Markets
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World markets edge higher ahead of U.S. jobs dataJan 07, 2010 10:00 pm - LONDON -- World stocks advanced Friday ahead of crucial U.S. unemployment data which some hope will show that the world's largest economy created jobs in December for th...
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Oil prices slide as employment numbers dipJan 07, 2010 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Energy prices fell for a second consecutive day Friday as the U.S. reported a sharp plunge in jobs. Crude and gasoline price have risen sharply for more than...
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Stocks edge up on mixed newsJan 07, 2010 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Investors treaded water for a second day Wednesday as a batch of mixed economic reports and signs of division among Federal Reserve policymakers offered litt...
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Stocks trade mixed ahead of unemployment reportJan 06, 2010 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- A rising dollar and caution ahead of the government's monthly employment report kept investors from making big moves in the stock market for a third straight...
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Gasoline prices surpass 2009 highsJan 06, 2010 10:00 pm - Just seven days into the new year, pump prices have surged past 2009 highs as winter storms and a flood of speculative money send oil prices higher. With the average gal...
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Oil drops after report showing bigger crude stocksJan 05, 2010 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- One of the worst winter blasts in years could not obscure the enormous amount of crude and gasoline the U.S. has in storage and most energy prices began to g...
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Stocks end flat following mixed economic reportsJan 05, 2010 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- The stock market has ended little changed following mixed economic reports and as minutes from the Federal Reserve's last meeting point to divisions among po...
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European stocks remain lower after U.S. jobs dataJan 05, 2010 10:00 pm - LONDON -- European stock markets and Wall Street futures remained lower Wednesday after a survey reported bigger than expected job losses in the U.S. in December, just a...
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Mixed economic data, higher dollar press stocksJan 04, 2010 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Investors became cautious on the second trading day of the year as a pair of economic reports sent mixed signals about how the recovery was going. Stocks end...
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European markets pause after heady start to yearJan 04, 2010 10:00 pm - LONDON -- European stock markets took a breather Tuesday following the best New Year start since 2003 as investors looked ahead to a big week of economic data releases a...