Markets
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Fed auctions $59.46 billion in Treasury securitiesApr 23, 2008 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- The Federal Reserve has auctioned $59.46 billion in super-safe Treasury securities to big investment firms, part of an ongoing effort to help strained cred...
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Gas prices jump, but increase could level off; oil falls
Apr 23, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Gasoline prices shot up to yet another record at the pump Thursday, while some analysts said the sharp price increases of recent days could soon level off ev...
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Wall Street rises after drop in jobless claims, Ford results
Apr 23, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Wall Street rallied Thursday after the government's jobless claims data and Ford Motor Co.'s first-quarter results helped reinject some optimism about the ec...
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Energy futures rise as government reports fuel supply drop
Apr 22, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Gasoline prices shot higher at the pump Wednesday, rising more than 2 cents overnight to a national average of $3.53 a gallon. Oil prices also rose and gas r...
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Stocks rise as Street parses earnings, oil gyrates
Apr 22, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Wall Street ended a choppy session with a moderate advance Wednesday after a better-than-expected profit report at Boeing Co. and a seesaw day in the energy ...
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Stocks decline as oil rises, Street examines earnings
Apr 21, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Wall Street pulled back Tuesday, with the Dow Jones industrials tumbling 130 points as a rush of quarter results from bellwethers like AT&T Inc., DuPont and ...
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Mattel cites costs for 1Q loss; Hasbro earns rise 14%
Apr 20, 2008 11:00 pm - PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Barbie maker Mattel Inc., struggling with higher costs and a big drop in sales of its Fisher-Price toys following last year's lead-related recalls, d...
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Oil prices spike to record above $117
Apr 20, 2008 11:00 pm - Oil prices spiked to a record above $117 a barrel on Monday after a Japanese oil tanker was attacked off the east coast of Yemen. The 150,000-ton tanker Takayama was att...
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Stocks open lower after Bank of America profit falls short
Apr 20, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK - Wall Street pulled back Monday after a weaker-than-expected profit report from Bank of America Corp. stirred concerns about the health of corporate earnings. ...
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Stocks mixed after Bank of America profit falls short
Apr 20, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Wall Street started the week with a mixed performance Monday, as investors regained a cautious stance in response to a weaker-than-expected profit report fro...