Markets
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Oil lingers above $91 a barrel in EuropeJan 17, 2011 10:00 pm - Oil futures hovered above $91 a barrel Tuesday, largely shrugging off higher OPEC and IEA demand forecasts as trading in the February contract dwindled ahead of its expi...
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Oil falls to near $90 on weak US jobs marketJan 13, 2011 10:00 pm - Oil prices fell to near $90 a barrel Friday as a disappointing U.S. jobs figure and a move by China to cool off economic growth dampened expectations of higher crude dem...
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Inflation and retail reports on investors' agendaJan 13, 2011 10:00 pm - NEW YORK — For investors, inflation has been a phantom menace. The Labor Department said Friday that consumer prices rose 0.5 percent last month, the largest increase si...
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Oil hovers below $92, near 2-year highJan 12, 2011 10:00 pm - Oil prices hovered below $92 a barrel Thursday after signs of improving U.S. demand and rising interest from financial investors pushed crude to a two-year high. By earl...
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Stocks close higher as worries about Europe easeJan 11, 2011 10:00 pm - NEW YORK — Stocks are ending the day at their highest levels in more than two years after a successful bond auction in Portugal eased worries about Europe's debt crisis...
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Oil hangs around $91 amid US gasoline supply jumpJan 11, 2011 10:00 pm - Oil prices stayed around $91 a barrel Wednesday after a report showed U.S. gasoline supplies rose more than expected, suggesting demand may have slowed. By early afterno...
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Stronger earnings reports push stocks higherJan 10, 2011 10:00 pm - NEW YORK — Strong profits from major retailers and an upgrade to Hewlett-Packard helped push stocks higher on Tuesday. Sears Holdings Corp. and Tiffany & Co. raised the...
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Oil rises to near $90 as traders eye Alaska leakJan 10, 2011 10:00 pm - Oil prices rose to near $90 a barrel Tuesday as traders eyed repairs on a shutdown Alaskan pipeline that has cut crude production in the state. By early afternoon in Eur...
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Telecoms lead stocks lower; Europe fallsJan 09, 2011 10:00 pm - NEW YORK — Stocks indexes were mostly lower on Monday, with telecommunication companies leading the way down. AT&T Inc. fell the most out of the 30 stocks that make up ...
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Oil prices surge after Alaska pipeline shuts downJan 09, 2011 10:00 pm - NEW YORK — Oil prices rose above $89 a barrel Monday after the 800-mile trans-Alaska pipeline owned by BP PLC and four other companies was shut down because of a leak. ...