Markets
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Oil hovers above $106 amid Iran nuclear tensionsMar 08, 2012 6:00 am - SINGAPORE — Oil prices hovered above $106 a barrel Thursday in Asia as investors remain skeptical that tensions over Iran nuclear program will ease soon. Benchmark oil f...
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Stocks close higher a day after big diveMar 07, 2012 11:00 am - The stock market reclaimed some losses from its biggest dive this year and returned Wednesday to its pattern of steady gains and stable trading. Reassuring reports on pr...
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U.S. stock futures down; Greek worries continueMar 07, 2012 6:08 am - NEW YORK — U.S. stock market futures are following world markets lower as the latest deadline in the Greek debt crisis approaches. Dow Jones industrial average futures a...
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Oil slides to $106 on global growth concernsMar 07, 2012 6:08 am - Oil prices slid to near $106 a barrel Tuesday as concerns about global economic growth and crude demand outweighed the supply risks posed by the prolonged tensions over ...
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World stocks fall before Greek debt deal deadlineMar 07, 2012 6:08 am - BANGKOK — World stock markets were mostly lower Wednesday as jittery investors awaited a deadline for Greece to get sufficient support from its private creditors for a d...
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Biggest drop of year for Dow as US market slumpsMar 06, 2012 10:32 am - U.S. stocks are down sharply at midday after steep losses in Europe. The Dow Jones industrial average is down 165 points. That is its biggest decline during a trading da...
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Oil down to near $106 on lower China growth targetMar 06, 2012 5:00 am - Oil prices slipped to near $106 a barrel on Monday as China lowered its economic growth target, but simmering tensions over Iran's nuclear program kept crude near 10-mon...
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World stocks slip on China growth worriesMar 06, 2012 5:00 am - HONG KONG — World stock markets sank Tuesday over worries about slower economic growth in China and a possible snag in the deal for Greece to get its bailout money. In e...
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U.S. stock futures decline as China cuts economic growth targetMar 05, 2012 7:00 am - U.S. stock futures declined, following a three-week advance for the Standard & Poor's 500 Index, as China cut its economic growth target and a gauge of euro-area service...
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China, Greece concerns weigh on marketsMar 05, 2012 5:45 am - LONDON — Worries over China's economic growth and whether Greece can entice enough private creditors to participate in a bond swap deal weighed on markets Monday, at the...