Markets
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Bernanke: With unemployment high, Fed can do moreAug 31, 2012 10:00 am - JACKSON HOLE, Wyo. — Chairman Ben Bernanke made clear Friday that the Federal Reserve will do more to boost the economy because of high U.S. unemployment and an economic...
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World markets mixed ahead of Bernanke speechAug 31, 2012 6:26 am - LONDON — World stock markets were mixed on Friday ahead of a speech by Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke that investors hope will show the central bank is still considering new ...
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Stocks fall as market’s August lull nears an endAug 30, 2012 4:15 pm - NEW YORK — The late-summer lull is about to end. Stocks fell Thursday, with investors too worried about high gas prices and stagnant employment to be impressed by highe...
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World stocks mostly down amid economic uncertaintyAug 30, 2012 6:17 am - TOKYO — Shares fell Thursday as positive news on U.S. economic growth dashed hopes for fresh measures by the U.S. Federal Reserve, and gloomy retail sales in Japan deepe...
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Oil falls as US Gulf Coast storm heads inlandAug 30, 2012 6:17 am - BANGKOK — Oil prices fell Thursday after a powerful storm that had shut down refineries along the U.S. Gulf Coast started to ease as it moved inland. Benchmark oil for O...
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Sears Holdings loses place in S&P 500Aug 29, 2012 10:48 pm - Sears Holdings Corp. was replaced in the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index by chemical maker LyondellBasell Industries NV, according to S&P, which said the retailer has too fe...
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Stocks edge up after US growth revised higherAug 29, 2012 10:03 am - NEW YORK — Slightly better economic growth and stronger housing sales nudged the stock market higher Wednesday. The Dow Jones industrial average managed a four-point gai...
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Asia stocks edge up ahead of Fed chief’s speechAug 29, 2012 6:47 am - SEOUL, South Korea — Asian markets were mostly higher early Wednesday, as investors bet that the mixed economic data from the U.S. would prompt the Federal Reserve to ta...
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Oil prices fall amid calls for increased outputAug 29, 2012 6:26 am - BANGKOK — Crude prices fell Wednesday after finance ministers from the world’s leading industrialized economies called on oil producers to increase output and said they ...
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Oil down slightly after storm forecast downgradeAug 28, 2012 6:37 am - BANGKOK — Oil prices remained stable Tuesday as the threat to production in the Gulf of Mexico from Tropical Storm Isaac appeared to lessen. Forecasts for Isaac have bee...