Markets
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Stock market mixed a day after big gainsJan 03, 2012 11:00 pm - Stocks barely budged Wednesday, letting investors hold on to their gains from a strong opening to the year a day earlier. Strong December sales boosted carmakers and sp...
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Sara Lee buys Tea ForteJan 02, 2012 11:00 pm - NEW YORK — Food maker Sara Lee Corp. has purchased Tea Forte in order to enhance its foothold in the fast-growing tea business. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Sar...
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Oil jumps to above $101 amid rising Iran tensionsJan 02, 2012 10:00 pm - Oil prices jumped to over $101 a barrel Tuesday amid concerns that rising tensions between Western powers and Iran could lead to crude supply disruptions. By early after...
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Wall Street futures rise to begin new yearJan 02, 2012 10:00 pm - NEW YORK — U.S. stocks are poised to open higher after a run of solid economic news, notably out of China, helped mute concerns over the European debt crisis. Europe's d...
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Dividends shone brightly in a disappointing 2011Dec 31, 2011 10:00 pm - BOSTON — Stock investors ran in place in 2011. The Standard & Poor's 500 index is ending the year about where it started. Invest in a stock mutual fund, and you likely e...
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Oil inches up toward $100 as US economy improvesDec 29, 2011 10:00 pm - Oil prices inched higher toward $100 a barrel Friday amid encouraging signs the U.S. economy is slowly improving and continuing tensions between Western powers and Iran....
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Stocks ending flat for year after big ups, downsDec 29, 2011 10:00 pm - NEW YORK — The stock market is ending a tumultuous year right where it started. The Standard & Poor's 500 index closed 2011 a fraction of a point below where it started ...
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Wall Street headed to higher openDec 28, 2011 10:00 pm - NEW YORK — Wall Street is pointing higher before the bell, with investors awaiting the latest data on jobs and home sales. Dow futures rose 0.17 percent to 12,102 and S&...
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Oil hovers below $100 after U.S. supplies soarDec 28, 2011 10:00 pm - SINGAPORE — Oil prices hovered below $100 a barrel Thursday in Asia after a report showed U.S. crude supplies jumped last week, a sign demand could be weakening. Benchma...
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Oil hovers above $101 amid rising Iran tensionsDec 27, 2011 10:00 pm - SINGAPORE — Oil prices hovered above $101 a barrel amid investor concern that rising Middle East tensions could disrupt crude supplies. Benchmark crude for February deli...