Markets
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Oil sinks below $100 as bailout plan voted down
Sep 28, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Oil prices plunged over $10 a barrel Monday as a U.S. financial bailout plan failed to win legislative approval, increasing fears tat a prolonged economic do...
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Government ends oversight for Wall Street banks
Sep 26, 2008 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON _ The Securities and Exchange Commission said Friday it was ending a program of voluntary oversight for Wall Street investment banks that its chairman said cl...
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Gold closes at $888Sep 26, 2008 11:00 pm - Gold prices briefly jumped above $920 an ounce Friday as a stalled plan to bail out the U.S. financial system unnerved investors and prompted a flight into safe-haven as...
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Stocks mixed as Dow ends up 120
Sep 25, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Financial markets remained on edge Friday after the Bush administration's proposal for a $700 billion banking bailout ran into opposition from Republican law...
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Oil down $1 as bailout drags on
Sep 25, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Oil prices fell just over $1 a barrel Friday as a U.S. financial bailout plan remained stuck in legislative limbo, raising investor worries that the economic...
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Stocks rise on bailout hopes; credit remains tight
Sep 24, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Financial markets grew more upbeat Thursday as political leaders said they struck an agreement in principle on a massive spending plan to revive the crippled...
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Gold falls on bailout news
Sep 24, 2008 11:00 pm - Gold prices turned lower Thursday as an agreement in principle on a U.S. financial rescue package prompted investors to sell safe-haven assets in favor of stocks. In ot...
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Oil jumps above $108 on optimism of bailout deal
Sep 24, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Oil prices bounced higher in erratic trading Thursday amid growing optimism that a U.S. economic rescue plan will win legislative approval and boost falling ...
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30-year mortgages jump after 5 weeks of declines
Sep 24, 2008 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Rates on 30-year mortgages, which had been falling for five weeks, jumped sharply this week, reflecting the turbulence in global credit markets. Freddie Ma...
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Stocks end little changed amid debate over bailout
Sep 23, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Tension grew in the financial markets Wednesday, sending stocks mostly lower as investors worried about the effectiveness of a still-emerging government plan...