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Stocks declined Thursday as the dollar gained and weekly jobless claims rose more than expected last week.
The losses come a day after the Federal Reserve reiterated its special liquidity measures would expire early next year, dragging bank stocks down. Major indexes erased most of their gains.
In Thursday's action, the dollar hit a three-month high versus the euro and was generally stronger across the board following slightly optimistic assessment of the U.S. economy from the Fed. Plus, worries about Greece dragged on the euro.
Oil fell back below $72 a barrel and gold dropped below $1,120 an ounce.
The number of U.S. workers filing new applications for jobless insurance unexpectedly rose 7,000 to a seasonally adjusted 480,000 last week.
After some debate, Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke was confirmed for a second term by the Senate banking committee; the vote was 16 to 7.
Banks took a hit after analyst Meredith Whitney slashed her earnings forecast for Goldman Sachs [GS
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The Treasury followed that news with word that it would not participate in that offering. It issued a statement saying it expects to divest the government's ownership stake in Citi over the next 12 months.
Citigroup shares tumbled about 8 percent, while Goldman and Morgan were off about 1 to 2 percent.
Bank of America [BAC
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And package-delivery giant FedEx [FDX
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Elsewhere, Harley-Davidson [HOG
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It's yet another day when the earnings calendar is light, yet contains a handful of notable names for investors to follow.
Things will pick up after the bell today, with reports from a slew of tech names: Oracle, Palm Research In Motion and Take-Two Interactive.
This Week:
THURSDAY: Bank of Japan monetary policy meeting; Bernanke confirmation vote; weekly jobless claims; leading indicators; Philly Fed survey; Earnings from FedEx, Rite Aid, Oracle, Palm and RIMM
FRIDAY: Bank of Japan meeting continues; U.S. budget deadline; quadruple witching
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