Markets
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Service economy grows, but pace slows
Oct 03, 2007 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- The shriveled housing market may be a drag on U.S. business activity, but it hasn't stopped it. The nation's service economy, like its manufacturing sector, ...
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U.S. stock futures edge lower as investors await fresh report on the nation's service economy
Oct 02, 2007 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- U.S. stock futures dipped today as investors awaited a report on the health of the nation's service economy. Any weakness in service sector growth could supp...
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Several factors play into rising food costs
Oct 02, 2007 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Increased production of corn-based ethanol has raised U.S. food prices this year but not nearly as much as high oil prices and weather problems, the head o...
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Greenspan says U.S. housing will drag on world economyOct 01, 2007 11:00 pm - LONDON -- The fate of the world economy hinges on what happens to house prices in America and that may not be a good thing, former Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspa...
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Walgreen profit takes rare dip
Oct 01, 2007 11:00 pm - Shares of drugstore chain Walgreen Co. tumbled Monday after the usually solid retailer's fourth-quarter fell sharply short of expectations, causing its first earnings de...
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Dow passes 14,000 once againOct 01, 2007 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Wall Street began the fourth quarter with a huge rally Monday, sending the Dow Jones industrial average above 14,000 and well into record territory for the f...
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Interest rate cut impacts your bond investmentsOct 01, 2007 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Usually, when the Federal Reserve lowers interest rates, it's a good time to buy bonds. Folks who had money stashed in bonds this summer, while the stock m...
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Citigroup warns its 3rd-quarter earnings will fall
Sep 30, 2007 11:00 pm - NEW YORK _ Citigroup Inc. estimated Monday that its third-quarter profit will drop 60 percent, as the nation's largest bank took losses of more than $3 billion after wri...
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Dow tops 14,000 as reports encourage investors
Sep 30, 2007 11:00 pm - NEW YORK (AP) _ Wall Street shot higher Monday, sending the Dow Jones industrial average above 14,000 for the first time in 2 1/2 months as investors moved back into sto...
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Walgreens 4th quarter profits fall 4 percent
Sep 30, 2007 11:00 pm - Walgreen Co., one of the nation's biggest drugstore chains, said Monday its fourth-quarter profit dropped nearly 4 percent, falling short of Wall Street forecasts becaus...