Markets
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Stocks end higher after Fed keeps rates unchanged
Sep 15, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Wall Street ended another tumultuous session with a sizable gain Tuesday, partly recovering from its worst sell-off in years after the Federal Reserve said i...
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Stocks have worst finish since 9/11
Sep 14, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- A stunning makeover of the Wall Street landscape sent stocks falling precipitously Monday, with the Dow Jones industrials sliding 500 points in their worst p...
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Oil tumbles on low Ike damage
Sep 14, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Oil prices tumbled to a seven-month low Monday as the demise of Lehman Brothers and the sale of Merrill Lynch fed expectations of another big liquidation of ...
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Stocks fluctuate as energy rises, financials fall
Sep 11, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Stocks finished another volatile session narrowly mixed Friday, as gains in the energy, utilities and materials sectors helped offset some of Wall Street's a...
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Oil rises as Ike bears down on Texas coast
Sep 11, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Gasoline prices jumped at the wholesale level Friday as Hurricane Ike swept through Gulf of Mexico, prompting companies along the Texas coast to shut down re...
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Gasoline prices spike as Ike heads toward Texas
Sep 10, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Gasoline prices jumped to unprecedented levels in the wholesale markets Thursday as Hurricane Ike tore across the Gulf of Mexico, threatening to strike Texas...
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Stocks turn higher, but Lehman still a worry
Sep 10, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Stocks made a stunning comeback Thursday, as investors snapped up some of the financial sector's stronger players and pumped money into the materials and tra...
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Stocks close up modestly after Lehman announces plan
Sep 09, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Stocks ended a temperamental session moderately higher Wednesday as investors bought up the stocks of energy, materials and consumer-staple companies, but re...
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Oil prices fall even after inventory drops
Sep 09, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Oil prices fell in jittery trading Wednesday, as the strengthening dollar and signs of a slowing economy outweighed inventory drops and OPEC's cutback of exc...
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Study links oil prices to speculation
Sep 09, 2008 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- An independent study of oil markets concludes that speculation by large investors was a primary reason for the surge in oil prices during the first half of...