Markets
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Stock futures rise as optimism grows on economyDec 15, 2011 10:00 pm - NEW YORK — U.S. stock futures are rising on improving U.S. economic indicators and the approval in Italy of an austerity plan intended to get the country's finances unde...
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Oil rebounds after biggest decline since SeptemberDec 14, 2011 11:00 pm - Oil rebounded from a five-week low in New York on speculation that yesterday's drop, the biggest since September, was exaggerated. West Texas Intermediate futures gained...
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Wall Street futures modestly higherDec 14, 2011 11:00 pm - NEW YORK — U.S. stocks futures are up modestly as FedEx Corp.'s earnings beat expectations and ahead of several economic reports. Dow Jones industrial futures are up 0....
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U.S. stock futures lower as euro worries persistDec 13, 2011 11:00 pm - NEW YORK — U.S. stocks appear headed for a slightly lower opening on renewed worries over the eurozone economy. Italy’s borrowing rates ratcheted higher once again and t...
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Stocks fall as rating agencies knock euro dealDec 12, 2011 11:00 pm - Stocks closed sharply lower Monday after doubt emerged that last week’s historic agreement to bind the budgets of European countries more closely together will solve the...
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Stock gains fade as Fed warns of market strainsDec 12, 2011 10:00 pm - NEW YORK — A late afternoon slide pulled stock indexes lower after the Federal Reserve held off on any new steps to boost the economy. The Fed cautioned that strains in ...
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Oil hovers below $98 amid Europe economy concernsDec 12, 2011 10:00 pm - SINGAPORE — Oil prices hovered below $98 a barrel Tuesday in Asia amid expectations Europe's debt crisis will hurt the continent's economic growth and demand for crude. ...
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Oil falls below $99 ahead of OPEC meetingDec 11, 2011 11:00 pm - Associated Press SINGAPORE — Oil prices fell below $99 a barrel Monday in Asia as traders looked to this week’s OPEC meeting for clues about the cartel’s future crude ou...
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Stocks close higher as Europe negotiates pactDec 08, 2011 11:00 pm - A deal to forge stronger ties between most of Europe’s economies sent stocks sharply higher Friday as hopes grew that the region is close to resolving its debt crisis. T...
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US futures rise on new European budgetary pactDec 08, 2011 11:00 pm - NEW YORK — Wall Street is pointing higher after 23 European nations agreed to tie their economies closer together in hopes of heading off any future debt crisis. Dow fut...