Markets
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Stocks fluctuate but finish over 400
Oct 15, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK - Wall Street turned in another stunning finish Thursday and extended its unprecedented streak of volatility - this time, to the upside. The Dow Jones industria...
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Oil dips below $75 as OPEC cuts demand forecast
Oct 14, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Oil prices dipped below $75 a barrel Wednesday, a new 13-month low, as OPEC reduced its 2009 petroleum demand forecast amid signs that the global economy is ...
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Dow falls 733 as retail sales show steep drop
Oct 14, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Investors agonizing over a faltering economy sent the stock market plunging all over again Wednesday after a stream of disheartening data convinced Wall Stre...
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Oil falls below $79 on profit-taking, demand drop
Oct 13, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Oil prices fell below $79 a barrel in choppy trading Tuesday as investors took profits from the previous day's rally and shifted their focus back to signs of...
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Meltdown 101: How the Dow Jones average is calculatedOct 13, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK - Amid weeks of stock market turmoil, many worried investors have been tracking the daily trajectory of the Dow Jones industrial average like never before. But ...
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World stocks soar on bank rescue plans
Oct 13, 2008 11:00 pm - LONDON -- Stock markets in Europe and Asia rose strongly for a second straight day Tuesday after Wall Street rallied from its worst week ever on optimism about governmen...
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Asia stocks soar after U.S. rally; Nikkei up 13 percent
Oct 13, 2008 11:00 pm - HONG KONG _ Asian markets soared for a second day Tuesday, led by a stunning 13 percent jump in Tokyo, after Wall Street rallied from its worst week ever on optimism tha...
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Stocks end lower as profit-taking sets in
Oct 13, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Wall Street ended a relatively calm session with a moderate loss Tuesday as investors, while pleased with the government's plans to spend $250 billion to buy...
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Record day on Wall Street; Dow soars more than 900
Oct 12, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Wall Street stormed back from last week's devastating losses Monday, sending the Dow Jones industrials soaring a nearly inconceivable 936 points after major ...
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Oil rebounds on Europe bank rescue plan
Oct 12, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Oil prices clawed back above $80 a barrel Monday, rebounding from a 13-month low as a stepped up global effort to rescue world financial markets lured invest...