Markets
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Oil falls to $41.50 a barrel on demand worries
Jan 07, 2009 10:00 pm - DENVER -- Another government report showing robust U.S. inventories added to a string of disheartening economic data Thursday sent crude futures lower for a second day. ...
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Asia stocks tumble amid renewed economy worries
Jan 07, 2009 10:00 pm - HONG KONG -- Asian stock markets fell sharply Thursday, with benchmarks in Tokyo and Hong Kong tumbling more than 3 percent, as more evidence of company woes and a weak...
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Oil prices tumble below $43 on oil reserve report
Jan 06, 2009 10:00 pm - SIOUX FALLS, S.D. -- Energy prices plunged across the board Wednesday, giving up a week of gains with rising domestic crude reserves suggesting demand for energy has ero...
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Profit warnings, poor job outlook weigh on stocks
Jan 06, 2009 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- A warning from tech giant Intel about poor business conditions and more evidence of rising unemployment left stocks with their biggest losses in a month Wedn...
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Economy trumps geopolitical strife: oil falls
Jan 05, 2009 10:00 pm - COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Oil prices fell Tuesday as fresh signs of a deepening U.S. recession trumped tensions in the Middle East and worries over natural gas shortages in Euro...
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Asian markets extend gains, Nikkei up 0.4 percent
Jan 05, 2009 10:00 pm - HONG KONG -- Asian stock markets were mostly higher Tuesday, shrugging off lackluster trade in the U.S. and Europe amid growing optimism the world economy will recover l...
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Stocks finish moderately higher on Fed minutes
Jan 05, 2009 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Wall Street brushed off more bad economic news Tuesday and finished with a rally that left stocks at their highest levels in two months. Stocks finished with...
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Oil shoots above $48 on uneasy Mideast
Jan 04, 2009 10:00 pm - SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota -- Israel's ground offensive in Gaza and a dispute between Ukraine and Russia over gas imports pushed oil prices above $48 a barrel Monday, but...
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Street falls as traders take profits
Jan 04, 2009 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Caution returned to Wall Street Monday as investors gave back some gains from last week's rally even as they found encouragement from President-elect Barack ...
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Wall Street enjoys upbeat start to 2009
Jan 01, 2009 10:00 pm - NEW YORK - Wall Street started the new year with a big rally Friday, as investors, brushing aside a disappointing report on manufacturing, sent the Dow Jones industrials...