Markets
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Oil drops on weak GDP report
Oct 29, 2008 11:00 pm - COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Oil prices slumped Thursday as the world's largest economy said the economy slowed in the third quarter in what figures to be the clearest sign yet tha...
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Stocks end mixed in late slide after Fed rate cut
Oct 28, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Wall Street received the interest rate cut it wanted, but still turned in a baffling late-day performance Wednesday, shooting higher and then skidding lower ...
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Dollar loses ground and pumps up oil prices
Oct 28, 2008 11:00 pm - COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Oil prices rebounded from 17-month lows as stock markets rallied across the globe Wednesday. Oil traders began placing bets that falling demand for cru...
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Dow soars nearly 900 as investors cherry-pick bargains
Oct 27, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Wall Street had another astounding advance Tuesday, with the Dow Jones industrials soaring nearly 900 points in their second-largest point gain ever as late-...
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Oil rises above $64 on world stock market rebound
Oct 27, 2008 11:00 pm - LONDON -- Oil prices rose above $64 a barrel Tuesday as a rebound in world stock markets reassured investors shaken by fears of a world economic slowdown. Light, sweet c...
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More weak data, hedge-fund selling seen this week
Oct 26, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- In a typical recession, stocks start recovering about six months before the economy does. The crisis the United States is in right now, however, is anything ...
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Oil prices fall as investors eye weak demand
Oct 26, 2008 11:00 pm - HOUSTON -- Oil prices fell to their lowest level in more than a year Monday before rebounding to just above $63 a barrel as growing evidence of a global economic slowdow...
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Stocks end lower as financials give up early gains
Oct 26, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Wall Street has ended another highly volatile session with a big last-minute loss as the market's stubborn worries about a protracted downturn in the economy...
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Home resales rise more than forecast in SeptemberOct 24, 2008 11:00 pm - Home resales in the U.S. rose more than forecast in September, aided by foreclosure-driven declines in prices that indicated the market was stabilizing before the latest...
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Nikkei sharply down in early tradeOct 23, 2008 11:00 pm - TOKYO _ Japan's key stock index dropped more than 4 percent in early trade Friday, pressured by lingering fears over a global recession and a rising yen. The benchmark ...