Markets
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Oil rises to near $82 on stocks, cold weatherJan 04, 2010 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Oil rose to $82 a barrel Tuesday after a jump in stock markets boosted investor confidence and helped extend a four-week rally in crude prices. Falling energ...
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Oil starts year above $81 a barrelJan 03, 2010 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Oil started the new year Monday trading above $81 a barrel, almost double what it fetched at the beginning of 2009 even though the U.S. is using much less. B...
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January effect may set markets' tone for New YearJan 03, 2010 10:00 pm - CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- The stock market faces a big test as 2010 trading gets under way: whether its performance will be lifted by the phenomenon known as the January effect...
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Stocks climb on manufacturing reports, rising oilJan 03, 2010 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- The stock market has extended its 2009 rally into the new year. Major stock indexes surged more than 1.5 percent Monday after improving news on manufacturing...
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Few called market turn, fewer predict it will lastDec 31, 2009 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Few analysts forecast this year's remarkable stock market rebound as major indexes were plunging to 12-year lows last March. Now, with most experts predictin...
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Stocks pull back as investors close out 2009
Dec 30, 2009 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- The stock market has closed out a remarkable 2009 with a loss as investors bet the improving economy will lead the government to pull back on its stimulus me...
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Oil rises to $80 for first time since November
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Oil prices up as supply falls for 4th week
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Stocks little changed as dollar strengthens
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Oil near $79 a barrel; pump prices ticking up