Markets
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This is historic: The dollar will soon be worth more than the euroMar 15, 2015 7:43 am - WASHINGTON - There's a currency war going on, and the United States is losing. The latest setback is the news that the euro has fallen to a 12-year low of $1.07, down fr...
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Wall Street bonus pool jumps an estimated 3% in 2014Mar 15, 2015 7:34 am - ALBANY - NEW YORK - Wall Street's bonus pool rose 3 percent to $28.5 billion in 2014, according to estimates by New York state Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli. Employees too...
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Stocks rise on Chinese stimulus hopes, ahead of FedMar 14, 2015 11:00 pm - HONG KONG (AP) - Chinese stocks led global markets higher on Monday on hopes of new stimulus in the world's second-largest economy. Investors were also looking ahead to ...
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Oil on its way down again; will fuel prices follow?Mar 13, 2015 1:00 am - NEW YORK - The price of oil is tumbling again, rattling an already-shaken oil industry and heralding lower prices for consumers. The price of oil fell 10 percent this w...
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Stocks decline for third week; interest rate worries persistMar 13, 2015 1:00 am - NEW YORK - The stock market was hit hard Friday, capping a third week of declines, as investors reacted to a steep drop in oil prices and a jump in the value of the doll...
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Energy agency sees continued oil price slideMar 13, 2015 1:00 am - NEW YORK - Oil prices have further to drop with few signs of slowing production in the U.S., according to a global energy agency. The International Energy Agency, a watc...
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Grain lower, livestock mixedMar 12, 2015 11:00 pm - CHICAGO (AP) - Grain futures were lower Friday in early trading on the Chicago Board of Trade. Wheat for May delivery was unchanged at $5.07ˆ¼ a bushel; May corn was 3.2...
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Oil price slips as US supply levels swell; stocks softMar 12, 2015 11:00 pm - LONDON (AP) - Oil prices fell sharply Friday in the wake of figures showing U.S. stock levels continue to build. Global stock markets, meanwhile, lacked momentum at the ...
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Aeropostale and Herbalife are big market moversMar 12, 2015 11:00 pm - NEW YORK (AP) - Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Friday on the New York Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq Stock Market: NYSE Aeropostale Inc., down 64 cents...
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Stocks decline for third week; interest rate worries persistMar 12, 2015 11:00 pm - NEW YORK (AP) - The stock market was hit hard Friday, capping a third week of declines, as investors reacted to a steep drop in oil prices and a jump in the value of the...