Markets
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US stock futures rise after September jobs reportOct 07, 2011 12:00 am - A three-day rally faded on Wall Street Friday after a mixed jobs report and credit-rating cuts for Italy and Spain. Indexes drifted between gains and losses in the morni...
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US futures rise ahead of European rates decisionOct 06, 2011 12:00 am - stock futures are rising sharply ahead of a meeting of the European Central Bank that could provide solutions to Europe’s debt crisis. Investors expect that officials at...
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Oil above $80 on hopes of Europe action on banksOct 05, 2011 11:00 pm - BANGKOK — Oil rose above $80 a barrel Thursday in Asia, continuing a rebound from 12-month lows on signs that European finance officials are moving to bolster the region...
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Stocks rise on hopes for European banksOct 05, 2011 12:00 am - NEW YORK — Stocks rose sharply for a second straight day Wednesday on signs that the U.S. economy grew in September and that European officials are moving to support the...
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Oil nears $78 amid hopes of Europe financial fixOct 04, 2011 11:00 pm - BANGKOK — Oil rose to near $78 a barrel Wednesday in Asia amid hopes that Europe will contain the debt crisis that has engulfed Greece and threatens to destabilize other...
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Oil falls to 8-week low on Libya supply; Goldman cuts forecastOct 04, 2011 12:00 am - Oil fell to an eight-week low in New York on signs of rising U.S. supplies and output from Libya. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. cut its 2012 forecast for Brent crude. Futures...
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U.S. futures fall ahead of Bernanke testimonyOct 03, 2011 11:00 pm - NEW YORK — U.S. stock futures fell sharply Tuesday ahead of Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke's testimony before Congress on the outlook for the U.S. economy. Stocks...
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Obama, GOP push and pull on economic plansOct 03, 2011 1:00 am - WASHINGTON — Seeking to gain political advantage, President Barack Obama insisted Monday that Congress vote on his entire $447 billion economic plan this month, a step p...
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U.S. futures follow European indexes lowerOct 02, 2011 11:00 pm - NEW YORK — U.S. stock futures are following European stocks lower on the first day of the new quarter. European indexes fell broadly on new concerns about the possibilit...
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Oil falls to near $78 on prospect of weak demandOct 02, 2011 11:00 pm - Oil prices extended losses on Monday, falling to near $78 a barrel, as Europe's debt crisis roiled markets and falling personal incomes in the U.S. suggested slack deman...