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By Steven Russolillo NEW YORK?The three main U.S. stock indexes offered something for bulls, bears and the indifferent this past year: the Dow was up, the S&P was flat and the Nasdaq was down. And the ride from the beginning of the year through Friday was volatile and filled with uncertainties and the unexpected.It came [...]

By Steven Russolillo NEW YORK?It came down to the wire, but in the final minute of 2011 trading, the Standard & Poor’s 500-stock index sank to cap the year virtually unchanged from where it closed in 2010. The S&P 500 closed Friday down 5.42 points, or 0.43%, to 1257.60. The full-year decline of 0.04 point [...]

It’s been one of the most volatile year in the stock market in recent memory, but you wouldn’t know it by looking at the S&P 500. View full post on Latest stock market news from Wall Street – CNNMoney.com

It’s been one of the most volatile year in the stock market in recent memory, but you wouldn’t know it by looking at the S&P 500. View full post on Latest stock market news from Wall Street – CNNMoney.com

It’s been one of the most volatile year in the stock market in recent memory, but you wouldn’t know it by looking at the S&P 500. View full post on Latest stock market news from Wall Street – CNNMoney.com

It’s been one of the most volatile year in the stock market in recent memory, but you wouldn’t know it by looking at the S&P 500. View full post on Latest stock market news from Wall Street – CNNMoney.com

It’s been one of the most volatile year in the stock market in recent memory, but you wouldn’t know it by looking at the S&P 500. View full post on Latest stock market news from Wall Street – CNNMoney.com

Overseas stock markets closed a difficult year on a slightly positive note Friday, as markets in London and most of Asia closed slightly higher for the day while other European markets were also holding gains ahead of their close. View full post on Latest stock market news from Wall Street – CNNMoney.com

By Steven Russolillo NEW YORK?U.S. stocks edged lower on the final trading day of 2011, as investors put the finishing touches on what has been one of the most volatile years in recent memory.The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 22 points, or 0.2%, to 12265. The Dow rallied 136 points on Thursday, nearly recovering all [...]

U.S. stocks opened slightly in the red Friday, the final trading day of 2011, as investors bid farewell to an otherwise volatile year. View full post on Latest stock market news from Wall Street – CNNMoney.com