Markets
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Stocks end mixed; Dow down 17 a day after big gainOct 11, 2011 12:00 am - One of Wall Street’s quietest days in months ended mixed after investors spent the day waiting to see if Slovakia would block an expansion of Europe’s financial rescue p...
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OPEC cuts oil demand forecast on growth concernsOct 10, 2011 11:00 pm - VIENNA — OPEC has cut its estimate for world oil demand this year and next. The 12-nation Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries says it bases its monthly for...
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Stocks up 8.7% since last TuesdayOct 10, 2011 1:00 am - NEW YORK — What bear market? Stocks surged on the latest positive news out of Europe Monday, the fourth sharp increase in the last five days. It’s a dramatic turnaround ...
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Oil near $84 on better than expected U.S. jobs dataOct 09, 2011 11:00 pm - SINGAPORE — Oil prices rose to near $84 a barrel Monday in Asia after better than expected U.S. jobs data and signs Europe may move to protect its banks from a sovereign...
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Stocks gain after Sarkozy, Merkel vow debt actionOct 09, 2011 11:00 pm - PARIS — Stock markets in Europe and Asia perked up Monday after a weekend meeting of the leaders of France and Germany provided a promise of action on Europe's debt cris...
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Investors found few places to hide from 3Q lossesOct 09, 2011 5:00 am - BOSTON — Recovery was in sight. Just three months ago, many investors were close to being able to say they had made up their losses from the 2008 stock market meltdown. ...
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Dow Chemical, Saudi Aramco sign $20 billion dealOct 08, 2011 12:00 am - RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — Dow Chemical Co. and the Saudi Arabian Oil Co. have signed a deal to build a $20 billion chemical complex in the kingdom. The two companies’ board...
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Paulson’s main fund said to lose 47%Oct 08, 2011 12:00 am - John Paulson, the billionaire who is betting on an economic recovery by the end of 2012, has lost 47 percent this year in his largest hedge fund, according to three peop...
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Saudi Arabia producing 9.39 million barrels of oil a dayOct 08, 2011 12:00 am - Saudi Arabia supplied 9.39 million barrels of crude oil a day to the world market in September, the country’s oil minister, Ali Al-Naimi, said. Saudi Arabia, OPEC’s bigg...
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Stocks dip on mixed jobs, Europe downgradesOct 07, 2011 12:00 am - A three-day rally on the stock market faded Friday after a mixed jobs report and credit-rating cuts for Italy and Spain. The Dow Jones industrial average rose in the mo...