Markets
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Stocks rise on earnings, economic reportsAug 16, 2010 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Investors regained some enthusiasm for stocks Tuesday, sending prices sharply higher after reports showed a slight improvement in the housing market and a bi...
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Pump prices fall as crude oil declinesAug 15, 2010 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- There were some smiles at the gas pump on Monday as the average price of a gallon of unleaded regular dropped by a couple of cents across the country. The av...
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Stock market apt to stay difficult for some timeAug 15, 2010 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Get used to a difficult stock market. It's nearly four months since stocks reached their 2010 highs and began falling on investors' doubts about the economic...
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Stocks eke out gain as investor malaise continuesAug 15, 2010 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Stocks managed to break a four-day losing streak Monday by the slimmest of margins. Investors had no change of heart about the economy, however, and again po...
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Dow closes down 17 to extend lossesAug 12, 2010 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Stocks extended their losing streak to four days Friday after a mixed batch of readings on consumers further muddled investors' sense of the economy. The maj...
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Oil stuck below $76, tries to break 3-day lossesAug 12, 2010 11:00 pm - Oil prices struggled to rise above $76 a barrel Friday, bidding to break a streak of three straight losing sessions as a scenario of too much crude and insufficient dema...
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Stocks fall after Cisco earnings, jobless dataAug 11, 2010 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Technology companies led the stock market to its third straight loss Thursday after an earnings report from Cisco Systems raised more questions about the eco...
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Oil price slide continues on grim economic reportsAug 11, 2010 11:00 pm - Oil prices lost more ground Thursday as discouraging global economic news reinforced concerns about slowing consumer demand for energy products. Benchmark crude for Sept...
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Dow closes down 265 as gloom growsAug 10, 2010 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Stocks and interest rates fell sharply Wednesday as more bad news chipped away at investors' view of the economy. The Dow Jones industrial average fell 265 p...
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Oil prices fall on concerns about economy, demandAug 10, 2010 11:00 pm - Oil prices retreated for a second day on Wednesday as concern grows over whether consumers will spend more on energy in a sluggish economy. Benchmark crude for September...