Markets
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Street turns cautious ahead of employment report
Dec 03, 2008 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- A period of relative calm on Wall Street ended in the last hour of trading Thursday as stocks tumbled amid growing investor anxiety about the government's ke...
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Oil tumbles below $44 a barrel, gas hits new low
Dec 03, 2008 10:00 pm - COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Oil tumbled below $44 a barrel Thursday and the average gallon of gasoline is now less than $1.80 nationally, both four year lows, as the number of peo...
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Oil prices waver on skimpy crude inventory report
Dec 02, 2008 10:00 pm - SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota -- Oil prices wavered near three-year lows Wednesday as investors weighed falling global demand and a government report showing an unexpected d...
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Most Asian markets rise after Wall Street rebound
Dec 02, 2008 10:00 pm - SEOUL, South Korea _ Asian stock markets rose Wednesday after a rebound on Wall Street, but pervasive concerns about the dismal outlook for the world economy limited ga...
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No light ahead for Sears as third quarter revenue fallsDec 02, 2008 10:00 pm - The outlook for Sears Holding Corp. looked gloomy Tuesday after the suburban retail giant announced a continued drop in sales. Revenue fell 8 percent in the third quarte...
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European markets down ahead of Dow's expected fall
Dec 02, 2008 10:00 pm - LONDON -- European stock markets fell modestly Wednesday after further dismal economic data and as Wall Street was heading towards a lower opening. Asian markets were hi...
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Fed: Economy darkens heading into holidays
Dec 02, 2008 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON _ The country's economic picture has darkened further as Americans hunkered down heading into the holidays, forcing retailers to ring up fewer sales and fact...
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Stocks end higher despite dismal economic data
Dec 02, 2008 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Wall Street has withstood another stream of bad economic readings, shaking off its disappointment and closing sharply higher after an erratic session. The ma...
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Black Friday discounts boost retail salesDec 02, 2008 10:00 pm - Consumers lured into stores by Black Friday discounts pushed up U.S. retail sales for the first time in three weeks. Sales at stores open at least a year rose 1.3 perce...
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Oil falls to 3-year low on bleak U.S. economic news
Dec 01, 2008 10:00 pm - Oil prices fell to a 3-year low below $48 a barrel Tuesday as more bleak U.S. economic news and plunging stock markets darkened investor expectations for energy demand. ...