Markets
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Strong earnings from Apple send stock futures upJul 20, 2010 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Stock futures are headed for a higher opening after Apple and Coca-Cola turned in stronger earnings results. Apple easily surpassed profit forecasts and, mor...
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Stocks close higher as investors digest earningsJul 19, 2010 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Stocks have closed moderately higher after investors sorted through a mix of earnings numbers and awaited reports from Yahoo Inc. and Apple Inc. after the cl...
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Oil settles above $77 as stocks rebound from lowsJul 19, 2010 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Oil prices bounced back to settle higher on Tuesday after the stock market reversed course and gained ground. Gas pump prices fell a little, with the nationa...
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Stocks rebound as investors await earningsJul 18, 2010 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- The stock market is fulfilling predictions of an uneasy trek through second-quarter earnings season. Stocks ended a choppy day Monday with a moderate rebound...
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Oil prices move above $76 as traders eye equitiesJul 18, 2010 11:00 pm - Oil prices moved above $76 a barrel Monday as traders eyed a modest rebound in stock markets despite continuing economic uncertainty. By early afternoon in Europe, bench...
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Stocks drop on weak consumer sentiment, bank earningsJul 15, 2010 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Investors are finding disappointment everywhere and taking out their frustration on stocks. Stocks slumped Friday after banks' second-quarter earnings fell s...
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Oil up near $77 as U.S. equities, economy mixedJul 15, 2010 11:00 pm - Oil prices moved up toward $77 a barrel Friday as traders eyed small gains in stock markets and a stronger euro amid a sluggish U.S. economic recovery. By early afternoo...
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Oil rises above $77 amid mixed US demand signalsJul 14, 2010 11:00 pm - LONDON -- Oil prices rose above $77 a barrel Thursday in Europe amid mixed signals about the strength of U.S. crude demand. Benchmark crude for August delivery was up 49...
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Late stock rally on Goldman settlement expectationJul 14, 2010 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Stocks had a late-day turnaround Thursday on expectations that Goldman Sachs is settling the government's civil fraud charges. As word spread that the Securi...
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Stocks are mixed after weaker Fed economic outlookJul 13, 2010 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- A weaker economic forecast from the Federal Reserve chilled the stock market's winning streak. Stocks closed mixed Wednesday, with the Dow Jones industrial a...