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World markets perk up despite grim economic news

Associated Press
Jan 01, 2009 10:00 pm - LONDON -- World stock markets rose Friday despite further grim economic news, though trading volumes remained light with many traders not back at their desks until next ...
Asian stock markets open 2009 mostly higher

Associated Press
Jan 01, 2009 10:00 pm - HONG KONG -- Asian stock markets opened 2009 mostly higher Friday, with Hong Kong's benchmark up more than 2 percent, as shares in commodities and telecom companies adva...
Americans increase mutual fund ownership, ICI says

Bloomberg News
Jan 01, 2009 10:00 pm - Americans increased their mutual fund ownership in 2008 to the highest level in seven years, even as the U.S. economy fell into a recession. Households owning shares of ...
Oil trading around $46 a barrel

Associated Press
Jan 01, 2009 10:00 pm - HOUSTON -- One year ago Friday, crude prices eclipsed $100 a barrel for the first time, a day largely lost to history because of the year that followed. In the first tra...
Street looks to '09 with relief after terrible '08

Associated Press
Dec 31, 2008 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- The last trading day of 2008 on Wall Street provided a merciful end to an abysmal year -- the worst since the Great Depression, wiping out $6.9 trillion in ...
Beverage shares fall but fare better than market

Associated Press
Dec 30, 2008 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Shares of beverage makers tumbled this year, but not as much as the broader market as consumers still reached for soft drinks such as Coca-Cola, Pepsi and be...
Stocks extend advance in year's final session

Associated Press
Dec 30, 2008 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Wall Street has had a merciful end to a dreadful year as stocks closed the last session of 2008 with a moderate advance. The Dow Jones industrials are up 109...
Crude ends volatile year below $45

Associated Press
Dec 30, 2008 10:00 pm - COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Oil prices jumped 14 percent on New Year's Eve, capping a year that saw prices soar to unprecedented heights only to give up four years of gains in jus...
Wall Street closes up on GMAC news

Associated Press
Dec 29, 2008 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Wall Street staged a big advance in the next to last session of 2008 Tuesday after Washington's latest lifeline to the auto industry bolstered hopes that the...
Oil falls on housing, consumer news

Associated Press
Dec 29, 2008 10:00 pm - COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Oil prices fell Tuesday as consumer confidence in the U.S. hit an all-time low in December and home prices dropped sharply, with few signs that the rea...

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