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New York -- Equity markets in New York slipped Thursday, despite a Department of Commerce report that the U.S. trade gap shrank in January.

U.S. stocks rose on Monday after American International Group Inc. announced the sale of its unit Alico along with Sprint Nextel Corp to MetLife Inc. for $15.5 billion. The deal was made to augment revenue growth in the coming quarters.

New York -- U.S. stock indexes reacted positively to the February jobless report Friday, posting the best one-day gain in more than two weeks.

New York -- U.S. markets moved ahead Thursday after the Department of Labor said the number of first-time filings for unemployment benefits fell substantially last week.

New York -- U.S. markets moved ahead Thursday after the Department of Labor said the number of first-time filings for unemployment benefits fell substantially last week.

New York-- U.S. markets advanced Tuesday after the Reserve Bank of Australia raised its bank-to-bank lending rate for the fourth time since October.

New York -- U.S. markets were fractionally higher Friday after the Commerce Department increased its fourth quarter gross domestic product estimate to 5.9 percent.

New York -- U.S. markets rose Wednesday after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said there was no immediate plan to raise the federal funds rate.

New York -- U.S. markets failed to find traction Tuesday after the S&P/Case-Shiller home price index presented investors with mixed signals.

London-- The trade gap in Britain grew sharply in December, compared with November, the Office of National Statistics said Tuesday.