Markets
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European stocks down US 'fiscal cliff' talksDec 28, 2012 5:00 am - MOSCOW — European shares traded lower early on Friday on waning hopes that U.S. President Barack Obama and key lawmakers would manage to reach an 11th-hour budget compro...
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Oil down slightly as fiscal-cliff talks continueDec 28, 2012 5:00 am - NEW YORK — The price of oil fell slightly Friday, as the stock market drifted lower and efforts continued in Washington to strike a budget deal before the year-end deadl...
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Stocks fluctuate thanks to 'fiscal cliff'Dec 27, 2012 2:00 pm - NEW YORK — The "fiscal cliff" took the stock market on a roller coaster Thursday. Small developments in the tense budget standoff yanked stocks back and forth throughout...
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Oil hits $91 ahead of ‘fiscal cliff’ talksDec 27, 2012 5:32 am - The price of oil hovered around $91 a barrel Thursday as U.S. political leaders geared up for another attempt to reach a budget deal to avoid the “fiscal cliff.” By earl...
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European stocks up in thin tradingDec 27, 2012 5:25 am - MOSCOW — European stocks edged up on Thursday as traders returned from the Christmas break anticipating progress from budget talks in Washington. Britain’s FTSE 100 adde...
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Retailers pull stocks lower on poor holiday salesDec 26, 2012 1:33 pm - NEW YORK — For the stock market, this week hasn’t been the most wonderful time of year. U.S. stocks fell Wednesday for the third trading day in a row. Disappointing hol...
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Asia stocks rise as Japan gets new governmentDec 26, 2012 6:32 am - BANGKOK — Asian stock markets rose Wednesday as traders snapped up stocks before the end of the year, while the Tokyo benchmark hit a nine-month high after a new, pro-bu...
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Futures higher during year’s final days of tradingDec 26, 2012 6:32 am - NEW YORK — Stock futures are moving higher before the latest data is released on the housing market, one of the bright spots of the year with just a few trading days lef...
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Oil prices rise as 'fiscal cliff' talks to resumeDec 26, 2012 6:00 am - Oil prices rise as 'fiscal cliff' talks to resume
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Stocks dip with budget deal in doubt at year’s endDec 24, 2012 1:02 pm - Stocks fell in light trading Monday during a shortened holiday trading session with lawmakers running out of time to reach a budget deal that would prevent the U.S. from...