Markets
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Stocks end mixed following jobs, services data
Jul 02, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Wall Street capped a shortened trading week with a mixed finish Thursday after some uneven economic data: news of a contraction in the nation's services sect...
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Oil prices rise on supply news
Jul 01, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Oil prices shot to a new high near $144 a barrel Wednesday and headed for a record close as the government reported a bigger-than-expected drop in U.S. crude...
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Stocks drop after new record for oil prices
Jul 01, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Wall Street resumed its sell-off Wednesday after oil hit a new record and a bearish analyst report renewed concerns that General Motors Corp. could run out o...
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Oil climbs on concerns about tight global supplies
Jun 30, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Crude oil futures closed at a new record near $141 a barrel Tuesday on worries about tight supply and mounting tensions in the Middle East. Light, sweet crud...
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Fed auctions $75 billion to ease credit stresses
Jun 30, 2008 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- The Federal Reserve has auctioned another $75 billion in loans to squeezed banks to help them overcome credit problems and announced it will provide a fres...
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Wall Street zigzags on first day of 3rd quarter
Jun 30, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Wall Street began the third quarter with an erratic session Tuesday as a mix of news made it clear the U.S. is still deep in economic problems but may have s...
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Stocks close mixed as oil pulls off fresh high
Jun 29, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Wall Street ended an arduous first half quietly Monday, closing mixed as investors again based their trades on what is now the dominant force in the market: ...
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Wall Street to begin July on shaky ground
Jun 29, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- The year is nearly halfway over, and Wall Street appears to be on even shakier ground than when it began 2008. And this shortened week ahead of the Fourth of...
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Oil prices end down after topping $143 a barrel
Jun 29, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- The price of crude oil hit yet another record on the last day of a tumultuous first half, spurting past $143 a barrel before ending lower on demand fears and...
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Wall Street extends losses in volatile week
Jun 27, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK - Wall Street ended a depressing week with another big loss on Friday, with the Dow Jones industrials falling more than 100 points amid ever-escalating worries ...