Markets
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Oil falls on global demand fears, stronger dollar
Sep 02, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Oil prices extended their losses Wednesday, a day after plunging nearly $6 a barrel, as oil market traders shifted their attention from tropical weather to a...
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Oil's retreat not enough to sustain stock rally
Sep 01, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Wall Street succumbed to its ongoing angst Tuesday, giving up a sharp advance and turning moderately lower after falling oil prices failed to calm the market...
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Oil prices plunge as Gustav dissipates
Sep 01, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Oil prices plunged to the lowest level in five months Tuesday, falling to within sight of $100 a barrel on signs that Hurricane Gustav only grazed U.S. energ...
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Wall Street eyes August jobs data this week
Aug 31, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- All the data that Wall Street has seen lately seems to be pointing to a dual economy, one in which businesses are generally faring better than consumers. And...
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Oil rises on fears Gustav will hit Gulf
Aug 28, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Retail gas prices swung higher Friday -- the first increase in 43 days -- as analysts warned that a direct hit on U.S. energy infrastructure by Hurricane Gus...
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Stocks fall after personal income data
Aug 28, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Wall Street tumbled Friday after the government said personal incomes fell last month by the largest amount in nearly three years while consumer spending slo...
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Stocks jump on GDP, jobs data
Aug 27, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Wall Street barreled higher Thursday after a better-than-expected reading on the gross domestic product and a drop in jobless claims gave investors some reas...
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Oil fluctuates as Gustav bears down on Gulf
Aug 27, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Oil prices shot above $120 a barrel and then pulled back Thursday as traders bet the U.S. government would tap the Strategic Petroleum Reserve if Tropical St...
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Stocks turn higher after durable goods report
Aug 26, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Wall Street posted a sizable advance Wednesday after the government reported a larger-than-expected increase in orders for big-ticket manufactured goods that...
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Oil moving higher as Gustav spins toward Gulf
Aug 26, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Oil prices climbed for a third day Wednesday as fears deepened that Tropical Storm Gustav could enter the Gulf of Mexico as a powerful hurricane and disrupt ...