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Say goodbye to Economy Watch and hello to Political Economy

Frank Ahrens says goodbye to Economy Watch blog and hello to The Washington Post's new Political Economy blog.

By Frank Ahrens | July 26, 2010; 3:13 PM ET | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Stocks inch higher after round of corporate deals

By Steven Bernard Stocks got a modest lift Monday from a fresh round of corporate dealmaking as investors await the start of earnings season. The Dow Jones industrial average rose about 2 points. The small gain comes after the Dow...

By Washington Post staff | July 12, 2010; 12:17 PM ET | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Stocks give back much of their opening gains, now trading mixed

UPDATED at 11:47 a.m.: Stocks are trying to hold onto their momentum as mid-day trading draws near, but it's a fight. All three major indices are off their highs of the day and have been trending downward since shortly after...

By Frank Ahrens | July 8, 2010; 11:47 AM ET | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Stocks put together two winning days; Dow surges 274 points

Stocks staged their first back-to-back winning days since mid-June, after starting off slowly but then picked up strength and staged a day-long rally of the sort we haven't seen in a while. The Dow rose 274 points, breaking back up...

By Frank Ahrens | July 7, 2010; 4:03 PM ET | Permalink | Comments (7)
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Stock rally runs out of steam as buyers go home

UPDATED at 2:49 p.m.: Well, today's little bargain-hunting rally looks like it had enough steam to last until, oh, about noon. Since then, it's been all downhill as the buyers have gone home. Stocks dipped briefly negative after 2 p.m....

By Frank Ahrens | July 6, 2010; 2:49 PM ET | Permalink | Comments (3)
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Stocks head downward into mild sell-off ahead of holiday weekend

Stocks have turned negative into a mild sell-off following this morning's jobs report and ahead of the long holiday weekend. The Dow is down .9 percent. The S&P 500 is down .9 percent. The tech-heavy Nasdaq is down .8 percent....

By Frank Ahrens | July 2, 2010; 1:25 PM ET | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Economic data out today suggest economic recovery cannot continue without government help, Frank Ahrens , July 1, 2010

Another last-hour stock sell-off ends second quarter in a funk, Frank Ahrens , June 30, 2010

Global worries depress U.S. stocks, Frank Ahrens , June 29, 2010

Electric car Tesla launches IPO at $17 per share, beating expectations, Frank Ahrens , June 29, 2010

Your one-stop-shop for financial regulatory reform, Frank Ahrens , June 25, 2010

Stocks swoon in afternoon sell-off, Frank Ahrens , June 22, 2010

Early yuan euphoria fades as stocks close in the red, Frank Ahrens , June 21, 2010

Stocks rally in last hour, Dow turns positive for June, Frank Ahrens , June 11, 2010

Stocks rally to third best day of the year, avoid last-hour selloff, Frank Ahrens , June 10, 2010

BP stock crashes; oil giant trading below book value, Frank Ahrens , June 9, 2010

Same sad story on stocks: Last hour of trading erases day's gains, Frank Ahrens , June 9, 2010

Stocks break pattern, rally in last hour to close up; gold closes at record high , Frank Ahrens , June 8, 2010

Stocks end day in another sharp sell-off, Frank Ahrens , June 7, 2010

Stocks lose 3% following bad May jobs report, more European debt troubles, Frank Ahrens , June 4, 2010

Stocks rally to close, recoup week's losses, Frank Ahrens , June 2, 2010

Stocks suffer big sell-off in last 30 minutes, Frank Ahrens , June 1, 2010

Stocks have worst May in decades, Frank Ahrens , May 28, 2010

Stocks close at day's highs, thanks to China, Frank Ahrens , May 27, 2010

Big sell-off at end of day crushes stocks, Frank Ahrens , May 24, 2010

Stocks stage closing rally to finish up at end of wild day, Frank Ahrens , May 21, 2010

Stocks plunge at closing, hitting their lowest point since February, Frank Ahrens , May 20, 2010

Another bad day for stocks. Thanks, Europe., Frank Ahrens , May 19, 2010

Stocks close down, continue multi-day slump, Frank Ahrens , May 18, 2010

Stocks stage major rally to finish up for the day, Frank Ahrens , May 17, 2010

Stocks hammered by Europe today, but still up year-to-date, Frank Ahrens , May 14, 2010

Stocks close down after choppy day, Frank Ahrens , May 13, 2010

Report: New SEC stock circuit-breaker rules expected next week, Frank Ahrens , May 13, 2010

Credit rating agencies: The real villain in the financial crisis?, Frank Ahrens , May 13, 2010

Stocks close in strong rally, Frank Ahrens , May 12, 2010

Stocks close largely negative, gold soars, Frank Ahrens , May 11, 2010

Stocks close strongly, three major indexes return to positive for 2010, Frank Ahrens , May 10, 2010

