Markets
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Oil up to $91 amid Egypt protests, U.S. jobs reportFeb 03, 2011 10:00 pm - Oil prices rose to near $91 a barrel Friday as traders eyed violent street clashes in Egypt and awaited a key U.S. jobs report. By early afternoon in Europe, benchmark c...
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Bernanke speech helps push stocks higherFeb 02, 2011 10:00 pm - NEW YORK — Stocks posted small gains Thursday after Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke said the central bank will stick to its efforts to spur the economy. In a speec...
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Oil up to near $92 on concerns about EgyptFeb 02, 2011 10:00 pm - Oil prices climbed toward $92 a barrel Thursday as the violent street clashes in Egypt drew attention away from bearish U.S. crude and gasoline supply figures. By early ...
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Oil prices fall as supplies growFeb 01, 2011 10:00 pm - NEW YORK — Oil prices fell from earlier highs on Wednesday, as investors kept an eye on unrest in Egypt, and the U.S. Energy Department reported crude oil and gasoline s...
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Stocks mixed a day after Dow tops 12,000Feb 01, 2011 10:00 pm - NEW YORK — Stocks ended Wednesday mixed, a day after the Dow Jones industrial average closed above 12,000 for the first time since June 2008. The Dow traded in a tight r...
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Oil prices steady as Egypt protests continueJan 31, 2011 10:00 pm - NEW YORK — A key oil benchmark held above $101 per barrel Tuesday and will likely push crude prices higher for many refineries, including those serving the East Coast. Y...
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Dow over 12,000 as remarkable bull market rolls onJan 31, 2011 10:00 pm - NEW YORK — Two years ago, the stock market was roadkill along the financial highway. Now one of the greatest bull markets in history is rolling along — maybe enough to f...
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Energy stocks push indexes higherJan 30, 2011 10:00 pm - NEW YORK — Energy stocks led indexes higher Monday, the first day of trading since the growing unrest in Egypt caused the largest one-day drop in the broad stock market...
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Oil prices rise on Egypt unrestJan 30, 2011 10:00 pm - NEW YORK — An important oil price benchmark topped $100 per barrel on Monday for the first time since 2008, as investors kept an anxious eye on Egypt and worried about ...
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History suggests time is right to buy Dow stocksJan 29, 2011 10:00 pm - NEW YORK — Are you too late to the rally? One of the fastest bull markets in history pushed the Dow Jones industrial average to a close near 12,000 last week, the highes...