Markets
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Boeing proposes 787 battery fixFeb 22, 2013 2:22 pm - WASHINGTON — Boeing attempted a major step Friday toward getting its 787 Dreamliners flying again, proposing a fix for the plane’s troubled batteries that could allow th...
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Coca-Cola’s female board nominee reflects company diversityFeb 22, 2013 2:20 pm - Coca-Cola Co.’s newest director nominee solidifies a trend for the 100-year-old soda maker’s board. It’s getting younger, more female and more racially diverse. Coca-Col...
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Oil snaps 2 days of steep losses, gains modestFeb 22, 2013 5:49 am - The price of oil broke two days of steep losses Friday and scrambled back to close to $93 a barrel after official predictions that economic growth in Europe would pick u...
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World markets rebound after 2 days of lossesFeb 22, 2013 4:53 am - BEIJING — World stocks mostly rebounded Friday from two days of doldrums sparked by fears the Federal Reserve would withdraw monetary stimulus. European markets were hel...
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Markets rattled by Fed policy concernsFeb 21, 2013 5:56 am - LONDON — An unexpected indication from the U.S. Federal Reserve that it is considering how to bring an end to its super-easy monetary policy rattled markets Thursday. Wh...
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Oil prices drop below $94 per barrelFeb 21, 2013 5:00 am - BANGKOK — Oil fell below $94 a barrel Thursday as disagreement among U.S. Federal Reserve officials about its super easy monetary policy weighed on prices ahead of the r...
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Stocks drop following Fed doubts about stimulusFeb 20, 2013 3:32 pm - NEW YORK — The stock market posted its biggest loss this year on news that Federal Reserve officials suggested the central bank scale back its effort to keep borrowing c...
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Oil price rises ahead of U.S. housing dataFeb 20, 2013 4:56 am - BANGKOK — The price of oil rose Wednesday ahead of the release of U.S. housing starts for January. Benchmark crude for April delivery was up 30 cents to $97.40 per barre...
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World stocks up as takeover talk in U.S. drives DowFeb 20, 2013 4:47 am - BANGKOK — World stock markets picked up steam Wednesday, driven higher by reports that another big corporate takeover might be in the works in the U.S. A report that maj...
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Talk of more corporate deals sends stocks higherFeb 19, 2013 2:59 pm - NEW YORK — Talk of more deal-making sent the stock market higher Tuesday, putting the Dow Jones industrial average within close reach of its all-time high. Reports that...