Markets
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Volatile Dow closes week shedding another 140 pointsMay 06, 2010 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Stocks had another volatile day Friday, swinging widely before closing sharply lower. The Dow Jones industrials closed with a loss of about 140 points, havin...
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Dow down 350 after recovering from near 1,000-point free fallMay 05, 2010 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- The stock market had one of its most turbulent days in history as the Dow Jones industrials dropped almost 1,000 points in less than half an hour on fears t...
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Oil settles near $77 as stock market plummetsMay 05, 2010 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Oil prices on Thursday dropped to levels not seen since February, as the stock market plummeted. Benchmark crude lost $2.86 to settle at $77.11 a barrel on t...
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Oil sinks to near $81 as dollar gains on euroMay 04, 2010 11:00 pm - Oil prices fell by more than a dollar to near $81 a barrel Wednesday as the American currency continued to strengthen against the euro and a report showed U.S. crude sup...
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Dow down on European debt worries; two-day fall of 285 pointsMay 04, 2010 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- The stock market extended its slide Wednesday after investors couldn't shake their concerns about European countries' big debt loads. The Dow Jones industria...
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Oil falls below $85 on stronger dollar, suppliesMay 03, 2010 11:00 pm - Oil prices slumped to below $85 a barrel Tuesday as the dollar strengthened and traders anticipated another increase in U.S. crude supplies from a government report due ...
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Stocks slide as new doubts about Greek aid emergeMay 03, 2010 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Stocks plunged around the world Tuesday as fears spread that Europe's attempt to contain Greece's debt crisis would fail. The euro fell to its lowest point a...
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Economic data -- not spill -- push oil prices higherMay 02, 2010 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Oil prices moved higher Monday, as traders watched whether the massive crude spill in the Gulf of Mexico will curtail imports if the oil slick shuts down a k...
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Dow ends higher on stronger economic reportsMay 02, 2010 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Investors have sent stocks soaring after getting a boost of confidence from the latest economic reports and Warren Buffett's defense of Goldman Sachs. The ma...
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Dow falls after weaker-than-expected GDP
Apr 29, 2010 11:00 pm - NEW YORK - Stocks ended April with a big loss Friday on disappointment with two economic reports and worries about a criminal investigation of Goldman Sachs. Investors l...