Markets
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Stocks gain, pushing S&P 500 to five-year highJan 10, 2013 8:44 am - NEW YORK — The Standard and Poor’s 500 closed at another five-year high Thursday after the stock market got a boost from reports suggesting the outlook for economic grow...
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Oil up as China trade, US earnings show recoveryJan 10, 2013 5:40 am - BANGKOK — Oil prices rose Thursday, propelled by a rebound in China’s trade growth and an encouraging start to the U.S. corporate earnings season. Benchmark crude for Fe...
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Investors welcome positive start to US earningsJan 10, 2013 5:33 am - A positive start to the U.S. corporate earnings season and a sharp improvement in China’s monthly trade helped boost world markets Thursday. Stock indexes rose after a h...
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Oil slips as U.S. crude and gasoline stockpiles growJan 09, 2013 9:57 am - The price of oil slipped to around $93 a barrel Wednesday as a report of rising U.S. crude supplies outweighed a forecast for higher demand this year from aluminum giant...
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Wall Street gains as earnings flow in; Boeing upJan 09, 2013 9:57 am - NEW YORK — Stocks rose on Wall Street Wednesday after U.S. corporate earnings reports got off to a good start. The Dow Jones industrial average climbed 61.66 points to ...
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Markets rise as Alcoa sees stronger demandJan 09, 2013 4:00 am - LONDON — World stock markets rose Wednesday after the fourth-quarter earnings season got off to a positive start in the U.S. with aluminum giant Alcoa forecasting higher...
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U.S. stocks slip ahead of earnings season kickoffJan 08, 2013 10:13 am - NEW YORK — U.S. stocks closed lower Tuesday as traders awaited the start of the corporate earnings season. The Dow Jones industrial average dropped 55.44 points, or 0.4 ...
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World stocks down ahead of U.S. corporate earningsJan 08, 2013 5:04 am - BANGKOK — World stock markets headed lower Tuesday as investors turned cautious before U.S. earnings season kicks off this week. Investors will get a feel for corporate ...
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Stocks slip, pulling S&P 500 below its 5-year highJan 07, 2013 10:28 am - NEW YORK — Investors started the week on a cautious note, pulling the Standard & Poor’s 500 index down from the five-year high it reached Friday. The move lower on Monda...
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Oil falls as uncertainty hits energy marketsJan 07, 2013 5:21 am - BANGKOK — Oil prices fell Monday following uncertainty about future action from the U.S. Federal Reserve and data showing the U.S. unemployment rate unchanged. Benchmark...