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  Wall Street Slumps 2% Following Remarks By New Central Bank Chief Jerome Powell

  Stocks already were sharply lower before the comments following US President Donald Trump's latest tariff threat late Thursday on Chinese imports, which revived fears of a trade war between the two countries.

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  Wall Street Lower On New York Fed Chief's Rate Hike Comments

  Wall Street was sharply lower on Tuesday morning, with indexes pulling away from record levels, after New York Federal Reserve President William Dudley said an interest rate in September was possible.

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  Wall Street Rises as Fed Chief Strikes Cautious Note on Rates

  Wall Street swung into positive territory on Tuesday after Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen said the US central bank should proceed "cautiously" on raising interest rates.

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  Wall Street Ends Flat as Draghi Disappoints

  US stock indexes ended a volatile session little changed on Thursday after the European Central Bank reduced interest rates but ECB chief Mario Draghi confounded investors who expected multiple rate cuts by saying more were unlikely.

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  Wall Street Rises as Fed Chief Hints at 'Gradual' Rate Hikes

  Wall Street was higher on Wednesday, led by financial stocks, after Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen said conditions in the United States would allow the US central bank to pursue "gradual" adjustments to monetary policy.

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  Dow Gains 168 Points With Healthcare, Upbeat Auto Sales

  UnitedHealth Group Inc's shares rose 3.1 percent to $116.26 after its chief executive defended the company's possible withdrawal from the Obamacare health insurance exchanges. Shares of Anthem were up 4.2 percent at $135.82.

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  Dow Falls Over 100 Points on Worries of Higher Fed Rates

  The new economic data make a faster rate hike by the Fed "a little bit more likely," said Chris Low, chief economist at FTN Financial.

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  Dow Soars 1.5% After ECB Embarks on Bond Purchases

  The spark for Thursday's buying was ECB chief Mario Draghi's announcement of a 60 billion euro-a-month ($69 billion) bond-buying program through at least September 2016 aimed at sparking more investment and growth in the eurozone.

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  Barack Obama Urged to Raise Bhopal Gas Tragedy With PM Narendra Modi During India Trip

  A leading world rights body has requested US President Barack Obama to take up the case of the victims of the 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy with the Indian government during his visit to New Delhi as the chief guest at the Republic Day celebrations.

• Bhopal: Court summons Dow Chemicals in gas tragedy case

  Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM), Bhopal, Pankaj Maheshwari issued a notice to Dow Chemicals on Friday to appear before the court on July 4 and present its stand with regard to the Bhopal gas leak disaster of December 1984.

• Dow ends at record high; Nasdaq loses grip on 4,000

  Wal-Mart Stores Inc shares rose 0.8 per cent to close at $80.43, off an all-time intraday high of $80.57 after the world's largest retailer said it has chosen its next chief executive. The stock was among the Dow's best performers.

• Wall Street gains after Fed chief cites flexible policy

  US stocks rose modestly on Wednesday after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said the central bank's plan to start winding down its monetary stimulus later this year depended on the economy's performance.

• Wall Street slips after seven-day rally, warning on Europe

  US stocks sagged on Tuesday as investors paused after a seven-session string of gains and the Bundesbank's chief warned the euro zone's crisis has not ended.

• Nikkei opens up sharply on Bernanke's commitment

  Tokyo stocks jumped in opening trade on Thursday, taking a strong lead from Wall Street, which rose on upbeat economic data and the Federal Reserve chief's renewed commitment to loose monetary policy.

• Dow ends lower, Apple hits all-time high

  Trading was subdued. The market is on hold until Jackson Hole, the Wyoming resort town where the Fed chief will speak.