Markets
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Oil rises above $75 as traders eye stocks, dollarFeb 10, 2010 10:00 pm - Oil prices broke above $75 a barrel Thursday as traders looked for guidance from stock and currency markets amid a muddled crude demand outlook. By early afternoon in Eu...
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Oil falls on Bernanke stimulus exit planFeb 09, 2010 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Oil and other energy prices fell as the dollar rose after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke mapped out a plan for pulling in government stimulus money wh...
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Stocks stall as Bernanke points to end of stimulusFeb 09, 2010 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- The stock market managed to steady itself after hearing Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke's plans to dismantle the central bank's supports for the U.S. e...
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Stocks climb on hopes for Greece debt assistanceFeb 08, 2010 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- The Dow Jones industrial average climbed back above 10,000 on hope that the European Union will help Greece manage its growing debt burden. The Dow was up mo...
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Oil above $72 on weakening dollarFeb 08, 2010 10:00 pm - Oil prices rose above $72 a barrel Tuesday as a weakening U.S. dollar offset concerns about the strength of the global economic recovery. By early afternoon in Europe, b...
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Wintry weather drives energy prices higherFeb 07, 2010 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Energy prices climbed Monday as another winter storm was expected to dump even more snow on the East Coast. Already, parts of Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvani...
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Dow closes below 10,000 for first time in 3 monthsFeb 07, 2010 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- The Dow Jones industrial average closed below 10,000 for the first time in three months Monday on nagging concerns about debt loads in Europe. Shares of big ...
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Stocks mixed on jobs report, debt worriesFeb 04, 2010 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- The stock market headed toward its fourth straight weekly drop Friday on another series of troubling signals about the global economy. The Dow Jones industri...
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Asian stocks tumble amid global recovery doubtsFeb 04, 2010 10:00 pm - BEIJING -- Asian stocks tumbled Friday as ballooning European debt and a rise in U.S. unemployment claims added to fears the global recovery could slip back into recess...
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Oil tumbles again to settle below $72 a barrelFeb 04, 2010 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Oil prices ended the week at the lowest level in nearly two months, weighed down by a stronger dollar and persistent doubts about the health of the global ec...