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Are you ready for the 2013 racing season? The Racing Life is. But with all the snow STILL on the ground here in North Dakota is seems like spring will never get here. So to get you in the mood... we m...
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River City Speedway
Great races here tonight. Hot laps at 6:30 and racing at 7:30. 4 classes #77 won and #71 second. Dustin Strand #71. #12 spun out and was out of race. #21 won and 99 in second. Todd Johnson in #21. Mid...
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Stocks sink, ending a three-day rally
NEW YORK — A three-day stock rally ended much like it began, with a steep and sudden turn. Stocks started higher early Thursday but turned lower within 20 minutes.By By Matthew Craft, The Associated Press , August 26, 2011
Another big down day for Dow
NEW YORK (AP) — Just when Wall Street seemed to have settled down, a barrage of bad economic reports collided with fresh worries about European banks Thursday and triggered a global sell-off in stocks. The Dow Jones industrial average fell 419 points — a return to the wild swings that gripped the stock market last week.August 19, 2011
Big gains Thursday on Wall Street
NEW YORK (AP) — Lurching higher in its week of whiplash, Wall Street recorded one of its biggest gains of all time Thursday after investors seized on a few signs that the economy might just be able to avoid a new recession.August 12, 2011
Dow falls 512 in steepest decline since ‘08 crisis
NEW YORK — Gripped by fear of a new recession, the stock market suffered its worst day Thursday since the financial crisis in the fall of 2008. The Dow Jones industrial average fell more than 500 points, its ninth-steepest decline. The sell-off wiped out the Dow’s remaining gains for 2011. It put the Dow and broader stock indexes into what investors call a correction — down 10 percent from their highs in the spring.By By David K. Randall, The Associated Press , August 05, 2011
Markets on edge as debt limit debate drags on
The word of the day in financial markets: Anxious. Stocks fell in volatile trading Friday after a dismal report on economic growth added to a growing sense of unease as the federal government neared an Aug. 2 deadline to raise the nation’s borrowing limit. If Congress fails to act, the U.S. may not be able to pay all its financial obligations after Tuesday, including interest payments on bonds and the salaries of federal employees. A default on U.S. Treasury debt could wreak havoc on financial markets and the economy.By By Daniel Wagner, The Associated Press , July 30, 2011
Stocks sink as debt limit stalemate continues
NEW YORK — A late sell-off wiped out the stock market’s gains Thursday as the stalemate over raising the country’s debt limit continued. The market had been up for much of the day after an unexpected decrease in new applications for unemployment benefits. Stocks sank in the last half-hour of trading after Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said that a bill to end the stalemate, proposed in the House of Representatives, would fail if it reached the Senate.By By Chip Cutter, The Associated Press , July 29, 2011
Stocks fall as lawmakers remain at odds over debt
NEW YORK — Stocks plunged Wednesday as the U.S. edged closer to defaulting on its debt and the economy showed more signs of deteriorating. Major indexes gave up all of their gains for the month. The Dow Jones industrial average fell 198.75 points, or 1.6 percent, to 12,302.55, its biggest one-day drop since early June. It has fallen for four days straight.By By Chip Cutter, The Associated Press , July 28, 2011
White House veto threat on debt sends stocks lower
NEW YORK — A White House threat to veto legislation that would avert a debt default pushed stocks lower Tuesday. Major indexes were already down for the day when the White House said it would object to a Republican plan in the House of Representatives that calls for raising the debt limit by $1 trillion. The plan would require the debt issue to be voted on again next year, something President Barack Obama does not want.By By Chip Cutter, The Associated Press , July 27, 2011
European debt deal sends markets higher
NEW YORK — What’s good for Europe is good for markets. News that European leaders were drawing up a new rescue plan for Greece and taking a broader approach to dealing with Europe’s debt troubles drove markets higher Thursday.By By Matthew Craft, The Associated Press , July 22, 2011
Stocks fall after Bernanke dims stimulus hopes
NEW YORK — Remarks by Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke that dimmed hopes for a third round of bond-buying pushed stocks lower Thursday. In a second day of testimony, Bernanke told lawmakers the Fed expects the economy to improve. He said the central bank would only step in with more economic stimulus if there is a significant downturn in the economy. “We’re not prepared at this point to take further action,” Bernanke said. Stocks turned immediately lower after the remarks and fell for much of the day.By By Francesca Levy, The Associated Press , July 15, 2011
Stocks rise as Greece clears final bailout hurdle
NEW YORK — Four days, 480 points. That’s how the Dow Jones industrial average closed the final four days of June. The Dow added more than 150 points on Thursday alone after Greece cleared the final hurdle needed to receive its next installment of emergency loans. A pickup in manufacturing around Chicago also pushed indexes higher.By By David K. Randall and Francesca Levy, The Associated Press , July 01, 2011
Stocks end lower for week
If weak financial results from big tech companies are sign of what’s to come, stock indexes are in for a tough summer. Stocks fell Friday, giving the market another losing week, after poor earnings reports from two major technology companies suggested that companies invested less in new technology as the economic recovery slowed.By By David K. Randall and Daniel Wagner, The Associated Press , June 25, 2011
Job market worries affect stocks
NEW YORK — What began with a steep drop in the stock market ended with a modest decline Thursday. The Dow Jones industrial average lost just 60 points after being down nearly 240 points earlier in the day. A jump in the number of people applying for jobless benefits and plummeting oil prices drove stocks lower at the market open. By 11 a.m., the Dow was down 234 points. Then came late afternoon reports that Greece may have reached a deal for a new austerity plan. The Dow made up nearly 100 points between 2:45 and 3 p.m. alone.By By David K. Randall and Matthew Craft, The Associated Press , June 24, 2011
Stocks close higher
NEW YORK — A bit of good news was all it took to break a weeklong slump in the stock market. A report that U.S. exports hit a record in April sent stocks sharply higher Thursday as investors hoped the economic recovery may not be as sluggish as the last week of grim economic reports have suggested.By By Francesca Levy and Matthew Craft, The Associated Press , June 10, 2011
Stocks have mixed finish
NEW YORK — Weaker than expected sales reports from retailers and another large number of claims for unemployment benefits left stocks with a mixed finish on Thursday, a day after the Dow Jones industrial average took its biggest dive in nearly a year.By By David K. Randall and Matthew Craft, The Associated Press , June 03, 2011
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