Markets
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Spain hesitation over aid unnerves marketsSep 18, 2012 6:52 am - LONDON — Global markets mostly fell Tuesday as investors worried about the global growth outlook and Spain’s apparent delay in accepting a financial aid package. Spain’s...
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Oil hangs near $99 a barrel in AsiaSep 17, 2012 6:48 am - Associated Press BANGKOK — Oil traded near $99 a barrel Monday in Asia, largely holding on to gains after the Federal Reserve last week announced new steps to boost the ...
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Global markets slip as Fed-driven euphoria fadesSep 17, 2012 6:46 am - Associated Press LONDON — Global stock markets were muted Monday as the boost faded from the Federal Reserve’s announcement last week of new measures to energize the U.S...
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S. African police crack down on mining campSep 15, 2012 6:50 pm - MARIKANA, South Africa — In a crackdown on striking miners condemned by the South African Council of Churches, police fired rubber bullets and tear gas that sent men, wo...
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Egan-Jones cuts U.S. debt ratingSep 14, 2012 4:40 pm - NEW YORK — Egan-Jones is downgrading its rating on U.S. debt to AA- from AA, citing Federal Reserve plans to try to stimulate the economy. The credit rating agency says ...
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‘Great Satan’ supplying plenty of goodsSep 14, 2012 3:25 pm - TEHRAN, Iran — The Great Satan still sells in Iran. Even after decades of diplomatic estrangement and tightening economic sanctions, American products manage to find the...
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Dow ends trading at pre-recession levelSep 14, 2012 10:45 am - NEW YORK — The stock market rose again Friday because of economic help from the Federal Reserve. But even some of the buyers weren’t believers. The Dow Jones industrial ...
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NYSE paying $5M fine to settle charges on dataSep 14, 2012 10:45 am - WASHINGTON — The New York Stock Exchange is paying $5 million to settle federal civil charges that it gave some customers an unfair head start by providing them with tra...
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UnitedHealth to replace Kraft in Dow 30Sep 14, 2012 10:45 am - NEW YORK — UnitedHealth Group, the health insurance company, will replace Kraft Foods in the Dow Jones industrial average, the most widely known barometer of the America...
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Fed to spend $40B a month on bond purchasesSep 13, 2012 12:16 pm - WASHINGTON — The Federal Reserve says it will spend $40 billion a month to buy mortgage-backed securities for long as necessary to stimulate the still-weak economy and r...