Markets
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Stocks end week on down noteNov 24, 2011 11:00 pm - NEW YORK — The worst week for the stock market in two months ended with a whimper in thin trading Friday. The Dow Jones industrial average lost 4.8 percent this week, wh...
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Spreading Europe stress sends stock market lowerNov 22, 2011 11:00 pm - Europe's widening debt crisis and a weak report on Chinese manufacturers pushed stocks sharply lower Wednesday. The Dow Jones industrial average dropped 236 points. Trad...
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Oil near $98 ahead of U.S. crude supply dataNov 21, 2011 10:00 pm - SINGAPORE — Oil prices rose to near $98 a barrel Tuesday in Asia as traders looked to the latest U.S. crude supply reports for signs demand may be improving. Benchmark c...
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Stocks weaken as government lowers growth estimateNov 21, 2011 10:00 pm - NEW YORK — Stock indexes are falling after the government lowered its estimate of economic growth in the third quarter. Higher borrowing costs for Spain also renewed wor...
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Markets cautious after U.S. debt talks collapseNov 20, 2011 11:00 pm - LONDON — The collapse of talks aimed at reducing the staggering U.S. budget deficit weighed on world markets Tuesday but failed to stifle a rebound in Europe. Stocks too...
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Oil falls from five-month high on signs Europe crisis spreadingNov 16, 2011 11:00 pm - Oil fell from a five-month high in New York as Spain’s borrowing costs surged, heightening concern that Europe’s debt crisis is spreading and will hurt demand. Futures f...
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Stocks sink after Fitch warns of U.S. bank exposureNov 15, 2011 11:00 pm - NEW YORK — A warning from Fitch Ratings that large U.S. banks could be hit hard if Europe’s debt crisis spreads sent stocks on a downward spiral late Wednesday. U.S. in...
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Stocks fall broadly as oil tops $100 a barrelNov 15, 2011 10:00 pm - NEW YORK — Stocks fell broadly in midday trading Wednesday as the price of oil topped $100 a barrel for the first time since July. The jump in the price of crude could w...
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Stocks fall broadly as oil tops $100 a barrelNov 15, 2011 10:00 pm - NEW YORK — Stocks fell broadly in midday trading Wednesday as the price of oil topped $100 a barrel for the first time since July. The jump in the price of crude could w...
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U.S. stock futures edge lower ahead of economic dataNov 15, 2011 10:00 pm - NEW YORK — U.S. stock futures are edging lower ahead of a full day of economic reports. Investors will receive reports Wednesday on consumer prices, factory production, ...