Markets
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World stocks rise after data drives Wall Street upAug 25, 2011 12:00 am - BANGKOK — World stock markets rose Thursday as worries eased that the U.S. might be slipping toward recession, while the resignation of Steve Jobs — the creative force b...
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Oil prices drop on jobless claimsAug 25, 2011 12:00 am - NEW YORK — Oil dropped Thursday on higher U.S. unemployment claims and concerns about less demand for oil and gas. Benchmark West Texas Intermediate oil lost 95 cents a...
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Pessimism rises on U.S. stocksAug 24, 2011 12:00 am - Pessimism about U.S. stocks among newsletter writers increased the most since July 2007, a bullish signal to analysts who track investor sentiment as a contrarian indica...
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Stocks post another gainAug 24, 2011 12:00 am - NEW YORK — U.S. stocks rose Wednesday, extending the biggest rally for the Standard & Poor's 500 Index in a week, after reports on durable-goods orders and home prices b...
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Stocks jump; Dow notches best gain in 2 weeksAug 23, 2011 12:00 am - NEW YORK — Stocks posted their biggest jump in nearly two weeks on Tuesday. Investors picked up cheaply priced stocks after fears that the U.S. would slip into a recessi...
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Dollar slips on weak housing dataAug 23, 2011 12:00 am - Associated Press NEW YORK — The dollar slipped Tuesday after new data in the U.S. showed sales of new homes fell in July for the third straight month. But a handful of ...
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Europe stocks rise in hope of Fed moveAug 22, 2011 12:00 am - BRUSSELS) — European markets rose and Wall Street was poised for a higher open Monday as hopes the Federal Reserve might take action to keep the U.S. from slipping back ...
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Stocks reverse four-week losing trendAug 21, 2011 11:00 pm - NEW YORK — It was another day of big swings in the Dow Jones industrial average, but at least Monday ended with a modest gain. The Dow soared 200 points in the morning,...
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A look at the best options for stashing your cashAug 21, 2011 6:00 am - Cash is king again for many unsettled investors. The crisis in confidence that has spooked investors this summer is prompting many to pull their money from the stock mar...
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Market down for fourth straight weekAug 19, 2011 12:00 am - A growing belief that the country is headed toward recession gave the stock market its fourth straight week of losses. The anxiety in the market was obvious Friday as th...