Markets
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Oil plunges in huge sell-off fueled by economic fears
Jul 14, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Oil prices fell harder than they have in 17 years Tuesday, as fears that record fuel prices are spreading broad economic pain exacerbated the third big sell-...
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Stocks end mostly lower even as oil prices retreat
Jul 14, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Wall Street ended a whipsaw day mostly lower, as fears of escalating instability in the financial sector kept investors on edge despite a steep retreat in oi...
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Oil again settles above $145 a barrel
Jul 13, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Oil settled above $145 a barrel for the third time this month, close to where it began on Monday, after a back-and-forth trading session that mimicked last w...
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Stocks decline as worries about financials persist
Jul 13, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Wall Street extended its slump into yet another week Monday as investors worried that even a safety net set up for mortgage financiers Fannie Mae and Freddie...
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Fannie, Freddie send stock market tumbling
Jul 11, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK - Wall Street's angst over the ongoing fallout from the credit crisis made for a turbulent end to a volatile week Friday - stocks tumbled, soared and then turne...
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Bail out or not, you could payJul 11, 2008 11:00 pm - If the federal government decides to bail out Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. and Fannie Mae, two of the nation's largest mortgage firms, then taxpayers could ultimatel...
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Rates on 30-year mortgages rise, other rates mixed
Jul 10, 2008 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Rates on 30-year mortgages edged up this week, while rates on other home loans were a mixed bag. Freddie Mac, the mortgage company, reported Thursday that ...
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Stocks higher despite worries about financials
Jul 09, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Wall Street stumbled through another volatile session but ended with a respectable gain Thursday after a multibillion dollar deal between Dow Chemical and ri...
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Oil rebounds as Iran tensions flare
Jul 09, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Oil prices regained some ground Thursday from their recent tumble of nearly $10 a barrel, as traders monitored escalating political tensions in the Middle Ea...
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Oil prices inch higher after Iran test-fires missiles
Jul 08, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Oil prices finished about where they began Wednesday after jumping more than $2 earlier on reports of lower U.S. oil stockpiles and an Iranian missile test. ...