Markets
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Oil up to near $80 as traders eye rising equitiesJan 13, 2010 10:00 pm - Oil prices crawled up to near $80 a barrel Thursday as rising stock markets cheered crude investors ahead of fourth quarter corporate earnings reports. By early afternoo...
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World markets edge higher as Euro zone holds ratesJan 13, 2010 10:00 pm - LONDON -- World stock markets rose modestly Thursday after the European Central Bank held interest rates even and software company SAP AG reported upbeat fourth quarter ...
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Stocks rise as optimism builds about earningsJan 13, 2010 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- The Dow Jones industrial average closed above 10,700 for the first time in 15 months on Thursday as investors bet that stronger results would revive a disapp...
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Market advances as financial stocks reboundJan 12, 2010 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- The stock market closed higher, following the lead of financial stocks as the heads of several big banks testified before Congress about the financial crisis...
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World markets weighed down by China worriesJan 12, 2010 10:00 pm - LONDON -- World stock markets fell Wednesday as sentiment continued to be dented by China's moves to curb bank lending and a relatively disappointing start to the U.S. f...
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Oil prices tumble to lowest levels of 2010Jan 12, 2010 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Crude oil futures plunged to their lowest levels of the year Wednesday after the U.S. government reported that supplies grew more than expected. The Energy I...
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Stocks fall after Alcoa results disappointJan 11, 2010 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- A disappointing profit report from Alcoa and moves by China to curtail growth stirred concern among investors that the global economy will have trouble recov...
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Oil falls as cold eases gripJan 11, 2010 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Crude prices fell Tuesday as a global cold spell eased its grip, weakening demand for crude that had hit a 15-month high. By midmorning, benchmark crude for ...
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Oil rises as gas prices zip toward $3 markJan 10, 2010 10:00 pm - Gasoline prices on Monday continued their push toward $3 per gallon. The only question now is when? Prices have been jumping on the back of a strong oil market where the...
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Stocks waver on import, currency newsJan 10, 2010 10:00 pm - U.S. stocks swung between gains and losses as Venezuela's devaluation of the bolivar drove down consumer shares, while Alcoa Inc. rallied amid optimism about corporate e...