Markets
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Investors expect volatility as credit woes persist
Oct 05, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- The world's financial markets face an uncertain and possibly volatile week as investors await details about how the Treasury Department will implement the go...
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European, Asian markets plunge on crisis fears
Oct 05, 2008 11:00 pm - LONDON -- Asian and European stock markets plunged Monday as government bank bailouts in the U.S. and Europe failed to alleviate fears that the global financial crisis w...
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Wall Street tumbles under 10,000 amid global sell-off
Oct 05, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Wall Street suffered through another extraordinary and traumatic session Monday, with the Dow Jones industrials plunging as much as 800 points -- their large...
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Oil prices fall as financial turmoil goes global
Oct 05, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Oil prices plunged below $90 a barrel Monday, coming within reach of year-ago levels as a widening financial maelstrom spreads overseas and crimps global dem...
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Stocks end lower, credit markets strained after bailout
Oct 02, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Wall Street ended an intensely volatile week with another sell-off Friday while credit markets remained strained after enthusiasm over the government's $700 ...
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Buffett says economy needs quick relief
Oct 02, 2008 11:00 pm - OMAHA, Neb. - Billionaire investor Warren Buffett said the nation has been hit with an "economic Pearl Harbor," and the government must respond quickly. Buffett talked a...
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Tighter credit begins to hit manufacturing, jobsOct 02, 2008 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- There's no need to explain to Al Lubrano how deeply tight credit has wounded the economy. Lubrano, president of a metal components maker in Lincoln, R.I., ...
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Oil near $94 as market awaits bailout vote
Oct 02, 2008 11:00 pm - Oil prices were erratic near $94 a barrel Friday as investors waited to see if a reworked $700 billion bailout package would pass the U.S. Congress and help stabilize th...
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Asian stocks fall despite Senate rescue plan vote
Oct 01, 2008 11:00 pm - TOKYO _ Asian stock markets retreated Thursday as broader concerns about a global economic slowdown outweighed any relief over the U.S. Senate's passage of the bailout p...
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Commodities prices dive as dollar surges vs. euro
Oct 01, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Commodities prices plunged Thursday as a rapidly strengthening dollar and more gloomy readings on the economy compelled investors to dump positions in gold, ...