Markets
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World stocks fall as U.S. data awaitedOct 03, 2012 6:31 am - BANGKOK — World stocks fell Wednesday as skittish investors waited for a key U.S. jobs report later in the week that will signal whether the world’s largest economy is o...
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Oil falls amid concerns about global economyOct 03, 2012 6:00 am - BANGKOK — Oil prices fell for a second day Wednesday over concerns about economic turbulence in Europe, China and the U.S. Benchmark oil was down 23 cents to $91.66 per ...
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Tainted wells might be linked to fracking in PennsylvaniaOct 02, 2012 6:11 pm - WASHINGTON — Methane in two Pennsylvania water wells has a chemical fingerprint that links it to natural gas produced by hydraulic fracturing, evidence that such drillin...
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Jittery investors keep stock markets tepidOct 02, 2012 3:58 pm - NEW YORK — Mixed signals on the world economy tugged on major stock indexes Tuesday. The country’s largest fertilizer company, Mosaic, said weak demand from China and I...
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Judge lifts ban on sales of Samsung tabletOct 02, 2012 3:42 pm - SAN JOSE, Calif. — A federal judge has lifted a ban on sales of Samsung Electronics Corp.’s Galaxy 10.1 tablet computer. U.S. District Judge Lucy Koh ruled the South Kor...
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Gambling revenue up 6 percentOct 02, 2012 2:32 pm - U.S. casinos registered a 6 percent increase in gambling revenue to $23.8 billion through August, the American Gaming Association said. All but four states reported high...
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Vanguard switches to lower-cost fund benchmarksOct 02, 2012 11:24 am - BOSTON — Vanguard Group is trying to bolster its appeal to cost-conscious investors by reducing a key expense of investing in low-cost index mutual funds: fees paid to f...
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Stocks sink on mixed economic signalsOct 02, 2012 11:24 am - NEW YORK — A batch of mixed economic signals tugged major stock indexes lower on Tuesday. The country’s largest fertilizer company, Mosaic, said weak demand from China ...
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Oil approaches $93 after U.S. manufacturing improvesOct 02, 2012 6:41 am - BANGKOK — The price of oil approached $93 a barrel Tuesday in Asia after a report showed U.S. manufacturing rose in September for the first time in four months. Benchmar...
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U.S hopes buoy markets despite Spain uncertaintiesOct 02, 2012 6:38 am - LONDON — Surprise good news from the U.S. continued to shore up financial markets Tuesday despite concerns about the economic outlook of both Greece and Spain. In what w...