Markets
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Oil dives under $85 after S&P downgrades U.S. debtAug 07, 2011 11:00 pm - SINGAPORE — Oil prices dived below $85 a barrel Monday in Asia after Standard & Poor's lowered the U.S. credit rating — a blow to confidence that could hurt economic gro...
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Treasury prices jump as stocks plummetAug 07, 2011 11:00 pm - NEW YORK — Government bond prices are rising as a stock market rout is sending traders into assets considered safe. Investors are selling stocks Monday in response to a ...
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Greenspan says stock prices will continue to fallAug 07, 2011 12:00 am - Former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan said he expects stocks to continue their decline after Standard & Poor’s downgraded the nation’s credit rating, even as an...
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Southeast resists renewable energy mandatesAug 06, 2011 12:00 am - ATLANTA — States across the country are gradually forcing or cajoling their electric companies into buying renewable energy, but the trend has fallen flat in the Southea...
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Oil falls as investors focus on weak economyAug 05, 2011 12:00 am - NEW YORK — Oil dropped nearly 2 percent Friday as investors shrugged off U.S. job gains and focused on lingering concerns about the global economy. Benchmark West Texas ...
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Oil near $86 as outlook for crude demand dimsAug 04, 2011 11:00 pm - Oil prices extended losses to near $86 a barrel on Friday amid fears that a slowing global economy will weaken demand for crude, but recovered from earlier lows on repor...
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Stocks mostly lower after a day of wild swingsAug 04, 2011 11:00 pm - If you looked away Friday, you might have missed a market rally. Or a plunge. A soothing government report on employment in July eased concerns that the U.S. might slide...
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U.S. stock futures fall as world markets plungeAug 04, 2011 11:00 pm - Don't look away for too long. You might miss a market rally. Or a plunge. The Dow Jones industrial average is up 80 points after being down as many as 245 points on Frid...
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Politicial blame game on after S&P downgrades US credit ratingAug 04, 2011 11:00 pm - Republicans and Democrats quickly doled out blame to each other for the first-ever downgrade in the nation's sterling credit rating, an expected but unsettling move that...
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Dow’s 513-point plunge wipes out year’s gainsAug 04, 2011 12:00 am - NEW YORK — Gripped by fear of another recession, the financial markets suffered their worst day Thursday since the crisis of 2008. The Dow Jones industrial average fell ...