Markets
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Are you spending less?Dec 11, 2008 10:00 pm - Heating bills, salary cuts and increasing food costs are forcing many parents to trim family budgets. But the look on a child's face when they see holiday gifts is toug...
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Oil prices near $48 a barrel as dollar falls
Dec 10, 2008 10:00 pm - HOUSTON -- Oil prices rose 10 percent Thursday as the dollar continued to lose value, making commodities like crude more attractive. The falling dollar outweighed a new ...
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Wall Street ends down amid auto bailout worries
Dec 10, 2008 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Wall Street's anxiety about Detroit automakers welled up Thursday, sending stocks sharply lower in an afternoon sell-off as investors grew fearful that a bil...
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Stocks give up biggest gains as financials lag
Dec 09, 2008 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Wall Street tussled with fresh worries about the health of financial sector and the Big Three automakers Wednesday, forcing stocks to surrender most of their...
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Oil above $44 as investors anticipate OPEC cut
Dec 09, 2008 10:00 pm - VIENNA, Austria -- Oil prices rose above $44 a barrel Wednesday as the market looked to an expected OPEC production cut next week to help stabilize prices that have plum...
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Money-market fund yields may fall to less than zeroDec 09, 2008 10:00 pm - Investors in money-market mutual funds that focus on U.S. Treasuries may lose money for the first time if the Federal Reserve cuts interest rates next week and yields be...
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Stocks tumble after 2-day rally
Dec 08, 2008 10:00 pm - NEW YORK - Wall Street turned cautious Tuesday after a two-day rally and as downbeat corporate news reminded investors that the economy's troubles won't soon ease. Stock...
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Oil falls as DOE slashes energy demand forecast
Dec 08, 2008 10:00 pm - HOUSTON -- Oil prices wavered Tuesday amid new reports that the anemic global economy will lead to an even sharper falloff in energy consumption through 2009. In hearten...
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World markets surge on stimulus plans
Dec 07, 2008 10:00 pm - LONDON -- European and Asian stock markets surged Monday ahead of expected further gains on Wall Street as investors took heart from new government plans to bolster grow...
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Oil bounces off 4-year lows to trade above $43
Dec 07, 2008 10:00 pm - Oil prices bounced off four-year lows to trade above $43 a barrel Monday as OPEC's president suggested the group could surprise investors with a large production cut lat...