Markets
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Oil settles above $70 as traders eye earnings
Oct 04, 2009 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Oil prices pushed through early losses to settle above $70 a barrel Monday on the coattails of strong equity markets and weakness in the U.S. dollar. "It sti...
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Stocks jump on service industry, bank reports
Oct 04, 2009 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- The first growth in the service industry in a year and an upgrade of big banks pulled investors into the stock market after a two-week slide. Major stock ind...
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Stocks end down after jobs report
Oct 01, 2009 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Stocks posted modest losses Friday after a disappointing monthly jobs report brought fresh concerns that a recovery in the troubled labor market may be a lon...
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Jobs data send oil prices tumbling
Oct 01, 2009 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Oil prices tumbled Friday as unemployment hit a 26-year high, sowing more doubts about the strength of the economic recovery and crude demand. Benchmark crud...
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World markets slide ahead of key US jobs report
Oct 01, 2009 11:00 pm - LONDON -- World stock markets fell Friday ahead of a key U.S. jobs report due later in the day, which some fear could show unemployment nearing 10 percent rate in the w...
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World stocks mostly lower on weak economic data
Sep 30, 2009 11:00 pm - World stocks were mostly lower and Wall Street was expected to slide on the open Thursday as weak economic data overshadowed higher growth forecasts from the Internation...
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Oil falls below $70 after surging overnight
Sep 30, 2009 11:00 pm - Oil prices fell below $70 a barrel Thursday after surging overnight on signs U.S. gasoline demand may be improving. Weaker equity markets and gains by the dollar helped ...
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Slide in manufacturing activity sends stocks lower
Sep 30, 2009 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Stocks began the fourth quarter with a slide Thursday as pessimism about the U.S. economy gripped investors. The Dow Jones industrial average and the Standar...
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Crude settles above $70 on supply data
Sep 29, 2009 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Oil prices climbed more than 5 percent, surpassing $70 a barrel Wednesday after a government report said the nation's gasoline supply dropped unexpectedly an...
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Surprise slide in manufacturing sends stocks lower
Sep 29, 2009 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- A surprise drop in a key regional economic indicator sent stocks reeling Wednesday, with the Dow Jones industrials sliding more than 70 points. The Chicago P...