Markets
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Putin: Asia can count on Russia for energySep 07, 2012 4:22 pm - VLADIVOSTOK, Russia — President Vladimir Putin promised Asia and Pacific leaders meeting in the seaport of Vladivostok on Friday that they could count on Russia to be a ...
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Creditors expect decision on AMR by year-endSep 07, 2012 2:37 pm - DALLAS (AP) — AMR Corp.'s bankruptcy creditors expect the parent company of American Airlines to decide by year-end whether to merge with another airline or remain an in...
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Oil fluctuates after disappointing jobs reportSep 07, 2012 11:29 am - NEW YORK — The price of oil fluctuated Friday as a disappointing U.S. employment report gave traders another reason to both worry about the economy and to expect the Fed...
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U.S. stocks mostly flat after weak jobs reportSep 07, 2012 8:08 am - NEW YORK — The stock market followed one of its most exciting days of the year with a rather dull one Friday. Indexes barely rose following a weak jobs report, which inc...
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Farmers hopeful for soybean crops despite droughtSep 06, 2012 4:15 pm - ST. LOUIS — The worst drought in the United States in decades may already have done its damage to the nation’s corn crop now being harvested. But growers say their soybe...
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Stocks barely move; FedEx sinks on profit warningSep 05, 2012 9:44 am - NEW YORK — U.S. stock prices are closing mixed, held in check by a warning from the huge package delivery company FedEx that its profits would be hurt because of a slowd...
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Stocks end mixed on weak US economic reportsSep 04, 2012 11:37 am - NEW YORK — Stocks zigged and zagged after reports that the U.S. economy is weakening at a time when China and Europe are also slowing. The Dow Jones industrial average c...
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Campbell Soup 4Q profit rises on U.S. soup salesSep 04, 2012 8:21 am - CAMDEN, N.J. — Campbell Soup’s net income rose 27 percent in its fiscal fourth quarter on strong sales of soup and other simple meals in the U.S. The results beat analys...
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Oil price up to near $97 ahead of ECB meetingSep 04, 2012 8:21 am - The price of oil crept up closer to $97 a barrel on Tuesday on expectations that the European Central Bank will soon announce new measures to fight the continent’s debt ...
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Bogle: Time to end money-market fund ‘illusion’Sep 02, 2012 7:29 am - John C. “Jack” Bogle is 83 and outspoken. Over the years, the Vanguard Group founder has frequently criticized the mutual fund industry that he helped nurture. In the 19...