Ken Sweet

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FILE - This Aug. 9, 2011 photo shows a Wall Street street sign near the New York Stock Exchange, in New York. U.S.

Stocks edge lower; Hillshire bidding war heats up

Ken Sweet · June 3, 2014 8:48 pm

Specialist Edward Zelles, foreground, works with traders at his post on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Monday, June 2, 2014. Stocks were moving slightly lower in early trading Monday following the release of a closely watched report that showed an unexpected slowdown in U.S. manufacturing last month. The market is coming off record highs last week. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

Stocks rise following revised manufacturing report

Ken Sweet · June 2, 2014 8:37 pm

Trader John Santiago, right, works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Friday, May 30, 2014. Two negative reports on U.S. consumers were pushing stocks lower in early trading Friday. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

Dow, S&P close out May at record highs

Ken Sweet · May 30, 2014 9:12 pm

FILE - This July 15, 2013 file photo shows the New York Stock Exchange in New York. Stocks moved slightly higher in early trading Thursday, May 29, 2014, after the government reported that the number of people applying for unemployment benefits sank last week, a sign that employers are laying off fewer people. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)

Deal news, jobless claims push stocks higher

Ken Sweet · May 29, 2014 8:27 pm

This photo combination shows, from left, Nabors Industries CEO Anthony Petrello, in Houston, and TJX CEO Carol Meyrowitz, in Framingham, Mass. Petrello was the highest paid CEO in 2013, and Meyrowitz was the highest paid female CEO in 2013. (AP Photo/Houston Chronicle, Dave Rossman/Boston Globe, Suzanne Kreiter) BOSTON HERALD OUT, QUINCY OUT; NO SALES

Median CEO pay crosses $10 million in 2013

Ken Sweet · May 27, 2014 9:41 pm

FILE - In this May 11, 2007 file photo, a Wall Street sign is seen at an entrance to the New York Stock Exchange. Global stock markets were mostly lower Thursday May 15, 2014 ahead of quarterly European growth figures that investors hope will show a strengthening economic recovery. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, file)

Dow dips to worst day in 5 weeks; bond prices jump

Ken Sweet · May 15, 2014 9:57 pm

FILE - In this April 30, 2014 file photo, trader Steven Kaplan, right, works at the post that handles Twitter, on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Twitter, which peaked at $74.73 late last year, is down more than half from its peak, including a plunge Tuesday, May 6, 2014 after company insiders were allowed to sell stock for the first time since its IPO. (AP Photo/File)

As Alibaba prepares for IPO, tech stocks retreat

Ken Sweet · May 8, 2014 9:34 pm

Trader Michael Smyth works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Monday, April 28, 2014. Stocks are mostly higher in early trading as traders hope for another blockbuster merger in the health-care industry. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

Stocks higher on deal hopes; BofA sinks

Ken Sweet · April 28, 2014 9:17 pm

Traders Daniel Leporin, left, and Michael Urkonis work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Wednesday, April 23, 2014. The stock market slipped Wednesday after rallying for six straight days as investors worked through another round of quarterly earnings reports from U.S. companies. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

Stocks drop sharply; Amazon, tech shares drop

Ken Sweet · April 25, 2014 8:40 pm

Tripp Mancuso, 4, works with his trader father Peter Mancuso on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, during the NYSE Working Parents/Caregivers Employee Resource Group's annual Take Your Child to Work Day program, Thursday, April 24, 2014. Mixed earnings from a large number of U.S. companies left the stock market without direction early Thursday, despite positive results from a handful of names including Apple and Caterpillar. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

Stocks close mostly higher on earnings; Apple up

Ken Sweet · April 24, 2014 9:27 pm

Trader Gregory Rowe, left, and specialist Frank Masiello work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Wednesday, April 23, 2014. The stock market slipped Wednesday after rallying for six straight days as investors worked through another round of quarterly earnings reports from U.S. companies. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

US stocks edge lower after a six-day rise

Ken Sweet · April 23, 2014 7:16 pm

FILE - In this Tuesday, April 8, 2014 file photo, specialist Jason Hardzewicz, left, works at his post on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. A solid start to the U.S. quarterly corporate reporting season helped shore up the mood across financial markets on Wednesday, ahead of the minutes to the last policy meeting of the U.S. Federal Reserve. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)

US stocks rally on Fed minutes, earnings news

Ken Sweet · April 9, 2014 9:17 pm