Markets
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U.S. stocks sharply lower, bond prices soar following weak employment reportSep 06, 2007 11:00 pm - NEW YORK - Stocks plunged in early trading while bonds surged higher Friday after the government reported payrolls in August fell for the first time in four years rathe...
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U.S. stocks lower, bond prices soar following employment reportSep 06, 2007 11:00 pm - NEW YORK - Stocks plunged in early trading while bonds surged higher Friday after the government reported payrolls in August fell for the first time in four years rathe...
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Stocks fall as investors find no hint of rate cut
Sep 05, 2007 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Stocks finished sharply lower Wednesday as a jittery Wall Street sold off on a report showing a large drop in pending home sales and read anecdotal data from...
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BriefsAug 31, 2007 11:00 pm - Purchasing index rises for Chicago CHICAGO -- U.S. business activity held at a level in August that suggests companies continue to expand, though at a less rapid rate, a...
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Bernanke, Bush weigh in on lending squeeze
Aug 31, 2007 11:00 pm - Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke and President Bush sent separate tough love messages Friday to Wall Street and Main Street: We understand your pain but it's not ou...
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Possible Fed move propels stocks
Aug 29, 2007 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Stocks rebounded sharply Wednesday as investors, growing more optimistic about chances for an interest-rate cut, sought bargains after the previous session's...
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Investors return to worried waysAug 28, 2007 11:00 pm - The Dow Jones industrial average fell 280 points Tuesday as investors grew more uneasy about the economy and whether the Federal Reserve will take the steps needed to pr...
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Consumer confidence index drops in August amid financial market volatility, housing problems
Aug 27, 2007 11:00 pm - NEW YORK - Consumer confidence weakened in August as Americans focused on turbulent financial markets, a decline in home prices and tighter credit standards. The New Yor...
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Glut of unsold homes worries Wall Street
Aug 27, 2007 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Sales of existing homes dropped for a fifth straight month in July while the number of unsold homes shot up to a record level. Many analysts said the worst...
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Venezuela aids neighbors
Aug 26, 2007 11:00 pm - CARACAS, Venezuela -- Laid-off Brazilian factory workers have their jobs back, Nicaraguan farmers are getting low-interest loans and Bolivian mayors can afford new healt...