Markets
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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...
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World markets perk up despite grim economic news
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 ...
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Asian stock markets open 2009 mostly higher
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...
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Americans increase mutual fund ownership, ICI saysJan 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 ...
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Oil trading around $46 a barrel
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...
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Street looks to '09 with relief after terrible '08
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 ...
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Beverage shares fall but fare better than market
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...
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Stocks extend advance in year's final session
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...