Markets
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Generation Y asks, 'Why should I invest in stocks?'Oct 16, 2011 5:00 am - BOSTON — Aaron Lifter has a clear goal in mind when it comes to investing. He keeps a little more than half of his portfolio in stocks. The rest is stashed in bonds to h...
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Israeli consumer prices decline in september after protestsOct 14, 2011 12:00 am - Israeli consumer prices declined in September as protests and end-of-summer sales helped push down costs. Consumer prices declined 0.2 percent from August, the Central B...
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Italy lower house reaches quorum in confidence voteOct 14, 2011 12:00 am - Italy’s lower house reached the quorum in a confidence vote on Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi’s government, according to a preliminary count. ...
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Cattle futures rise to recordOct 14, 2011 12:00 am - Cattle futures rallied to a record for the second time this month on signs that rising demand for U.S. beef will erode supplies that are shrinking as ranchers reduce the...
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US stock futures higher; Google beats and risesOct 14, 2011 12:00 am - Stock futures are rising, helped by encouraging corporate news in the U.S. and Europe. Google Inc. rose more than 7 percent in premarket trading after the tech giant rep...
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Brighter outlook boosts stocksOct 14, 2011 12:00 am - NEW YORK — Stronger retail sales and surging profits from Google sent stocks higher Friday. The Dow Jones industrial average turned positive for the year and the S&P 500...
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Apple’s iphone 4s sales may reach 4 million this weekendOct 14, 2011 12:00 am - Apple Inc. is poised to sell as many as 4 million units of its new iPhone 4S this weekend after customers around the world queued to buy one of the last products develop...
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Oil rises above $85 ahead of U.S. economic dataOct 13, 2011 11:00 pm - SINGAPORE — Oil prices rose above $85 a barrel Friday in Asia as investors looked to a slew of U.S. economic indicators due later in the day for signs about the strength...
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Oil hovers above $85 amid demand forecast cutsOct 12, 2011 11:00 pm - SINGAPORE — Oil prices hovered above $85 a barrel Thursday in Asia after the International Energy Agency joined OPEC in cutting its forecasts for crude oil demand amid a...
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Oil rises to above $86 on weaker dollar to euroOct 11, 2011 11:00 pm - Oil prices inched up above $86 a barrel Wednesday, supported by a weaker dollar even as concerns persisted about the sovereign debt crisis in Europe and the Internationa...