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Gas jumps nearly 3 cents to record; oil crosses $124

Associated Press
May 07, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Gasoline and crude oil jumped to new records Thursday, with gas rising 3 cents to an average national price of nearly $3.65 a gallon and oil crossing $124 a ...
Stocks rise modestly even as oil extends record high run

Associated Press
May 07, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Wall Street closed a quiet session with a moderate advance Thursday, with energy and other commodities companies leading the market as oil prices extended th...
Rates on 30-year mortgages edge down slightly

Associated Press
May 07, 2008 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Rates on 30-year mortgages edged down slightly this week, but remained above 6 percent for the third straight week. Mortgage giant Freddie Mac reported Thu...
Fed auctions $28.77B in Treasurys to ease credit problems

Associated Press
May 07, 2008 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- The Federal Reserve has auctioned $28.77 billion in safe Treasury securities to big investment firms, part of an ongoing effort to ease credit problems. Th...
Oil waffles on mixed government inventory report

Associated Press
May 06, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Oil futures rose to a new record Wednesday, then seesawed after the Energy Department offered a mixed picture of the nation's petroleum supplies. At the pump...
Stocks decline as oil prices creep higher

Associated Press
May 06, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- The stock market sank Wednesday, as investors found little encouragement in the day's economic data and watched oil prices climb further into record territor...
Stocks lift even as oil prices soar

Associated Press
May 05, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Stocks reversed early losses to trade modestly higher Tuesday, as investors monitored the movements of record-high oil prices but still laid bets that the ec...
Oil nears $123 on $200 oil prediction, supply concerns

Associated Press
May 05, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Oil futures blasted to a new record near $123 a barrel Tuesday, gaining momentum as investors bought on a forecast of much higher prices and on any news hint...
Stocks end lower after Microsoft pulls Yahoo bid

Associated Press
May 04, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Wall Street pulled back Monday after Microsoft Corp.'s decision to withdraw its bid for Yahoo Inc. and as oil prices rose to a new record over $120 a barrel....
Take on the ticker

By Michael Sean Comerford Daily Herald Staff
May 03, 2008 11:00 pm - David J. Klein, financial consultant, RBC Wealth Management, Vernon Hills. What moved markets last week? "There were several things that really occurred. First, of cours...

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