Markets
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Oil prices fall; OPEC calls emergency meeting
Oct 08, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Oil prices closed at their lowest level in a year Thursday, falling below $85 a barrel even after OPEC signaled that it may tighten production in an effort t...
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Toyota fighting US woes to meet global sales goals
Oct 08, 2008 11:00 pm - TOKYO - Shares of Toyota Motor Corp. plunged Wednesday following a major business daily report that Toyota may have trouble meeting global vehicle sales targets. But Toy...
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GAO opens probe into gas, oil drilling in Utah
Oct 08, 2008 11:00 pm - SALT LAKE CITY Congressional investigators are looking at a federal government agency's quick approvals for oil and gas drilling in Utah, a development applauded by envi...
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Oil down after surprise jump in U.S. crude supplies
Oct 07, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Oil prices closed down Wednesday after touching their lowest level this year, pressured by a huge jump in U.S. crude inventories and more signs of dwindling ...
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Energy Department warns of higher heating costs
Oct 07, 2008 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON - Although global oil prices have plummeted, the cost of heating your home this winter will be a lot more expensive, especially for households that depend on ...
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Stocks fluctuate before closing lower
Oct 07, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- An angst-ridden Wall Street tried but failed to find stability Wednesday, with investors attempting to determine whether an emergency interest rate cut would...
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Stock drop heightens investors' money worries
Oct 06, 2008 11:00 pm - The panicked selloff in the stock market that sent the Dow Jones industrial average down as much as 800 points Monday before it recovered left investors' jangled nerves ...
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Oil prices rebound after falling to 8-month low
Oct 06, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Oil prices rebounded slightly Tuesday, briefly rising back above $90 a barrel after some stability returned to the shaky financial system and prodded investo...
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Local companies feel pain of stock slideOct 06, 2008 11:00 pm - While overseas markets plummeted and crippled the American stock market on Monday, local companies and investors saw an unprecedented freefall in stocks and confidence i...
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Dow drops another 500 points
Oct 06, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- The misery worsened on Wall Street Tuesday, with stocks piling on the losses late in the session and bringing the two-day decline in the Dow Jones industrial...