Markets
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Oil below $92 as weak demand, Iran tension weighedJul 20, 2012 7:00 am - Oil slipped below $92 a barrel Friday, after a big jump the day before, as weak demand was weighed against rising Middle East tensions. By early afternoon in Europe, ben...
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Concern over U.S. economy keeps markets in checkJul 20, 2012 6:50 am - LONDON — Evidence that the U.S. economic recovery remains weak kept global markets in check on Friday despite continued hopes for new stimulus measures. In late morning ...
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US stocks waver; IBM, other tech stocks riseJul 19, 2012 11:45 am - NEW YORK — Stocks on Wall Street are moving between small gains and losses in midday trading. IBM and other technology companies are up after reporting strong earnings,...
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World stocks up on US recovery signs, earningsJul 19, 2012 4:57 am - SEOUL, South Korea — World stock markets climbed Thursday as a rise in U.S. housing starts and solid corporate earnings cheered sentiment. Investors saw hints of an eco...
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Bernanke: Fed’s efforts have helped the economyJul 18, 2012 12:19 pm - WASHINGTON — Chairman Ben Bernanke told lawmakers Wednesday that the Federal Reserve’s efforts to bolster growth have helped lift the U.S. economy out of the Great Reces...
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Oil price climbs above $90 on stronger US demandJul 18, 2012 12:16 pm - NEW YORK — The price of oil climbed above $90 per barrel for the first time since May after the government said U.S. oil demand is on the rise. The Energy Information Ad...
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Jump in housing starts, earnings sending stocks upJul 18, 2012 11:47 am - NEW YORK — News signs of a rebound in housing and a handful of better earnings reports are bringing buyers back to the stock market. The Dow Jones industrial average ros...
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Oil hovers above $88 on stimulus hopesJul 17, 2012 6:35 am - BANGKOK — Oil hovered above $88 a barrel Tuesday in Asia amid hopes China and the U.S. will take new steps to bolster their economies. Benchmark crude was up 2 cents at ...
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World stock markets rise on stimulus hopesJul 17, 2012 6:32 am - BEIJING — World stocks rose Tuesday as optimism China and the United States might take new steps to stimulate growth offset weak U.S. data and the IMF’s gloomier outlook...
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Oil falls below $87 as China cautions on economyJul 16, 2012 6:25 am - BANGKOK — Oil fell slightly in Asia on Monday as the Chinese premier’s downbeat comments on the economy underlined the possibility of weak demand from the world’s second...