Markets
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Oil continues slide as stock market dropsJan 20, 2010 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Oil prices dropped Thursday to the lowest level in a month after a government report showed the country continues to use less energy than last year, raising ...
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Stocks fall on China lending concernsJan 19, 2010 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Investors' growing anxiety about China's attempts to slow its economy and disappointing earnings reports in the U.S. led to another selloff in stocks. The Do...
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Oil under $78 on dollar gains, inventory fearsJan 19, 2010 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Oil prices tumbled Wednesday, weighed down by a drop on Wall Street, a stronger dollar and signs that China's energy needs might not be as robust as previous...
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Crude settles higher as stocks climbJan 18, 2010 10:00 pm - Crude oil followed the stock market up on Tuesday, settling higher for the first time in five sessions. Investors boosted health stocks, watching a Massachusetts electio...
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Health stocks pull market higherJan 18, 2010 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- The stock market rebounded as traders placed bets that the outcome of an election in Massachusetts would make it harder for President Barack Obama to make ch...
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Oil slips below $78 on weak dollar
Jan 17, 2010 10:00 pm - Oil prices hovered around $78 a barrel Monday as traders weighed doubts about global oil demand against a weaker U.S. dollar, which made crude cheaper for investors hold...
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Profits up, stocks down: Market madness this week?
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Oil drops on stronger dollar, milder weatherJan 14, 2010 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Oil prices fell for the fifth straight day Friday, dipping below $79 a barrel as the dollar strengthened and forecasters saw milder winter weather ahead. Ben...
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Consumers are squeezed as inflation outpaces wagesJan 14, 2010 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- American families were squeezed last year as their inflation-adjusted weekly wages fell 1.6 percent Ã¢â‚¬â€ť the sharpest drop since 1990 Ã¢â‚¬â€ť even as ...
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Stocks plummet on JPMorgan results, consumer newsJan 14, 2010 10:00 pm - U.S. stocks slid, sending the Standard & Poor's 500 Index to its biggest drop in a month, as JPMorgan Chase & Co. reported a loss in retail banking, consumer confidence ...