Markets
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Gas prices expected to jump
Oct 19, 2007 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Jim Ammons grumbles to himself every time he fills up his Ford Expedition, but he says gas prices would have to almost quadruple to $10 a gallon before he wo...
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Stocks head to lower open as oil prices cross $90 a barrel
Oct 18, 2007 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Wall Street tipped toward a lower open Friday as crude oil crossed $90 a barrel for the first time and heightened concerns that more expensive fuel will hurt...
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Black Monday remembered
Oct 18, 2007 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- "We who are about to die salute you." A wary Art Cashin heard this phrase in its original Latin -- morituri te salutamus -- from a fellow trader, a student o...
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Baxter shares increase after profits reported
Oct 18, 2007 11:00 pm - Baxter International said third-quarter profits rose 6 percent on strong sales of its hemophilia therapy, beating Wall Street forecasts and prompting the drug maker Thur...
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Fed says economy slowing
Oct 17, 2007 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- The economy logged slower growth in the early fall as troubles in the housing and credit markets weighed on companies and individuals alike, the Federal Re...
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Stocks futures edge higher ahead of corporate earnings
Oct 17, 2007 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Wall Street moved toward a slightly higher open today ahead of another batch of third-quarter earnings reports and data that will likely show regional manufa...
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Wall Street poised for another retreat
Oct 15, 2007 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Wall Street appeared headed for another tough session Tuesday, as stock futures retreated on comments from Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke that housing...
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Stocks head for lower open amid earnings reports
Oct 14, 2007 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Wall Street tipped toward a slightly lower opening Monday as investors remained skittish about upcoming quarterly earnings reports, and weighed news that maj...
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Retail sales news moves markets upwardOct 12, 2007 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Stocks on Friday advanced for the first time in three days after retail sales rose more than economists forecast. General Motors Corp., the world's biggest a...
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Retailers report sales sluggish on fall items
Oct 11, 2007 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- With disappointing September sales behind them, the nation's retailers are now left with a big mess: piles of cashmere sweaters, coats and other heavy fall i...