Markets
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Oil prices up amid escalating Turkey-Syria tensionOct 11, 2012 6:00 am - BANGKOK — Oil prices rose Thursday as growing tensions between Turkey and Syria caused worries about the reliability of Middle East crude supplies. Benchmark oil for Nov...
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Dow falls 128, with Chevron and Alcoa leading wayOct 10, 2012 11:00 am - NEW YORK — Downbeat reports from Alcoa and Chevron at the start of corporate earnings season pulled stock indexes lower for a third straight day Wednesday. The Dow Jones...
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Oil price slips amid gloomy economic forecastsOct 10, 2012 7:00 am - The price of oil rose slightly Wednesday on another encouraging sign for the U.S. economy. The government reported wholesalers' sales were up for the first time in four ...
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Merkel gets a hostile reception on Greek visitOct 09, 2012 1:00 pm - ATHENS, Greece — German Chancellor Angela Merkel got a hostile reception from many ordinary Greeks Tuesday when she flew into Athens on her first visit to the country si...
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Oil falls in Europe as world growth outlook dimsOct 09, 2012 7:29 am - A string of indicators that the global economy is struggling to escape its mire kept oil prices on their down trend Monday. By early afternoon in Europe, benchmark crude...
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World stocks stall after Asian sessionOct 09, 2012 7:29 am - AMSTERDAM — World stock markets mostly declined Tuesday against a backdrop of worries about global economic growth and Europe’s debt crisis. European Finance Ministers w...
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Stocks slide, and investors wait for earningsOct 09, 2012 7:00 am - NEW YORK — Stocks slumped Tuesday on Wall Street after the International Monetary Fund predicted weaker world economic growth and as investors waited for what they expec...
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California gas prices hit all-time highOct 08, 2012 1:37 pm - LOS ANGELES — The statewide average price for a gallon of regular gasoline in California rose to an all-time high Monday, the third record-setting day in a row that is p...
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Asia stocks down as global growth woes intensifyOct 08, 2012 6:44 am - BANGKOK — Asian stocks fell Monday as Europe’s debt crisis continued to roil markets and the World Bank cut its growth forecasts for Asia. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng fell 0.7...
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Oil falls after strong warning from World BankOct 08, 2012 6:00 am - NEW YORK — A strong warning from the World Bank that growth in Asia may slow further dragged down the price of oil Monday. The World Bank signaled the possibility of a ...