Markets
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Investors cash in some of this week's stock gains
May 02, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Wall Street turned in a mixed performance Friday as investors set aside some initial enthusiasm over a stronger-than-expected jobs report to lock in some of ...
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Stocks give up steep gains that followed economic figures
May 01, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Wall Street gave up a sharp advance Friday as enthusiasm over a stronger-than-expected jobs report dissipated and as some investors cashed in recent gains. S...
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Oil prices slide as the dollar extends its gains
Apr 30, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Another jump in the dollar and the end of an oil workers' strike in Nigeria sent crude prices falling Thursday as speculators who drove crude futures to near...
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Fed auctions $24.12 billion in Treasuries to ease credit crunch
Apr 30, 2008 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- The Federal Reserve has auctioned $24.12 billion in super-safe Treasury securities to big investment firms, part of an ongoing effort to ease credit proble...
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Stocks rise and Dow crosses 13,000 as dollar advances
Apr 30, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Wall Street shot higher Thursday as investors, while anticipating another dismal jobs report Friday, viewed the rising dollar and falling oil prices as promi...
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Stocks lower with investors flummoxed over Fed
Apr 29, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Wall Street has given up a big gain and closed lower after the Federal Reserve cut interest rates by a quarter point but left investors guessing about its ne...
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Stocks fall as investors wary of consumer data, Fed decision
Apr 28, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Wall Street pulled back modestly Tuesday as investors, disappointed by a low reading on consumer sentiment, traded with caution ahead of the Federal Reserve'...
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Wrigley sale jolts Chicago
Apr 28, 2008 11:00 pm - The city of Chicago is facing big changes for another of its icons as the world's No. 1 chewing gum maker, Wm. Wrigley Jr. Co., said Monday it has agreed to be gobbled u...
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Stocks edge lower with investors wary of consumer data, Fed
Apr 28, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Stocks edged lower in early trading Tuesday ahead of a report that's expected to show another decline in consumer confidence this month. The Conference Board...
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Dollar mixed in Europe with negative reports from EU
Apr 27, 2008 11:00 pm - BERLIN - The dollar was mixed in Europe on Monday following an economic report showing that inflation was on the rise in countries using the euro. The euro fell to $1.56...