Markets
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Crude falls below $40
Jan 08, 2009 10:00 pm - COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Oil prices fell below $40 a barrel Friday for the first time this year as the U.S. government reported the worst annual job losses since World War II. ...
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Stocks slump 143 points
Jan 08, 2009 10:00 pm - NEW YORK - The first full week of 2009 didn't bring Wall Street any huge shocks, but it didn't bring much for investors be happy about, either. A jump in unemployment se...
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Stocks end mostly higher after mortgage deal
Jan 07, 2009 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- A deal to help head off more mortgage foreclosures pulled Wall Street out of a slump Thursday, giving stocks a mostly higher close. Democratic lawmakers reac...
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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...