Friday as analysts lowered their 2009 profit forecasts for the U.S. conglomerate, a day after a marathon six-hour briefing on GE's financing unit.
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GE Capital sees '09 profit, but below December view

General Electric Co's hefty finance arm expects to be profitable this year even though the economy may drive its profit down, nearer to $2 billion to $2.5 billion than to a $5 billion figure it gave in December, a top GE executive said on Thursday.
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GE shares back above $10

Shares of General Electric Co rose above $10 on Monday for the first time in almost a month after an analyst at UBS lifted a short-term sell rating from the stock.
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The three-day run-up in U.S. stocks on Thursday is bringing desperately needed relief for bruised investors, but the bounce off 12-year lows is stoking fears that it may be a little too rapid to be sustainable.
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Wall St. jumps on GE rating outlook, spending data

Stocks rose for a third day on Thursday on relief that a ratings cut by S&P in General Electric was just one notch and that no further cuts loomed, while retail sales data showed some stabilization in consumer spending.
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GE stripped of top-tier credit rating by S&P, stock up

General Electric Co was stripped of its AAA credit rating by Standard & Poor's, which cited the performance of GE's finance unit, but its shares rose 12.7 percent as investors breathed a sigh of relief the cut was not deeper.
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Wall St. rallies on GE rating outlook and spending data

Stocks rose for a third day on Thursday on relief that a ratings cut by S&P in General Electric was just one notch and that no further cuts loomed, while retail sales data showed some stabilization in consumer spending.
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Wall Street boosted by GE rating outlook, banks

Stocks rallied for a third day on Thursday on relief that a ratings cut by S&P in General Electric was just one notch and no further cuts loomed, while data showed signs of stabilization in consumer spending.
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Wall Street rises on GE rating outlook, banks

Stocks rose for a third day on Thursday on relief that a ratings cut by S&P in General Electric was just one notch and that no further cuts loomed, while data showed some stabilization in consumer spending.
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Wall Street gets boost from healthcare

U.S. stocks climbed for a third day on Thursday, rising more than 2 percent to session highs after Standard & Poor's cut General Electric's ratings by just a single notch and signaled no further downgrades loomed, while data suggested some stabilization in consumer spending.
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Wall St rises on GE outlook

U.S. stocks gained for a third day on Thursday on relief that S&P cut General Electric's ratings by just a single notch and signaled no further downgrades loomed, while data suggested some stabilization in consumer spending.
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Health care and financials boost Wall Street

Stocks rose for a third day on Thursday after Standard & Poor's cut General Electric's credit rating by just one notch below AAA and signaled no further downgrades loomed while data suggested some stabilization in consumer spending.
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GE stripped of top-tier credit rating

Standard & Poor's stripped General Electric Co of its top-tier, triple-A credit rating, lowering its rating by one notch to AA-plus with a stable outlook, citing the credit profile of the GE Capital unit.
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GE shares soar in broad market rally

Shares of General Electric Co soared 15.9 percent on Tuesday amid a broad rally in U.S. stocks triggered by assurances from Citigroup Inc that the big bank was profitable through the first two months of 2009.

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