Markets
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Banking concerns, GE results drag stocks lowerOct 14, 2010 11:00 pm - NEW YORK — Concerns about banks and a disappointing drop in revenue at General Electric halted a market rally Friday. Stocks initially jumped after Federal Reserve chai...
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Oil hovers below $83 ahead of Fed chief speechOct 14, 2010 11:00 pm - Oil prices hovered below $83 a barrel Friday as markets awaited pointers from the Federal Reserve chairman about how the central bank intends to add momentum to the U.S....
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Market rallies for a flat finishOct 13, 2010 11:00 pm - NEW YORK — Stocks closed little changed Thursday on another disappointing jobs report and growing concern over an investigation of banks' foreclosure practices. But the ...
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Slooooow recovery expectedOct 13, 2010 11:00 pm - Economic forecaster Robert Genetski warned more than 500 members of the suburban business community Thursday to expect to grapple with the economy for a while longer. “...
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Oil rises above $83 on weaker dollar, supply dropOct 13, 2010 11:00 pm - Oil prices rose above $83 a barrel Thursday, pushed higher by the U.S. dollar's slide and signs that demand may be improving. By early afternoon in Europe, benchmark cru...
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Earnings reports push stocks higher, Dow up 76Oct 12, 2010 11:00 pm - NEW YORK — Better than expected earnings reports from three corporate bellwethers helped push stocks to their fourth day of gains on Wednesday, even though the companies...
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Asian stocks up on solid US corporate resultsOct 12, 2010 11:00 pm - TOKYO — Asian stock markets advanced in early trading Thursday, lifted by better-than-expected earnings results from U.S. corporate bellwethers and growing expectations ...
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Stocks end higher after release of Fed minutesOct 11, 2010 11:00 pm - NEW YORK — Traders pushed shares higher Tuesday after minutes from the latest Federal Reserve meeting kept hope alive that the central bank would take more action to sti...
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Oil falls to near $81 amid stimulus doubtsOct 11, 2010 11:00 pm - Oil prices fell to near $81 a barrel Tuesday amid uncertainty about the U.S. central bank's plans to expedite economic recovery and expectations OPEC will hold productio...
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Dow closes up Monday at 11,010Oct 10, 2010 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Stocks struggled to a mixed finish on Monday, just days after the Dow Jones industrial average rose above 11,000 for the first time since early May. Trading ...