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NEW YORK (Dow Jones) -- U.S. stock prices closed higher Friday, as the Dow Jones Industrial Average posted its first gain for the month of September in seven years and all three major averages realized gains for the third quarter. The Dow industrials (DJI) closed up 15.92 points at 10,568.70, up 0.8% for the month and up 2.9% from the second quarter. It was the blue chip index's first quarterly ...

NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - Bonds fell Friday after reports pointed to an expanding manufacturing sector and higher consumer inflation. The dollar gained against the euro and yen. The benchmark 10-year Treasury note lost 7/32 of a point to 99-12/32 to yield 4.32 percent, up from 4.29 late Thursday. The 30-year bond fell 10/32 of a point to 112-3/32 to yield 4.56 percent, up from 4.54 in the previous session. Bond prices and yields move in opposite directions. In shorter-dated debt ...

CHICAGO (Dow Jones) -- The dollar accelerated its run against the Japanese yen on Friday, logging its biggest gain in more than two months and nearing levels not seen since May 2004. In late North American trading, the dollar changed hands at 113.66 yen, up 0.5% from 113.11 late Thursday. The euro was firmer initially against its U.S. counterpart, but was more recently changing hands at $1.2 ...

CHICAGO (MarketWatch) -- The dollar accelerated its run against the Japanese yen on Friday, logging its biggest gain in more than two months and nearing levels not seen since May 2004.   MARKETWATCH TOP NEWS U.S. stocks turn higher as third quarter winds down Dow industrials set for first September gain in 7 years Machinists back to work at Boeing; slim gain for shares P& ...

NEW YORK (Dow Jones) -- U.S. stock prices were higher late Friday afternoon, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average on course to post its first gain for the month of September in seven years. With a little more than an hour of trade left, the Dow industrials (DJI) was up 9.95 points at 10,562.73. If the blue-chip index avoids a heavy selloff late in the day, it should also post its first quarte ...

NEW YORK (Dow Jones) - U.S. stocks were mixed but within tight ranges early Friday afternoon, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average on course to post its first gain for the month of September in seven years. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) was last down 17.20 points at 10, 535.58. If the blue chip index avoids a heavy selloff late in the day, it should also post its first-quarterly gai ...

NEW YORK (Dow Jones) - U.S. stocks were mixed but within tight ranges at midday Friday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average on course to post its first gain for the month of September in seven years. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) was last down 15.75 points at 10, 537.03. The S&P 500 (SPX) was off 1.05 points at 1,226.63 and the Nasdaq Composite Index (RIXF) was up 0.60 points  ...

NEW YORK (Dow Jones) - U.S. stocks were mixed but within tight ranges Friday morning, with few catalysts to shake up a lackluster market as the third quarter pulls to a close. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) last was down 6.93 points at 10, 545.85. The S&P 500 (SPX) was up 0.02 points at 1,227.70 and the Nasdaq composite ( RIXF) up 5.07 points at 2,146.29. There were 388 milli ...

CHICAGO (Dow Jones) - The dollar got an initial boost, moving in step with a rise in Treasury yields, after the release of a U.S. report that showed a pickup in a key measure of inflation. The Federal Reserve's inflation vigilance was stressed in a series of central bank speeches this week. More evidence in the data of the increased risk that high energy prices will be passed through other pric ...

NEW YORK (Dow Jones) - U.S. stocks sagged at the opening Friday, the final day of the third quarter, after news that Hurricane Katrina slowed consumer spending and put a dent in sentiment. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) was down 19.91 points at 10,532.87. The S&P 500 (SPX) was down 1.58 points at 1,226.10 and the Nasdaq composite ( RIXF) down 2.02 points at 2,139.20. Market  ...