Markets
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Stock indexes flat ahead of GDP reportJan 27, 2011 10:00 pm - NEW YORK — Stocks are poised for a flat open ahead of a report that will show whether the U.S. economy is growing. The Commerce Department will issue its first gross dom...
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Egyptian concerns brew in marketsJan 27, 2011 10:00 pm - LONDON — The growing street protests in Egypt sent stocks down Friday and gave the dollar a lift against the euro as investors fret about what could happen over the wee...
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Oil below $86 amid weak indicators, earningsJan 27, 2011 10:00 pm - Oil prices hovered below $86 a barrel Friday in Asia, dragged lower by weak economic and earnings news. Benchmark crude for March delivery was down 7 cents at $85.57 a b...
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Stocks edge higher after mixed earnings reportsJan 26, 2011 10:00 pm - NEW YORK — A surprise jump in applications for unemployment benefits and mixed earnings from large U.S. companies kept stocks on a short leash Thursday. Indexes ended s...
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Oil falls below $87 a barrel in EuropeJan 26, 2011 10:00 pm - Oil prices fell back below $87 a barrel Thursday as traders weighed President Barack Obama's plans to boost the U.S. economy against rising crude inventories. By early a...
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Dow Jones average falls after hitting 12,000Jan 25, 2011 10:00 pm - NEW YORK — The Dow Jones industrial average broke through 12,000 for the first time in two and a half years Wednesday, but a late fade kept it from closing above that l...
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Oil crawls back to near $87 a barrel in EuropeJan 25, 2011 10:00 pm - Oil prices inched up toward $87 a barrel Wednesday after falling more than 4 percent in less than a week on mixed economic news and the possibility of increased OPEC pro...
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Weak earnings from J&J, 3M push stocks lowerJan 24, 2011 10:00 pm - NEW YORK — Weak earnings from Johnson & Johnson, 3M Co. and other heavyweights drove stocks down on Tuesday. Four of the 30 companies in the Dow Jones industrial averag...
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Oil extends fall as Saudis hint at raising supplyJan 24, 2011 10:00 pm - Oil prices fell below $87 a barrel Tuesday, extending losses after the Saudi oil minister hinted the world's biggest producer may increase supplies to put the brakes on ...
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Oil prices fall as Saudis hint at raising suppliesJan 23, 2011 10:00 pm - NEW YORK — The price of oil fell on Monday after the Saudi oil minister hinted that his country, the world's biggest oil producer, may raise supplies to put the brakes ...