Markets
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Oil rises above $101 after OPEC output unchangedJun 08, 2011 11:00 pm - SINGAPORE — Oil prices rose above $101 a barrel Thursday in Asia, extending gains from the previous session after OPEC leaders unexpectedly left crude production quotas ...
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US stocks head for first up day in over a weekJun 08, 2011 11:00 pm - NEW YORK — A little bit of good news was all it took to break a weeklong slump in the stock market. A report that U.S. exports hit a record in April sent stocks sharply ...
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Stocks fall as Fed delivers mixed economic outlookJun 07, 2011 11:00 pm - NEW YORK — Another lackluster economic report sent stocks down Wednesday, extending a weeklong slide. The Federal Reserve report, known as the Beige Book, showed the eco...
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Strong demand for 10-year notes sends bonds higherJun 07, 2011 11:00 pm - NEW YORK — Government bond prices rose Wednesday following strong demand for 10-year Treasury notes at an auction. The Treasury Department was able to sell 10-year notes...
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Stocks fall again as Bernanke offers no stimulusJun 06, 2011 11:00 pm - NEW YORK — Stock indexes closed lower Tuesday, giving up earlier gains, after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said the economic recovery remains uneven. Bernanke o...
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Oil falls below $99 ahead of OPEC meetingJun 06, 2011 11:00 pm - Oil prices slipped below $99 a barrel Tuesday amid expectations that OPEC will raise its production quota this week. By early afternoon in Europe, benchmark crude for Ju...
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Stocks fall for the fourth straight dayJun 06, 2011 12:00 am - NEW YORK — Stocks were lower for a fourth straight day with banks and energy companies leading the decline. Worries about a slowing economy also continued to weigh on th...
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Economic concerns sink stocks for 4th straight dayJun 05, 2011 11:00 pm - NEW YORK — Lingering concerns about the U.S. economy are pushing the stock market lower for a fourth straight day. Airline stocks dropped Monday after an industry group ...
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Oil falls below $100 after weak U.S. jobs figuresJun 05, 2011 11:00 pm - SINGAPORE — Oil prices fell below $100 a barrel Monday in Asia after new indications of slowing U.S. economic growth ahead of an OPEC meeting this week. Benchmark oil fo...
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Oil drops below $100 ahead of key U.S. jobs reportJun 02, 2011 11:00 pm - Oil prices dropped below $100 a barrel Friday as investors awaited a key U.S. jobs report to get a signal about the state of the economic recovery in the world's largest...