Markets
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Stocks soar on surprisingly strong July job reportAug 03, 2012 3:00 pm - NEW YORK — A surge in hiring last month got a big welcome on Wall Street Friday. The Dow Jones industrial average surged 217.29 points to close at 13,096.17, ending a fo...
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Oil rises in Asia ahead of U.S. jobs reportAug 03, 2012 6:29 am - BANGKOK — Oil was higher in Asia on Friday after a 2 percent drop the day before as attention turned from an anticlimactic ECB meeting to the monthly report on U.S. hiri...
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European stocks stabilize after ECB-led selloffAug 03, 2012 6:22 am - LONDON — European markets rose slightly on Friday, recovering only some of the losses made the previous day, when the European Central Bank failed to deliver on bold pro...
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With no concrete action in Europe, stocks fallAug 02, 2012 4:26 pm - NEW YORK — European leaders on Thursday gamely promised to keep tackling the continent’s debt crisis. But the markets wanted much more. Stocks sank across the U.S. and ...
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Cost of glitch for Knight Capital: $440 millionAug 02, 2012 1:39 pm - NEW YORK — It’s turning out to be one costly glitch. A technical problem that briefly threw dozens of stocks into chaos Wednesday will cost Knight Capital Group $440 mil...
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Markets in wait-and-see modeAug 02, 2012 6:45 am - LONDON — Financial markets were in a tentative mood Thursday as investors waited to hear what the European Central Bank plans to do to get on top of the continent's cri...
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Oil rises a second day as u.S. Inventories declineAug 02, 2012 6:19 am - Oil rose for a second day in New York as the European Central Bank meets to discuss the bloc’s debt crisis, while U.S. fuel stockpiles shrank. Futures advanced as much a...
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On a chaotic day, Fed, glitches push stocks lowerAug 01, 2012 10:25 am - NEW YORK — There was more than one story line playing out in the stock market Wednesday. The market wavered between gains and losses for much of the day, yanked around b...
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European stocks gain amid speculation of central bank assistanceAug 01, 2012 7:13 am - European stocks rose as speculation central banks will take further steps to support the economic recovery outweighed a contraction in U.K. manufacturing. U.S. index fut...
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Markets remain hopeful of euro debt crisis planJul 31, 2012 6:33 am - LONDON — Markets were firm on Tuesday as investors remained confident European policymakers will back powerful new measures to battle the continent’s debt crisis. Howeve...