Markets
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Stocks end mostly lower amid debate over bailout
Sep 23, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK _ Tension grew in the financial markets Wednesday, sending most stocks moderately lower as investors worried about the effectiveness of a still-emerging govern...
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Oil falls below $106 on weak U.S. energy demand
Sep 23, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Oil prices ended a choppy session slightly lower Wednesday, falling below $106 a barrel as weak U.S. fuel demand and a stronger dollar outweighed concerns ov...
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Gold prices inch higher on bailout anxiety
Sep 23, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Gold prices edged higher Wednesday as investors fretted that lawmakers could hold up approval of a $700 billion financial bailout, a fear that boosted demand...
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Stocks extend fall as Street weighs bailout plan
Sep 22, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Financial markets extended their declines Tuesday as investors worried that lawmakers were beginning to doubt the necessity of a broad government bailout for...
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Oil prices fall on profit-taking
Sep 22, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Oil prices pulled back Tuesday after the previous session's wild, record-setting rally, dropping below $107 a barrel as uncertainty over the U.S. financial b...
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Markets volatile as investors await bailout plan
Sep 21, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Volatility again swept the financial markets Monday as investors grew nervous about an amorphous government plan to buy $700 billion in banks' mortgage debt....
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Oil prices fall on profit-taking after huge rally
Sep 21, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Oil prices swung lower Tuesday, falling below $109 a barrel as traders cashed in profits a day after crude rocketed to its biggest one-day gain ever -- an ep...
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A tumultuous week ends with Wall Street remade
Sep 19, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK _ One of the most tumultuous weeks in the 216-year history of Wall Street closed with a dramatic two-day rally as investors celebrated an unprecedented governm...
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Financial ride getting even rougher, more uncertain
Sep 18, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK - It started as a panic attack, soothed by assurances that the problem was limited to a relatively small number of reckless home loans. Now it's clear the crisi...
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Asian stocks soar on possible U.S. rescue packageSep 18, 2008 11:00 pm - HONG KONG _ Asian stock markets soared Friday as a news of a U.S. government plan to rescue banks from risky mortgage debt brought hope of a letup in the world's worst ...