Markets
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Oil jumps to fresh 1-year high above $75
Oct 14, 2009 11:00 pm - VIENNA -- Oil prices reached a fresh one-year high above $75 a barrel Thursday, boosted by a weaker U.S. dollar and growing investor optimism about an economic recovery....
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Stocks rise as energy gains offset drop in banks
Oct 14, 2009 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- A late-day surge left stocks with modest advances Thursday as a jump in the price of oil lifted energy companies and offset weakness in bank shares. The gain...
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Oil prices jump above $75 a barrel to 1-year high
Oct 13, 2009 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Oil prices on Wednesday rose above $75 a barrel for the first time in a year because of a weak dollar and the belief that the upcoming holiday shopping seaso...
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Dow industrials pass 10,000 for 1st time in a year
Oct 13, 2009 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- When the Dow Jones industrial average first passed 10,000, traders tossed commemorative caps and uncorked champagne. This time around, the feeling was more l...
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World stocks holding steady ahead of U.S. earnings
Oct 12, 2009 11:00 pm - LONDON -- European stocks and Wall Street futures loitered around 2009 highs Tuesday as investors awaited a raft of third-quarter earnings statements later in the week. ...
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Oil prices near a new high for the year
Oct 12, 2009 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Oil prices neared new highs for the year Tuesday as the dollar slipped against other major currencies, demonstrating how much the weakened U.S. currency can ...
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Mixed J&J earnings pull Dow lower
Oct 12, 2009 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Investors grew cautious Tuesday after quarterly sales at Johnson & Johnson fell short of expectations and an influential analyst stirred worries that bank sh...
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Oil, fuel prices jump as dollar, temperatures fall
Oct 11, 2009 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Energy prices rose Monday as an October chill across much of the United States sent thermometers plummeting along with the weakening U.S. currency. "The earl...
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Dow drops but closes near 10,000
Oct 11, 2009 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Investors waiting for earnings reports to flow in traded cautiously Monday, giving up early gains and leaving the market narrowly mixed. The Dow Jones indust...
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Oil prices fall to near $71 as dollar gains
Oct 08, 2009 11:00 pm - VIENNA -- Oil prices fell to near $71 a barrel Friday, giving up part of the previous day's big gains, as the U.S. dollar rebounded -- making commodities more expensive ...