Markets
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Oil down as weak demand outweighs Georgia conflict
Aug 13, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Oil prices fell about a dollar Thursday, pulling back from the previous day's rally as waning U.S. demand for energy overshadowed supply threats from the con...
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Oil jumps $3 after U.S. gasoline supplies drop
Aug 12, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Oil prices jumped more than $3 a barrel Wednesday, halting a three-day slide after the government reported a bigger-than-expected drop in U.S. gasoline suppl...
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Stocks plummet following retail sales report
Aug 12, 2008 11:00 pm - Wall Street ended an erratic session Wednesday with a lopsided loss as blue chips fell on investors' concerns over the health of financial companies and high-tech stocks...
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Stocks mostly lower amid financial sector concerns
Aug 11, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Wall Street skidded lower Tuesday as downbeat news from JPMorgan Chase & Co. and other financial companies lifted the market's anxiety about the continuing i...
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US poised for weak end to yearAug 11, 2008 11:00 pm - The U.S. economy, facing a consumer-spending slowdown and a weakening global economy, is poised for an unpleasant finish to 2008. The pattern of growth that is emerging ...
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Oil prices dip again on signs of waning demand
Aug 11, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Oil prices fell again Tuesday, dampened by a stronger U.S. dollar and more evidence that developed countries such as the United States are cutting back on th...
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Oil closes at $114
Aug 10, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Oil prices finished at a new three-month low Monday after briefly dropping below $113 a barrel mark, as the dollar extended its rebound and more signs emerge...
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Stocks end higher, extending last week's gains
Aug 10, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Stocks have ended the day higher but well off their peak after the price of crude oil pulled off its lows and the Federal Reserve said more banks are tighten...
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Investors eye oil, dollar, retail sales this week
Aug 10, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- The dollar's rebound and oil's tumble breathed some serious optimism into Wall Street last week. But no one knows for sure yet whether the two trends are tru...
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Dow jumps 300 as oil prices fall sharply
Aug 08, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK _ Wall Street rebounded smartly Friday, shooting higher as a surge in the dollar and another plunge in oil prices eased some of investors' worries about losses...