Markets
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Oil hits 8-month low as Spain optimism fadesJun 12, 2012 8:00 am - The price of oil hovered above $82 a barrel Tuesday after touching an eight-month low near $81 earlier in the session amid concern Spain's bank bailout won't be enough t...
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With much unclear on Spain rescue, markets yo-yoJun 12, 2012 7:26 am - BRUSSELS — World markets fluctuated Tuesday as uncertainty reigned over whether Europe’s plan to rescue Spain’s ailing banks would be enough to prevent the continent’s d...
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U.S. stocks turn higher despite unease over EuropeJun 12, 2012 7:22 am - NEW YORK — Stocks are moving higher on Wall Street as investors wait to hear more details on the rescue plan for Spanish banks. The Dow Jones industrial average was up ...
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Spain rescue sends world stocks surgingJun 11, 2012 6:39 am - BRUSSELS — A European agreement to bail out Spain’s banks sent stock markets surging Monday, but analysts warned that the deal doesn’t solve all of the continent’s probl...
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Rescue loans for Spain’s banks buys Europe timeJun 10, 2012 6:07 pm - WASHINGTON — A $125 billion plan to rescue Spain’s banks won’t solve Europe’s debt crisis or ease the pain of double-digit unemployment across the continent. But it is ...
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Investment protection from Europe’s miseryJun 10, 2012 6:07 pm - WASHINGTON — Europe, a thundercloud over financial markets for three years, might burst this month into a downpour, even after a rescue of Spanish banks. For investors w...
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3 foreign stock funds to smooth the bumps overseasJun 09, 2012 11:00 pm - BOSTON — Could the international investments in your mutual fund portfolio be setting you up for a summer of anxiety, rather than rest and relaxation? Recent headlines s...
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Swiss bank may have lost $350 million in Facebook IPOJun 08, 2012 8:27 pm - NEW YORK — Swiss bank UBS AG may have lost as much as $350 million due to technical glitches on the Nasdaq stock exchange the day Facebook went public, according to repo...
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Stock market posts best week of 2012Jun 08, 2012 4:39 pm - Stocks rose for the fourth day in a row on Friday, capping their best week so far this year. It was a relief for investors after the big drops of the previous week. Stoc...
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Solar power in Germany hits record levelJun 08, 2012 1:14 pm - BERLIN — German utilities say solar power reached a new record level in May when it produced about 10 percent of the country’s overall electricity. The BDEW utility lob...