Markets
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Stocks mostly slide on mixed data
Oct 26, 2009 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Stocks mostly fell Tuesday as mixed reports on home prices and consumer confidence give investors little incentive to step into the market. A decision by IBM...
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Oil back below $79 amid dollar volatilityOct 26, 2009 11:00 pm - Oil prices swung around $79 a barrel Tuesday, tracking changes in the dollar's volatile exchange rate against the euro and the Japanese yen, after three straight days of...
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Europe gains after BP earns beat forecasts
Oct 26, 2009 11:00 pm - LONDON -- European markets were pushed higher by oil stocks Tuesday after BP's third-quarter results beat analysts' expectations. Asian indexes closed lower, following l...
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Crude rally hits the brakes
Oct 25, 2009 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- The crude rally hit the brakes Monday with a barrel of oil tumbling more than 2 percent, as the dollar strengthened after hitting a 14-month low. Bnchmark cr...
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Stocks slide as rising dollar hits oil prices
Oct 25, 2009 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- A strengthening dollar and worries about an overheated market pounded stocks on Monday. Stock indexes started the day higher but turned sharply lower at midm...
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Europe shares edge higher, Wall Street set to rise
Oct 25, 2009 11:00 pm - LONDON -- European markets rose modestly Monday and Wall Street was set to inch higher as investors looked ahead to oil company earnings later in the week. Asian markets...
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Stocks end week lower as investors take profits
Oct 22, 2009 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Investors dumped stocks and locked in profits Friday after the glow of a week full of strong earnings reports faded. The retreat came as cautious forecasts f...
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Oil holds above $81 as global economy recovers
Oct 22, 2009 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Oil prices surged 15 percent this month, dredging up memories of last year's spike and gas prices could soon eclipse summer highs. Crude is being tugged high...
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World markets advance amid U.S. earnings cheer
Oct 22, 2009 11:00 pm - LONDON -- World stock markets rose strongly Friday after another batch of solid U.S. earnings and further confirmation that the recovery in Germany, Europe's biggest eco...
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Dow rises as bank, consumer stocks gain
Oct 21, 2009 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Investors encouraged by a good batch of earnings reports and forecasts jumped back into stocks after a two-day slide. Stocks posted big gains Thursday after ...