Markets
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Stocks rise for second day
Jan 26, 2009 10:00 pm - NEW YORK - Some of Wall Street's earnings anxiety is easing - at least for the time being. The market had its second straight moderate advance Tuesday, rising after comp...
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Oil prices tumble on jobs, housing, consumer data
Jan 26, 2009 10:00 pm - COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Oil prices tumbled sharply on Tuesday with more evidence of decline in the U.S. housing industry, more job cuts and plunging consumer confidence, all o...
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Oil falls below $46 as Wall Street gives up gains
Jan 25, 2009 10:00 pm - SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota -- Oil prices fell Monday as investors weighed early gains in the equity markets against signs of a deepening recession that could further eat ...
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Stocks fluctuate on anxiety over earnings reports
Jan 25, 2009 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- A mix of corporate news sent Wall Street zigzagging Monday. Stocks rose on optimism about Pfizer's acquisition of rival drugmaker Wyeth but fell on earnings ...
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Oil prices jump in volatile market
Jan 22, 2009 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Oil prices rose in another day of volatile trading Friday as investors parked money in commodities even as questions arose over how much OPEC will cut produc...
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Wall Street rallies after weak start
Jan 22, 2009 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Investors' ambivalence about earnings reports left Wall Street with a mixed performance Friday. Traders pounced on companies showing signs of life and dumped...
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Dismal economic news drags oil prices down
Jan 21, 2009 10:00 pm - VIENNA, Austria -- Rising U.S. jobless claims and a slump in new home construction pushed oil prices lower Thursday on fears that crude demand in the world's largest eco...
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Stocks pare losses from Microsoft, bank woes
Jan 21, 2009 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Stocks seesawed in a wide range Thursday as investors shuttled between worries about the nation's banks and hopes that quick action on stimulus spending in W...
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Oil prices rise to $42 as inventories swell
Jan 20, 2009 10:00 pm - DENVER -- Oil prices edged upward Wednesday along with a rebounding Wall Street, though investors awaited another government report expected to show that U.S. crude inve...
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Tech, financial stocks lead Wall Street higher
Jan 20, 2009 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- IBM has given Wall Street a reprieve from bad news and investors have responded by giving stocks a big rebound from their Inauguration Day plunge. A recovery...