Markets
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Dow closes down 100 after Fed planAug 09, 2010 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Stocks have had a partial comeback after the Federal Reserve said it would take small steps to stimulate the economy. The Dow Jones industrial average, down ...
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Oil falls to near $80 ahead of Fed meetingAug 09, 2010 11:00 pm - Oil prices fell to near $80 a barrel Tuesday as Chinese imports dropped, another sign that the world's third-largest economy is slowing, and investors looked to a Federa...
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Oil climbs toward $82 as stock markets rallyAug 08, 2010 11:00 pm - Oil prices climbed toward $82 a barrel Monday as stock market gains encouraged investors to buy back into the crude market after heavy losses last week, when weak U.S. j...
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Dow closes up 45 ahead of Fed meetingAug 08, 2010 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Investors are getting optimistic that the Federal Reserve will restart some of its economic stimulus programs. Stocks have closed moderately higher Monday, a...
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Oil falls below $82 on jobs reportAug 05, 2010 11:00 pm - Oil prices fell below $82 a barrel Friday ahead of a key employment report that will help investors gauge the strength of the U.S. economy. By early afternoon in Europe,...
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Dow closes down 21 on poor jobs reportAug 05, 2010 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Safety first. That appears to be the new motto for investors trying to figure out how bad the emerging slowdown in U.S. economic growth is going to be. A dis...
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Dow closes down 5 points on jobs newsAug 04, 2010 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- A surprisingly poor signal on the jobs market sent stocks slightly lower Thursday as investors remained worried about a lack of hiring. The modest drop came ...
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Oil slips toward $82 in Europe as rally pausesAug 04, 2010 11:00 pm - Oil prices slipped toward $82 a barrel Thursday, pausing from a rally that lifted the commodity to a three-month high this week amid a weakening dollar and positive corp...
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Oil falls to near $82 on weak U.S. crude demandAug 03, 2010 11:00 pm - Oil prices fell slightly from a three-month high above $82 a barrel Wednesday after a report showed U.S. crude inventories fell less than expected last week, suggesting ...
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Dow closes up 44 on jobs, service newsAug 03, 2010 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Reassuring signs on employment and growth in the service industry got the stock market back on an upward trajectory Wednesday. Major indexes rose moderately ...