Markets
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Oil falls to near $81 on global growth slowdownAug 19, 2011 12:00 am - Associated Press SINGAPORE (AP) — Oil prices fell to near $81 a barrel Friday in Asia, extending a sell-off fueled by investor fears that a slowing global economy will u...
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Exxon fighting for major Gulf oil discoveryAug 18, 2011 12:00 am - NEW YORK — Exxon Mobil Corp. and the federal government are fighting over one of the largest oil discoveries in the Gulf of Mexico that could yield billions of dollars o...
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Stocks plunge on economic fearsAug 18, 2011 12:00 am - U.S. stocks tumbled, sending the Dow Jones Industrial Average down more than 400 points for the fourth time this month, on concern the global economy is slowing and spec...
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Here we go again: Stocks plunge on economic fearAug 18, 2011 12:00 am - NEW YORK — Stocks have plunged after more signs of economic weakness triggered a global sell-off. The Dow Jones industrial average is down 419 points, or 3.7 percent, t...
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US stock futures little changedAug 17, 2011 12:00 am - NEW YORK — U.S. stock futures were little changed Wednesday after companies offered a mixed picture of how the economy will affect their profits. Companies are still re...
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Oil rises above $87 amid mixed US supply reportAug 17, 2011 12:00 am - SINGAPORE — Oil prices rose above $87 a barrel Wednesday in Asia after a report on U.S. crude inventories revealed mixed signs about consumer demand. Benchmark oil for S...
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French, German leaders urge elected eurozone chiefAug 16, 2011 11:00 pm - BRUSSELS — The leaders of France and Germany said Wednesday that they want the heads of the eurozone countries to elect the president of a new "economic government" who ...
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SEC attorney alleges vast destruction of documentsAug 16, 2011 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON — An attorney at the Securities and Exchange Commission is alleging that the agency destroyed documents related to thousands of preliminary investigations, in...
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A new American gold rush as prices soarAug 16, 2011 11:00 pm - NEW YORK — For what is normally a sleepy month, there are so many customers at the Gold Standard, a New York company that buys jewelry, that it feels like Christmas in A...
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Oil Drops as Slowing German Economy Signals Demand May FalterAug 16, 2011 12:00 am - Crude oil dropped, bring its decline this month to 9.5 percent, after Germany’s economy almost stalled in the second quarter, bolstering concern that fuel consumption wi...