Two-day stock massacre: Thursday, Friday losses wipe out all of 2010's gains, Frank Ahrens , May 7, 2010

Goldman shareholder ends meeting with a thank-you to Blankfein, Sarah Halzack , May 7, 2010

Goldman Sachs's worst week. At least so far., Frank Ahrens , April 30, 2010

Markets eventually shrug off Spain downgrade, turn positive, Frank Ahrens , April 28, 2010

Obama: SEC did not discuss Goldman charges with White House beforehand, Frank Ahrens , April 21, 2010

DNC, Goldman Sachs, others bidding to buy Google search term 'Goldman Sachs SEC', Frank Ahrens , April 20, 2010

Stocks up at opening as Goldman beats forecasts, Frank Ahrens , April 20, 2010

Paolo Pellegrini, the man with the $45 million checking account balance at the middle of the Goldman Sachs case, Frank Ahrens , April 19, 2010

Lehman Brothers, the evil Repo 105s and the danger of off-balance-sheet deals, Frank Ahrens , April 19, 2010

Goldman responds point-by-point to SEC charges, Frank Ahrens , April 19, 2010

Dow cracks 11,000 again in opening trading, Frank Ahrens , April 12, 2010

Jamie Dimon to shareholders: It's wrong to assume big firms inherently are risky, Frank Ahrens , April 1, 2010

Stocks rise at opening following GDP revision, Frank Ahrens , March 26, 2010

Stocks seek direction following inflation, jobs data, Frank Ahrens , March 18, 2010

Dow hits a new one-year high, Frank Ahrens , March 17, 2010

Stocks seek direction ahead of Fed report, Frank Ahrens , March 16, 2010

Dodd's bill includes 'Volcker rule,' ability to sue credit-rating agencies, Frank Ahrens , March 15, 2010

Stocks mixed at opening on China monetary concerns, Frank Ahrens , March 15, 2010

Today marks the first anniversary of the stock market bottom, Frank Ahrens , March 9, 2010

Stocks celebrate anniversary of 2009 bottom by opening lower, Frank Ahrens , March 9, 2010

Stocks open week up slightly, Frank Ahrens , March 8, 2010

Stocks close after day-long rally, Frank Ahrens , March 5, 2010

Stocks up following jobless-claims report, Frank Ahrens , March 4, 2010

Stocks up slightly at opening following employment news, Frank Ahrens , March 3, 2010

Stocks stage strong rally on day's big deals, Frank Ahrens , March 1, 2010

Stocks slightly off at opening, Frank Ahrens , February 26, 2010

Stocks mixed at opening following good housing news, Frank Ahrens , February 23, 2010

Does recent M&A activity mean the economy's getting better?, Frank Ahrens , February 22, 2010

Stocks open positive but then go flat, Frank Ahrens , February 22, 2010

Stocks slightly down at opening following tepid inflation data, Frank Ahrens , February 19, 2010

Stocks end day after nice, sensible, reasonable rally, Frank Ahrens , February 18, 2010

Stocks higher at opening following housing news, Frank Ahrens , February 17, 2010

Buffett dumped shares of J&J, P&G, ConocoPhillips, Exxon-Mobil, Frank Ahrens , February 16, 2010

Stocks rise at opening following long weekend, Frank Ahrens , February 16, 2010

Dow snaps four-week losing streak, Frank Ahrens , February 12, 2010

Buying a piece of Buffett, Frank Ahrens , February 12, 2010

Stocks shake off early blues, stage strong rally, Frank Ahrens , February 11, 2010

Obama: I don't 'begrudge' certain kinds of big bonuses, Frank Ahrens , February 10, 2010

Stocks rebound after morning slump, Frank Ahrens , February 10, 2010

Stocks rebound at opening, Frank Ahrens , February 9, 2010

Stocks erase early losses, ease positive, Frank Ahrens , February 8, 2010

Stocks rally, erase day's losses, Frank Ahrens , February 5, 2010

Stocks dive following Bank of America news, Frank Ahrens , January 20, 2010

Wall Street betting on Coakley defeat, Frank Ahrens , January 19, 2010

Stocks up following big Citi loss, Frank Ahrens , January 19, 2010

Stocks open lower following inflation data, Frank Ahrens , January 15, 2010

Stocks mixed following jobless, retail news, Frank Ahrens , January 14, 2010

Why corporate 'bonuses,' though huge, are more like paychecks, Frank Ahrens , January 12, 2010

SEC seeking more charges against Bank of America over Merrill deal, Frank Ahrens , January 11, 2010

Analyst: First five days of year a good indicator for full-year S&P performance, Frank Ahrens , January 11, 2010

Stocks mixed following China export news, Frank Ahrens , January 11, 2010

Stocks pare losses in midday trading, Frank Ahrens , January 7, 2010

Report: New York Fed told bailed-out AIG to hush payments to banks, Frank Ahrens , January 7, 2010

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