Markets
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Oil nearly unchanged as traders await U.S. dataMar 19, 2013 6:32 am - BANGKOK — The price of oil was stable Tuesday as traders set aside jitters about Cyprus and turned their attention to a U.S. Federal Reserve meeting and soon-to-be relea...
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Asia stocks bounce back after Cyprus scareMar 19, 2013 6:28 am - BANGKOK — Asian stock markets rose Tuesday, shaking off jitters sparked by a plan to give bank deposits in Cyprus a haircut to help fund the European country’s bailout. ...
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Fed likely to back low-rate policies despite gainsMar 19, 2013 6:28 am - WASHINGTON — The U.S. economy is strengthening on the fuel of more job growth, rising home prices and solid retail sales. Just don’t expect the Federal Reserve to let up...
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Stocks falter following Cyprus’s bailout planMar 18, 2013 4:03 pm - NEW YORK — Stocks are closed lower on Wall Street as investors worried that a controversial proposal to seize money from depositors in Cyprus could set off another bout ...
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WTI drops from three-week high on Cyprus; Libyan pipeline shutsMar 18, 2013 6:32 am - $PHOTOCREDIT_ON$Bloomberg News$PHOTOCREDIT_OFF$ West Texas Intermediate crude fell from the highest price in three weeks as an unprecedented levy on bank savings in Cyp...
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Cyprus deposit tax rattles marketsMar 18, 2013 6:26 am - LONDON — Stocks around the world fell sharply Monday as investors fretted over a weekend plan to tax depositors in Cypriot banks as part of a bailout of the Mediterranea...
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So the Dow hit a record; now where do we go?Mar 17, 2013 4:06 pm - NEW YORK — So the Dow Jones industrial average broke a record this month. Now what? It’s impossible to predict how the Dow, that popular barometer of the stock market, w...
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Investors move into stock mutual funds cautiouslyMar 17, 2013 6:05 am - BOSTON — The Dow Jones industrial average continues to set new records but average investors are still proceeding with caution. While they added to U.S. stock funds in t...
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Study sheds light on funds' hidden trading costsMar 16, 2013 11:00 pm - BOSTON — There is no shame in being cost-conscious. Price is often the critical factor when mutual fund companies compete for business. They want to be able to tout the ...
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Buffett gets $120 million while bank payouts hand Dimon nice raiseMar 16, 2013 6:53 pm - Warren Buffett’s cash hoard will pile up $120 million faster each year and Jamie Dimon will get a $1.85 million raise now that JPMorgan Chase & Co., Wells Fargo & Co., A...