Markets
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Oil below $40 on fears of weaker crude demand
Dec 22, 2008 10:00 pm - VIENNA, Austria -- Oil prices fell below $40 a barrel Tuesday, adding to a sharp drop overnight, on concerns that energy demand is evaporating in the face of a severe gl...
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Stocks end down as Toyota cuts outlook
Dec 21, 2008 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Wall Street began a holiday-shortened week with a moderate pullback Monday as investors recoiled at bleak news from Toyota Motor Corp. and drugstore operator...
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World stocks mostly lower after Toyota warning
Dec 21, 2008 10:00 pm - LONDON -- World stock markets mostly fell Monday in light pre-Christmas trade after Japan's Toyota Motor Corp. issued its second profit warning in less than two months a...
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Oil prices fall below $40 on dour economic news
Dec 21, 2008 10:00 pm - Oil prices fell below $40 a barrel Monday as reports from manufacturers like Toyota and Caterpillar pointed to a worsening global economic climate and serious deteriorat...
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Oil rises slightly on US auto bailout, rate cut
Dec 21, 2008 10:00 pm - VIENNA, Austria -- Oil prices rose slightly Monday as investors looked for signs that U.S. interest rate cuts and a government bailout of two key automakers could help c...
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Wall Street looks for year-end rally
Dec 21, 2008 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Investors head into a holiday-shortened week with optimism that recent moves to prop up the ailing auto industry and slash interest rates might trigger a yea...
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Stocks end flat in choppy trading session
Dec 18, 2008 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Stock prices pared earlier gains to end a choppy day relatively flat on Friday, as Wall Street remained uncertain that a $17.4 billion lifeline for U.S. auto...
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Oil up slightly after sharp drop overnight
Dec 18, 2008 10:00 pm - Oil prices were up slightly Friday after a sharp decline overnight as investors weighed the impact of the global economic slowdown on crude demand against oil producers'...
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Stocks end down amid lingering economic fears
Dec 17, 2008 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Stocks have finished sharply lower as investors' concerns about the economy intensified after a major credit ratings agency lowered its outlook on the financ...
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Crude continues to plunge in worsening economy
Dec 17, 2008 10:00 pm - COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Oil continued its downward march Thursday as mass layoffs pushed the U.S. economy deeper into recession, signaling a drastic pullback on energy spendin...