Markets
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Oil up toward $86 on signs of U.S. economic growth
Apr 29, 2010 11:00 pm - Oil prices rose Friday, temporarily shooting above $86 a barrel, amid signs the U.S. economy is strengthening. For now, a huge oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico was seen h...
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Stocks close up on earnings, drop in jobless claimsApr 28, 2010 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Stocks have surged higher after another series of upbeat earnings reports and a reading on unemployment provided more evidence of an improving economy. The L...
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Oil up to $84 despite weak U.S. demand, Europe debtApr 28, 2010 11:00 pm - Oil prices rose above $84 a barrel Thursday, though gains were tempered by signs of weak U.S. crude demand and an escalating European debt crisis. By early afternoon in ...
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Oil slides to near $82 on Greece debt woesApr 27, 2010 11:00 pm - Oil prices extended losses, sliding to near $82 a barrel Wednesday amid concerns over the global economic recovery and expectations of rising crude inventories in the U....
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Stocks finish up on earnings; Fed holds rate steadyApr 27, 2010 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Investors sent stocks climbing again following reassuring words from the Federal Reserve and another batch of upbeat earnings reports. The Dow Jones industr...
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Stocks pull back on Europe's deepening debt woesApr 26, 2010 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Investors are once again worried that debt problems in Greece and Portugal could threaten the global economic recovery. Stocks plunged in the U.S. and Europe...
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Oil slips below $84 as traders eye US demandApr 26, 2010 11:00 pm - Oil prices slipped below $84 a barrel Tuesday, extending declines from the previous day as the dollar strengthened against the euro and traders looked for signs U.S. cru...
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Strong Caterpillar results, outlook lift stocksApr 25, 2010 11:00 pm - The stock market ended narrowly mixed Monday after a strong earnings report from Caterpillar Inc. overshadowed questions about financial regulation. The Dow Jones indust...
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Oil above $85 on signs economy improvingApr 25, 2010 11:00 pm - Oil prices held above $85 a barrel Monday as growing investor optimism about the U.S. economy boosted equity and commodity prices. By early afternoon in Europe, benchmar...
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Oil rises after new home sales surgeApr 22, 2010 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Oil prices rose above $84 on Friday, helped slightly by strong sales of new U.S. homes that surged last month from a record low in February. Worries over Gre...