Markets
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Wall Street falls, unable to shake economic woes
Nov 09, 2008 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Wall Street's initial enthusiasm about a $586 billion Chinese stimulus package fizzled Monday, as investors succumbed to anxieties about how U.S. companies w...
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Oil prices swing wildly as Dow rally fails
Nov 09, 2008 10:00 pm - SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota -- Oil prices fluctuated throughout the day Monday, tracking closely with the path on Wall Street where an early rally failed to hold. Light, s...
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Wall Street turns to consumer to gauge economy
Nov 09, 2008 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Wall Street heads into another turbulent week with investors set to pore over a government report on retail sales and earnings from Wal-Mart Stores Inc. to g...
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Oil rises above $62 after 2-day plunge
Nov 06, 2008 10:00 pm - Oil prices rose above $62 a barrel Friday after two days of losses, helped by a slumping U.S. dollar but limited by mounting evidence of a severe U.S. recession and glob...
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Stocks rise after two days of heavy selling
Nov 06, 2008 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Buyers returned to Wall Street Friday after two days of heavy losses, mindful of the economy's growing problems but attracted by stocks' lower prices. Analys...
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Oil prices near $60 on recession fears
Nov 05, 2008 10:00 pm - HOUSTON -- Oil prices neared $60 a barrel Thursday, their lowest point in about a year and a half, as a growing number of economic reports point to a long and painful re...
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Stocks tumble, losing 10 percent in 2-day rout
Nov 05, 2008 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Wall Street plunged for a second day, triggered by computer gear maker Cisco Systems warning of slumping demand and retailers reporting weak sales for Octobe...
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Worst financial crisis in 70 years awaits Obama
Nov 05, 2008 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON - To the victor goes the mess. Barack Obama's presidential election victory comes with an albatross of a prize an economy beset by a stubborn housing slump an...
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Mortgage rates drop to average 6.2 percent
Nov 05, 2008 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON - Mortgage rates dropped this week, providing a dose of welcome news to prospective home buyers. Freddie Mac, the mortgage giant, reported Thursday that rates...
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World markets surge as America votesNov 04, 2008 10:00 pm - LONDON _ World markets surged Tuesday as the uncertainty about who will be the next U.S. president neared an end and a leading U.S. investment bank told its clients in E...