And stocks could swing again Friday when the government's closely watched monthly employment report is released.
The Czech decision on a new fighter is expected first and will be closely watched.
Boeing versus Airbus is one of the most hard-fought, closely watched marketing battles out there.
While earnings weren't spectacular, Google claimed a victory Thursday in the closely watched wireless spectrum auction.
His choice of energy and mines and transport ministers will be especially closely watched.
The case has been closely watched in other markets where the iPad is on sale.
The U.S. presidential debate on Wednesday evening will also be closely watched by the market place.
Meantime, a closely watched Spanish government debt auction went off well Thursday amid good investor demand.
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The Massachusetts race is among the most closely watched in the upcoming US election.
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But will the outcome of November's closely watched congressional contests turn on a single document?
The progress of Mr Kamrani and his comrades is being closely watched from the capital.
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And a closely watched survey released earlier this month suggests overall manufacturing conditions are improving.
It is probably the South, though, that will be most closely watched on election night.
The closely watched Shanghai Composite underperformed in 2012, up only 3.2% for the year.
The first courtroom arguments in the closely watched case ended without an immediate ruling.
China's official purchasing managers' index for April and U.S. nonfarm payrolls data will also be closely watched.
Apart from comparable store sales, the other closely watched metric in the industry is gross profit margin.
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The report is seen as a preview to the closely watched monthly government employment report, due Friday.
The reception of the new Galaxy S 4 phone is likely to be closely watched by investors.
As some 70% of China's energy comes from coal, efforts to achieve this have been closely watched.
Atlanta-based UPS and other shipping and logistics companies are closely watched for their large networks across the world.
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But it is the body language between Mr Bush and his host that will be most closely watched.
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Texas in 2003, and he is being closely watched for how he might vote on the California ban.
Garcia defended the outside donations, saying the district is the nation's second largest and thus is closely watched.
Nokia shares are getting crushed Wednesday after a closely watched launch event failed to impress the Street.
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Also closely watched will be what the court does on the issue of state aid to parochial schools.
Securities and Exchange Chairman Christopher Cox said that capital adequacy at the five largest U.S. investment banks was being closely watched.
Rockmelt has been closely watched partly because it is backed by Marc Andreessen, who created the Netscape browser.
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The Museum of Modern Art in Fort Worth, Texas, is one of America's most closely watched current museum projects.
In its closely watched PayPal unit, the company had 117.4 million active accounts, up 14% from a year ago.
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