Markets
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Oil falls below $102 ahead of U.S. supply reportsMay 09, 2011 11:00 pm - Oil prices fell below $102 a barrel Tuesday as traders anticipated a further rise in weekly U.S. crude inventories, a sign of weakening demand in the world's largest eco...
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Oil jumps to above $100 on weaker U.S. dollarMay 08, 2011 11:00 pm - Oil prices jumped to above $100 a barrel Monday as investors bought back into the market made more attractive by last week's plunge and a weaker U.S. dollar. By early af...
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Energy, metals stocks rise with commodity pricesMay 08, 2011 11:00 pm - NEW YORK — Commodity prices clawed back some of their losses from last week Monday, helping to lift the stocks of energy companies and metals miners. The broader market ...
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Stocks fall sharply after weak data on jobsMay 03, 2011 11:00 pm - NEW YORK — Serious doubts about the health of the job market and the pace of the economic recovery have markets on edge. Stocks fell sharply Wednesday after private payr...
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Later Easter benefits April sales, data showsMay 03, 2011 11:00 pm - NEW YORK — Monthly spending figures from MasterCard Inc. show this year's late Easter holiday helped boost clothing and luxury goods sales in April but did nothing for e...
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Oil below $113 as traders eye dollar, bin LadenMay 02, 2011 11:00 pm - Oil prices fell below $113 a barrel Tuesday as a stronger U.S. dollar made crude more expensive for investors with other currencies and markets appraised the impact of O...
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Stocks set to fall ahead of auto sales, earningsMay 02, 2011 11:00 pm - NEW YORK — A heap of data on the economy and corporate earnings will likely sway the stock and bond markets. The nation's automakers release monthly sales results for Ap...
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Oil falls below $113 after bin Laden killedMay 01, 2011 11:00 pm - SINGAPORE — Oil prices eased off 2½ year highs to below $113 a barrel Monday after President Barack Obama announced that al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden had been killed....
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Stocks rise after bin Laden death, strong earningsMay 01, 2011 11:00 pm - NEW YORK — Stocks lost some of their early gains and turned mixed Monday despite the death of Osama bin Laden, several strong earnings reports and a major drug industry ...
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Strong earnings from Caterpillar drive Dow higherApr 29, 2011 12:00 am - NEW YORK — Caterpillar drove the Dow Jones industrial average higher Friday after the company reported strong earnings. The world’s largest maker of mining and construc...