Markets
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Oil pulls back from record high
Jun 15, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Crude oil futures swung wildly on Monday, rising to a record of almost $140 per barrel and then tumbling as investors weighed Saudi Arabia's promise to boost...
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Deja vu: Summer credit worries on Wall Street
Jun 15, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- The summer heat has hit Wall Street, and everyone's nervous about investment banks' financial results. Sound familiar? At this point last year, reports were ...
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Stocks trade mostly higher as oil retreats
Jun 15, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Stocks turned mostly higher Monday as oil prices retreated and a quarterly report from Lehman Brothers Inc. boosted some investors' hopes for the financial s...
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Oil slips below $136 on OPEC forecast
Jun 12, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Oil prices pulled back Friday after OPEC questioned whether crude can remain so high through the rest of the year and the dollar gained against the euro. Mea...
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Dow closes up 100 as data point to stable rates
Jun 12, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Stocks advanced for a second session Friday after government readings on inflation and a decline in oil prices helped contain some worries about the effect o...
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Wall Street closes up but off highs as oil rises
Jun 11, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Wall Street gave up a big early advance as the price of oil rose Thursday, with stocks closing moderately higher but also demonstrating how anxious investors...
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Oil prices rebound on Nigeria, technical factors
Jun 11, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Oil prices rebounded from a steep early loss to end modestly higher Thursday in another volatile session fueled by a rising dollar and concerns about supplie...
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Stocks decline as oil prices rebound
Jun 10, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Wall Street tumbled Wednesday as oil prices rebounded, fanning concerns that inflation will further pinch consumers and lead central banks to raise interest ...
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Gas sets another new record at $4.05
Jun 10, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Oil prices regained their stunning upward momentum Wednesday, rising as crude's biggest drivers -- a weak dollar and supply concerns -- brought buyers back i...
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China's key stock index plunges 7.7 percent
Jun 09, 2008 11:00 pm - SHANGHAI, China -- Asian stock markets sank Tuesday and China's central bank tightened credit to slow inflation, sending its most-watched index plunging 7.7 percent. Acr...