Markets
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Easing oil prices, deal news send stocks higherFeb 27, 2011 10:00 pm - NEW YORK — Stabilizing oil prices and signs that the economy may be improving pushed stock indexes higher Monday. The Standard and Poor's 500 index, the benchmark for m...
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Oil hovers above $97 as traders eye Libya suppliesFeb 24, 2011 10:00 pm - Oil prices hovered above $97 a barrel Friday but were far from highs over $103 the day before amid signs the crisis in Libya may have cut supplies less than previously e...
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Stocks recover as crude oil prices stabilizeFeb 24, 2011 10:00 pm - NEW YORK — Stocks rose Friday as oil prices stabilized following a recent jump. The escalating turmoil in Libya still left major indexes down about 2 percent for the wee...
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Higher oil prices would hamper global economyFeb 23, 2011 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON — Just as the U.S. and global economies are finally strengthening, they face a new danger: Rocketing oil prices, which topped $100 a barrel Wednesday. The U.S...
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Stocks stabilize as crude prices ease; Dow off 37Feb 23, 2011 10:00 pm - NEW YORK — Stocks stabilized Thursday after two days of sharp declines brought on by Libya's deepening political crisis. The Dow Jones industrial average recouped much ...
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Stocks fall on Libya tensions, H-P earningsFeb 22, 2011 10:00 pm - NEW YORK — Stocks fell for a second straight day Wednesday after clashes in Libya sent oil prices to two-year highs and technology giant Hewlett-Packard said its revenu...
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Oil prices hit $100 per barrelFeb 22, 2011 10:00 pm - NEW YORK — Oil prices hit $100 per barrel Wednesday as forces loyal to Libya's Moammar Gadhafi clashed with protesters expanding their control over parts of that OPEC n...
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Oil prices surge as Libya protests mountFeb 21, 2011 10:00 pm - NEW YORK — Oil prices soared to the highest level in more than two years as Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi urged his supporters to attack protesters who are violently ch...
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Libya unrest rattles markets; oil prices jumpFeb 21, 2011 10:00 pm - NEW YORK — Stocks fell sharply and oil prices spiked to their highest level in two years as unrest in worsened in Libya. Oil prices jumped 6 percent to $95 a barrel Tue...
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Oil rises to near $88 as Libya protests spreadFeb 20, 2011 10:00 pm - SINGAPORE — Oil prices jumped to near $88 a barrel Monday in Asia amid investor concern that the violent protests spreading in Libya could disrupt crude supplies from t...