Markets
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Oil above $100 as traders eye dollar, recoveryMay 18, 2011 11:00 pm - Oil prices inched above $100 a barrel Thursday thanks to the effects of a stronger dollar, but gains were limited by the International Energy Agency's warning that expen...
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Allstate to acquire Esurance, Answer FinancialMay 18, 2011 12:00 am - Northbrook insurance giant Allstate Corp. announced Wednesday that it will buy Esurance and Answer Financial for $700 million plus the tangible book value of the entitie...
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Oil rises above $98 amid weaker dollarMay 17, 2011 11:00 pm - Oil prices rose above $98 a barrel Wednesday as the dollar weakened and a crude supply report showed mixed signs about U.S. demand. By early afternoon in Europe, benchma...
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Stocks pointed higher as commodity prices riseMay 17, 2011 11:00 pm - NEW YORK — Stocks futures are pointed slightly higher a day after an afternoon rally tempered a third straight session of losses. Commodity prices are up after floods da...
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HP drags down Dow Jones industrial averageMay 16, 2011 11:00 pm - NEW YORK — Tech giant Hewlett Packard dragged the Dow Jones industrial average lower on Tuesday. Worries over the economic growth also weighed on stocks and drove bond y...
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Global recovery fears stalking marketsMay 16, 2011 11:00 pm - LONDON — Uncertainty over the global economic recovery and Europe's debt crisis continued to weigh on stock markets Tuesday, but the euro remained buoyant despite fears ...
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Survey measures satisfactionMay 16, 2011 11:00 pm - NEW YORK — Sprint Nextel Corp., once dead last in customer satisfaction among the Big 4 national wireless carriers, now has the happiest subscribers, along with long-tim...
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Oil extends 2-week sell-offMay 16, 2011 11:00 pm - SINGAPORE — Oil prices fell below $97 a barrel Tuesday in Asia, extending a two-week fall amid investor concern slowing U.S. economic growth could undermine demand for c...
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Stocks reverse early losses as commodities riseMay 15, 2011 11:00 pm - NEW YORK — A bounce back in materials and financial companies erased early losses in the stock market Monday. Commodities like corn and cotton rose than 3 percent in mid...
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Oil falls near $98 as traders eye US demandMay 15, 2011 11:00 pm - SINGAPORE — Oil prices fell to near $98 a barrel Monday in Asia amid investor concern soaring U.S. fuel costs are undermining crude consumption. Benchmark crude for Jun...