Markets
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Stocks shrug off denial of BofA's dividend requestMar 22, 2011 11:00 pm - NEW YORK — Stocks are closing slightly higher after a government report showed stronger demand for gasoline. Stocks had been lower earlier but rallied late in the day a...
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Oil hovers above $102 as traders eye Libya strifeMar 21, 2011 11:00 pm - Oil prices hovered above $102 a barrel Tuesday as traders mulled how long Libyan oil exports will remain shut down after a third night of allied attacks on forces loyal ...
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Stocks edge lower after a three-day rallyMar 21, 2011 11:00 pm - NEW YORK — Stocks edged lower Tuesday, ending a three-day rally that had lifted the Dow Jones industrial average above 12,000 for the first time since an earthquake hit ...
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Oil jumps to $103 as allied coalition bombs LibyaMar 20, 2011 11:00 pm - Oil prices jumped to above $103 a barrel on Monday after Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi vowed a "long war" amid a second night of allied military strikes on the OPEC nati...
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Stocks rise on dealmaking, easing Japan worriesMar 20, 2011 11:00 pm - NEW YORK — Stocks are rising at the opening of trading, lifted by corporate dealmaking and easing worries about Japan's nuclear crisis. AT&T jumped 3 percent in early tr...
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Libya cease-fire, yen plan pulls stocks higherMar 17, 2011 11:00 pm - NEW YORK — A cease-fire in Libya and an international plan to bring the yen down from historic highs are pushing stocks broadly higher. Japan's currency has soared since...
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Oil above $103 as UN authorizes Libya strikesMar 17, 2011 11:00 pm - Oil prices rose above $103 a barrel Friday as traders worried the United Nations' authorization of military strikes against forces loyal to Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi...
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Oil prices top $100 per barrel againMar 16, 2011 11:00 pm - Oil prices top $100 per barrel again
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Worsening nuclear crisis rattles financial marketsMar 16, 2011 11:00 pm - NEW YORK — Financial markets were jolted for a third day Wednesday by fears that a partial meltdown may have occurred at a nuclear plant in Japan. Stocks erased nearly a...
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Japan crisis puts world financial markets on edgeMar 15, 2011 11:00 pm - NEW YORK — Fears over the escalating nuclear crisis in Japan overtook financial markets around the globe Tuesday, pushing stocks and other investments lower. The Japanes...