Markets
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World stocks fall on weak Japan, China indicatorsSep 20, 2012 6:34 am - BANGKOK — World stock markets turned lower Thursday after weak Japanese trade figures and a contraction in Chinese manufacturing underlined that the global economy conti...
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Encouraging report about home sales lifts stocksSep 19, 2012 11:31 am - A pair of encouraging reports about the housing market gave U.S. stocks a little boost Wednesday. Home sales jumped to the highest level in more than two years in August...
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Markets unmoved by Bank of Japan easingSep 19, 2012 6:46 am - LONDON — Japan’s main stock market hit a four-month high Wednesday after the country’s central bank eased monetary policy to shore up fragile economic growth, but the po...
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Oil nears $96 after BOJ eases monetary policySep 19, 2012 6:00 am - BANGKOK — Oil rose toward $96 a barrel after two days of declines as Japan's central bank joined the U.S. Federal Reserve in easing monetary policy. The Bank of Japan an...
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Apple shares hit $700 for first timeSep 18, 2012 11:47 am - NEW YORK — Apple’s stock reached $700 for the first time on Tuesday, the day after it announced that orders for its iPhone 5 topped 2 million in the first 24 hours. The ...
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Indexes down after FedEx gives a glum outlookSep 18, 2012 11:47 am - Glum economic news from FedEx left stocks mixed on Tuesday. The Dow Jones industrial average posted a slight gain, but other indexes fell. Declining stocks outnumbered t...
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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...