Markets
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Earnings propel Dow to its biggest jump in a monthOct 16, 2012 4:18 pm - Inflation is low, earnings are high, investors are happy. Stocks shot higher Tuesday, giving the market its biggest gain in a month. Results at Mattel, Goldman Sachs, an...
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Oil rises to near $92 as US retail sales improveOct 16, 2012 6:38 am - BANGKOK — The price of oil rose slightly in Asia on Tuesday, taking its cue from stock markets which were jolted higher by an improvement in U.S. consumer spending. Benc...
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World stocks gain on stronger US retail salesOct 16, 2012 6:32 am - HONG KONG — World stock markets were lifted Tuesday by better data on the U.S. economy and a report showing improving investor confidence in Germany. In early European t...
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Stocks higher after retail sales improveOct 15, 2012 4:03 pm - Stocks rose on Monday after a strong gain in retail spending suggested that consumers could be getting more confident about the economy. Bank stocks rose broadly after C...
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How would candidates’ tax plans affect investors?Oct 15, 2012 6:33 am - WASHINGTON — With the outcome of next month’s presidential election increasingly hazy, here’s a shred of clarity that investors can cling to: The tax rates they pay on i...
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Oil falls further amid global growth concernsOct 15, 2012 6:20 am - BANGKOK) — The price of oil fell Monday after Chinese economic indicators did little to raise hopes for a rebound in the world’s second-largest economy. Benchmark oil fo...
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China economic figures shore up global marketsOct 15, 2012 6:17 am - LONDON — A round of figures showing China’s economy is in relatively good health helped buoy markets Monday, at the start of a week that could offer greater clarity on t...
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U.S. jobs relief wears off in marketsOct 12, 2012 7:00 am - U.S. jobs relief wears off in markets
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Oil prices rise after U.S. jobless claims fallOct 12, 2012 6:33 am - BANGKOK — The price of oil rose slightly Friday after a big fall in U.S. unemployment benefit claims suggested some improvement in the world’s biggest economy, raising e...
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Markets brush off Spain downgrade on bailout hopesOct 11, 2012 6:11 am - LONDON — Financial markets steadied Thursday ahead of another round of U.S. corporate earnings and despite a downgrade of Spain’s sovereign credit rating. Standard & Poo...