Markets
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Dow logs best January in nearly 2 decadesJan 31, 2013 7:48 am - NEW YORK — The Dow logged its best start to the year in almost two decades. Stocks rallied in the first week of the year after U.S. lawmakers reached a deal to avoid the...
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Oil trades near four-month high as fed maintains asset buyingJan 31, 2013 5:29 am - Oil traded near the highest price in more than four months in New York as the Federal Reserve maintained an asset-purchase program to boost the economy of the world’s la...
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World stocks fall on unexpected dip in U.S. economyJan 31, 2013 5:28 am - BANGKOK — An unexpected contraction in the U.S. economy at the end of 2012 sent world stock markets into retreat Thursday. The U.S. economy shrank in the fourth quarter ...
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Stocks drop as economy put brakes on stock rallyJan 30, 2013 10:43 am - NEW YORK — A reminder that the U.S. economy still remains a long way from being fully healed after the Great Recession put the brakes on a January rally that has pushed ...
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Oil rises ahead of the release of US indicatorsJan 30, 2013 5:00 am - Oil prices rose to near $98 a barrel on Wednesday ahead of the release of more U.S. economic indicators and the conclusion of a meeting of U.S. Federal Reserve policymak...
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Stocks advance, pushing Dow toward 14,000Jan 29, 2013 10:25 am - NEW YORK — Pfizer helped keep the stock market rally alive Tuesday. The drugmaker’s stock gained after posting strong earnings, pushing the Dow closer to 14,000. The Do...
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Oil rises as US, China manufacturing improvesJan 29, 2013 5:20 am - BANGKOK — The price of oil rose Tuesday, boosted by improvements in manufacturing in the world’s two largest economies. Benchmark oil for March delivery was up 29 cents ...
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Asia stocks rise as Wall Street flirts with highsJan 29, 2013 5:20 am - BANGKOK — Asian stock markets posted modest gains Tuesday as the feel-good factor lingered from near-record highs on Wall Street and signs of an upswing in U.S. manufact...
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US stocks mixed after uneven economic signalsJan 28, 2013 5:21 am - U.S. stocks meandered between small gains and losses Monday, cooling off after a rally that had pushed the Standard & Poor’s 500 index above 1,500 for the first time sin...
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Oil rises above $96 ahead of US dataJan 28, 2013 5:12 am - BANGKOK — The price of oil rose slightly Monday, a sign of investor confidence in the U.S. economy’s recovery ahead of the release of data on jobs, home sales and the co...