Markets
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Dow down more than 300 on disappointing jobs report
Jun 03, 2010 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Stocks tumbled Friday after the Labor Department said hiring remains weak and Hungary became the latest European country to report its economy is in crisis. ...
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Weak employment report drags oil down near $72
Jun 03, 2010 11:00 pm - Oil prices dropped Friday after a key barometer of the economy showed that U.S. companies remain reluctant to hire -- dampening prospects that a rebounding economy mean ...
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Oil climbs on report of Gulf drilling moratorium
Jun 02, 2010 11:00 pm - Oil prices spiked Thursday after the federal government said it will stop all new drilling in the Gulf of Mexico following the worst crude spill in American history. Ben...
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Stocks rise on increased optimism
Jun 02, 2010 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Stocks have closed higher for a second day after traders found room for optimism in mixed economic reports. Stocks climbed Thursday on reports that business ...
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Oil near $72 as economy concerns drag on optimism
Jun 01, 2010 11:00 pm - Oil prices slipped to near $72 a barrel Wednesday as flagging investor optimism about the global economy dragged down stocks and commodities. By early afternoon in Europ...
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Stocks jump after pending home sales top forecasts
Jun 01, 2010 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- The stock market rebounded Wednesday following a stronger-than-expected increase in pending home sales and a recovery in shares of energy companies. The Dow ...
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Oil falls to near $72 as stocks, euro fall
May 31, 2010 11:00 pm - SINGAPORE -- Oil prices tumbled to near $72 a barrel Tuesday in Asia as weakness in global stocks and the euro dragged on appetite for crude. Benchmark crude for July de...
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Stocks turn sharply lower in late trading
May 31, 2010 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Stocks took another late-day dive Tuesday after the government said it was starting criminal and civil investigations into the Gulf of Mexico oil spill. The...
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Oil moves above $75 amid improving economic moodMay 27, 2010 11:00 pm - Oil prices rose above $75 a barrel Friday, extending two days of gains on the back of improving economic figures and China's expression of support for Europe's recovery....
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Stocks retreat as Fitch downgrades Spain's debtMay 27, 2010 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Stocks closed out their worst month in more than a year by sliding again on more unsettling news about Europe. The Dow Jones industrials dropped 122 points F...