Markets
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Fed auctions another $75 billion to ease credit stresses
Jul 28, 2008 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- The Federal Reserve has auctioned another $75 billion in loans to squeezed banks to help them overcome credit problems. The central bank on Tuesday release...
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Stocks soar after another drop in oil prices
Jul 28, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Wall Street shot higher Tuesday, gaining back the previous session's sharp losses and then some, after a drop in oil prices and a rise in consumer confidence...
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Wall Street ends down 240
Jul 27, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Wall Street again surrendered to investors' anxiety about the financial sector Monday, sending the Dow Jones industrials down 240 points and back into bear m...
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Readings on economy, jobs could dominate trading
Jul 27, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Investors head into the week with a bit more resolve that U.S. companies are doing a better-than-expected job managing their way through an economy stifled b...
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Oil up on Nigerian attack
Jul 27, 2008 11:00 pm - Oil prices fluctuated Monday after an attack by militants on Nigerian oil pipelines and comments by Iran's president suggested a significant increase in the country's nu...
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Stocks end higher following economic readingsJul 25, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK (AP) - Wall Street closed out the week with a moderate gain after better than expected economic data placated a market pummeled a day earlier by concerns about ...
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Street ends volatile week up
Jul 24, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Wall Street ended a volatile week with a moderate gain Friday after better-than-expected economic data placated a market pummeled a day earlier by concerns a...
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Oil's 2-week nosedive shows up at the pump
Jul 24, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Whether or not any bubble has burst, Americans now live in an economy where the prospect of a gallon of gas for less than $4 is cause for relief. That barrie...
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Oil rally fails; price at $125
Jul 23, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Oil market investors tried but failed to start a rally in crude Thursday, leaving prices hovering below $125 a barrel. At the gas pump, prices continued thei...
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Stocks fall after sales of existing homes decline
Jul 23, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Wall Street has abruptly ended an earnings-driven rally and closed sharply lower after a steeper-than-expected decline in existing home sales wiped away some...