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Bail out or not, you could payJul 11, 2008 11:00 pm - If the federal government decides to bail out Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. and Fannie Mae, two of the nation's largest mortgage firms, then taxpayers could ultimatel...
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Rates on 30-year mortgages rise, other rates mixed
Jul 10, 2008 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Rates on 30-year mortgages edged up this week, while rates on other home loans were a mixed bag. Freddie Mac, the mortgage company, reported Thursday that ...
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Stocks higher despite worries about financials
Jul 09, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Wall Street stumbled through another volatile session but ended with a respectable gain Thursday after a multibillion dollar deal between Dow Chemical and ri...
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Oil rebounds as Iran tensions flare
Jul 09, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Oil prices regained some ground Thursday from their recent tumble of nearly $10 a barrel, as traders monitored escalating political tensions in the Middle Ea...
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Oil prices inch higher after Iran test-fires missiles
Jul 08, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Oil prices finished about where they began Wednesday after jumping more than $2 earlier on reports of lower U.S. oil stockpiles and an Iranian missile test. ...
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Stocks tumble on uneasiness about financials
Jul 08, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Wall Street tumbled Wednesday as investors grappled with renewed worries about the soundness of the financial sector. The major indexes fell more than 2 perc...
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Oil down more than $8 in 2 days
Jul 07, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Oil prices fell as much as $6 a barrel Tuesday, hurling crude back to levels not seen since June 26 as traders wary about the health of the global economy ca...
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Stocks rise modestly on oil decline, Bernanke talk
Jul 07, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Wall Street finished sharply higher Tuesday as oil prices dropped sharply for the second straight day and investors were encouraged by the possibility of mor...
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Rates fall in weekly Treasury bill auction
Jul 06, 2008 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Interest rates on short-term Treasury bills fell in Monday's auction. The Treasury Department auctioned $24 billion in three-month bills at a discount rate...
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Stocks fall on worries about financial sector
Jul 06, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Wall Street lost more ground in extremely volatile trading Monday, as investors recoiled at a cautious economic outlook from a Federal Reserve official and t...