Markets
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Heating oil falls on concern that fuel use is slowingOct 02, 2011 5:00 am - Heating oil slid on reports that U.S. consumer spending slowed and Chinese manufacturing slipped, indicating less global growth and a drop in fuel demand. Futures declin...
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401(k) study: Help can improve performance by 3% a yearOct 02, 2011 5:00 am - DES MOINES, Iowa — Sometimes it pays to get help. A new study of 401(k) accounts provides further evidence that workers who get help pocket higher returns than those han...
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Fund manager says Asian stock opportunities aboundOct 02, 2011 5:00 am - BOSTON — Europe is struggling with a debt crisis. As investors worry that it could spread to the U.S., recession fears mount on both sides of the Atlantic. That’s plenty...
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Ghana may increase producer price for cocoaOct 01, 2011 12:00 am - Ghana, the world’s second-largest cocoa producer may increase the producer price for the nation’s farmers, said President John Atta Mills. “We have heard the calls from ...
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Alaska to BP to Conoco count on Shell’s Arctic bountyOct 01, 2011 12:00 am - The parking lot at the Millennium Alaskan Hotel in Anchorage was as jammed at 6:30 a.m. on a Thursday as the float-plane marina at neighboring Lake Spenard. About 170 oi...
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Mercury in face cream prompts recallOct 01, 2011 12:00 am - MEXICO CITY— Mexican health officials are recalling a face cream linked to cases of mercury poisoning in the U.S. and Mexico. The federal Health Department warns in a st...
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U.S. might answer Chinese currency manipulationOct 01, 2011 12:00 am - WASHINGTON — After years of trying, Congress is taking another stab at retaliating against what many see as Chinese manipulation of its currency to make its exports to t...
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Worst quarter for stock market since meltdownSep 29, 2011 11:00 pm - NEW YORK — The worst quarter for the stock market since the financial crisis ended on another down note. Stocks fell broadly Friday on fresh signs that Europe's debt pr...
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Late-day rally sends stocks higher; Dow rises 143Sep 29, 2011 12:00 am - NEW YORK — It was another day of big swings in the stock market. The Dow Jones industrial average ended with a gain of 143 points Thursday. On its way there, it surged ...
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Oil above $82 ahead of Europe debt fund voteSep 28, 2011 11:00 pm - BANGKOK — Oil prices rose above $82 a barrel Thursday in Asia as traders looked to Germany to approve a measure to strengthen a fund intended to help Europe overcome its...