Markets
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Wall Street slides on GDP, jobless data
Jul 30, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Wall Street is finishing the day with a sharp loss, after weak readings on the economy and the job market touched off renewed concerns about the financial he...
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Oil retreats on weak U.S. economic data
Jul 30, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Oil prices ended lower Thursday, pulling back from the previous day's rally, as disappointing data on the U.S. economy signaled further cutbacks in energy de...
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Stocks surge higher, led by financial sector
Jul 29, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Wall Street soared for the second straight day Wednesday, rallying in the last hour of trading after a rebound in financial stocks and optimism about private...
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Oil jumps over $4 on surprise drop in gas stocks
Jul 29, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Oil prices soared over $4 a barrel Wednesday, halting a dramatic two-week slide after a surprise drop in U.S. gasoline stockpiles fed speculation that record...
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Oil hits 7-week low on demand worries, dollar gain
Jul 28, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Oil prices tumbled more than $2 a barrel Tuesday, finishing at their lowest level in seven weeks as a stronger dollar and beliefs that record prices are erod...
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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...