Markets
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Oil jumps as dollar falls on Europe rate comments
Jun 04, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Oil prices soared Thursday as the dollar swooned and prices at the pump edged to within a penny of $4 a gallon. Light, sweet crude for July delivery rose as ...
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Agriculture futures trade higher on CBOT
Jun 03, 2008 11:00 pm - Agriculture futures traded higher Wednesday on the Chicago Board of Trade. Wheat for July delivery rose 2.5 cents to $7.53 a bushel; July corn gained 6.5 cents to $6.145...
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Stocks wobble as financials weigh on sentiment
Jun 03, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Wall Street has ended a wobbly session with mixed results as concerns about the financial sector eroded enthusiasm over a decline in oil prices and a report ...
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Oil falls after government says gas demand is down
Jun 03, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Oil prices extended their drop from record highs Wednesday, falling to the $122 level after the Energy Department said gasoline demand fell sharply last week...
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Stocks slide on more concerns about financials
Jun 02, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Wall Street fell for a second straight day Tuesday as investors grew more worried that the financial sector is still suffering badly from the credit crisis. ...
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Stocks down after tepid economic data, bank shakeups
Jun 01, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Wall Street retreated Monday on more signs of economic weakness and executive shake-ups at two major banks -- reminders of the ongoing fallout from the credi...
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Gas prices hold the line below $4, oil rises
Jun 01, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Gasoline held steady near an average $3.98 a gallon at the pump Monday as a recent slide in oil futures stalled gas' advance to the $4 mark. Oil prices, mean...
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Wall Street wavers after economic data
May 29, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Wall Street closed out a winning week with a narrowly mixed performance Friday after the government reported that Americans' spending rose in April to keep p...
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Oil prices fall on supply drop explanation
May 29, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Oil prices fell sharply Thursday after the Energy Department reported unexpected declines in crude oil and gasoline supplies last week, but said the drop in ...
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Fed to make fresh batch of bank loans
May 28, 2008 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- The Federal Reserve announced Thursday that it will make a fresh batch of short-term cash loans available to squeezed banks as part of an ongoing effort to...