Markets
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Oil nears $120 following labor and military strikes
Apr 27, 2008 11:00 pm - VIENNA, Austria - Oil prices hit an all-time high near $120 a barrel Monday after a weekend refinery strike closed a pipeline system that delivers a third of Britain's N...
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Stocks finish little changed ahead of Fed rate meeting
Apr 27, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Wall Street finished little changed Monday as investors turned cautious ahead of the Federal Reserve's two-day policy meeting, which starts Tuesday. Stocks f...
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Take on the tickerApr 26, 2008 11:00 pm - What moved markets last week? "At least we got off to a great start, based on some strong earnings and maybe some indications that the Fed is very close to being done (l...
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Wall Street rebounds as earnings sway investors
Apr 25, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Wall Street ended its second straight winning week with a moderate advance Friday, overcoming concerns about consumer confidence and inflation. After slumpin...
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Stocks turn up despite consumer survey, inflation worriesApr 24, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Wall Street made a second attempt at a rally in late trading Friday after an early advance fizzled when a consumer sentiment reading fell to its lowest level...
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Fed auctions $59.46 billion in Treasury securitiesApr 23, 2008 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- The Federal Reserve has auctioned $59.46 billion in super-safe Treasury securities to big investment firms, part of an ongoing effort to help strained cred...
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Gas prices jump, but increase could level off; oil falls
Apr 23, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Gasoline prices shot up to yet another record at the pump Thursday, while some analysts said the sharp price increases of recent days could soon level off ev...
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Wall Street rises after drop in jobless claims, Ford results
Apr 23, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Wall Street rallied Thursday after the government's jobless claims data and Ford Motor Co.'s first-quarter results helped reinject some optimism about the ec...
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Energy futures rise as government reports fuel supply drop
Apr 22, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Gasoline prices shot higher at the pump Wednesday, rising more than 2 cents overnight to a national average of $3.53 a gallon. Oil prices also rose and gas r...
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Stocks rise as Street parses earnings, oil gyrates
Apr 22, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Wall Street ended a choppy session with a moderate advance Wednesday after a better-than-expected profit report at Boeing Co. and a seesaw day in the energy ...