Markets
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Stocks rise on Wall Street; Dow edges above 13,000Feb 23, 2012 11:00 pm - NEW YORK — The Dow Jones industrial average pushed above 13,000 in morning trading Friday after a measure of consumer sentiment came in stronger than analysts had expect...
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Chicago’s Orbitz rises after Jefferies raises price targetFeb 23, 2012 11:00 pm - Orbitz Worldwide Inc., an online travel agent, rose the most in more than two months in New York trading after Jefferies & Co. raised its price target and 2012 earnings ...
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Dow can’t sustain momentum to close over 13,000Feb 23, 2012 11:00 pm - NEW YORK — A two-point gain was enough to push the S&P 500 index to its highest level since June 2008, three months before the collapse of Lehman Brothers and the darkes...
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U.S. stock futures rise as fear wanes over GreeceFeb 22, 2012 11:00 pm - NEW YORK — U.S. stock futures rose Thursday after the government issued a positive report on the number of people filing for unemployment benefits, while fears eased in ...
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Coal India may have to revive importsFeb 22, 2012 11:00 pm - Coal India Ltd., the world’s biggest producer of the commodity, may revive plans to import the fuel to comply with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s order to increase supp...
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Dow flirts with 13,000 againFeb 22, 2012 11:00 pm - NEW YORK — The Dow Jones industrial average made another run at 13,000 but couldn’t quite get there. Stocks recovered from an early loss Thursday and pushed the Dow with...
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Oil flat after four-day riseFeb 22, 2012 11:00 pm - NEW YORK — A four-day rise in oil prices has stalled following a weak report on Chinese manufacturing and lingering concerns about Greece’s bailout. The price of West Te...
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U.S. Stocks decline on global economic reportsFeb 21, 2012 11:00 pm - U.S. stocks declined, a day after the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index failed to hold at an almost four-year high, as Dell Inc. tumbled and reports from Europe and China fuel...
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U.S. stocks fall amid disappointing global economic reportsFeb 21, 2012 11:00 pm - U.S. stocks fell, a day after the Standard & Poor's 500 Index failed to hold at an almost four- year high, as sales of previously owned houses missed estimates and data ...
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Oil hovers above $106 as Iran tensions mountFeb 21, 2012 11:00 pm - SINGAPORE — Oil prices hovered above $106 a barrel Wednesday in Asia amid concern that conflict over Iran’s nuclear program could lead to global crude supply disruptions...