Markets
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World stocks fall amid drop in oil price
Sep 23, 2009 11:00 pm - LONDON -- World stock markets fell Thursday as investors took profit from recent rises and energy stocks were hit by a big drop in oil prices. In afternoon trading in Eu...
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Drop in home sales, tumbling oil weigh on stocks
Sep 23, 2009 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- A surprise drop in home sales and another slide in oil prices pushed investors to sell stocks Thursday. Stocks slid after the National Association of Realtor...
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Stocks end lower despite better view from Fed
Sep 22, 2009 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- The stock market is encouraged by the Fed's latest improved assessment of the economy, but not enough to propel the Dow Jones industrial average past 10,000....
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World markets mixed as monthslong rally sputters
Sep 22, 2009 11:00 pm - LONDON -- World stock markets sought direction Wednesday as a monthslong rally sputtered and investors waited for clues from the U.S. Federal Reserve about the global re...
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Oil prices dip below $69 per barrel; supplies jump
Sep 22, 2009 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Oil prices tumbled below $69 per barrel Wednesday on a U.S. government report showing demand for energy remains weak. Benchmark crude for November delivery f...
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Rebound in commodities carries stocks higher
Sep 21, 2009 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- A rebound in commodities is drawing investors back into the stock market. Major stock indicators rebounded Tuesday from a drop the day earlier. The Dow Jones...
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World markets higher amid recovery optimism
Sep 21, 2009 11:00 pm - LONDON -- European stock markets followed Asia higher on Tuesday after the Asian Development Bank upgraded its growth forecasts for major economies like China and India ...
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Oil rebounds on weak dollar
Sep 21, 2009 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Oil prices bounced back above $71 on Tuesday as the dollar fell to its lowest level against the euro in more than a year. Benchmark crude for October deliver...
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Stocks end off lows as health care, tech recover
Sep 20, 2009 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Stocks mostly fell Monday but ended off their lows as investors moved into technology and health care shares. News of Dell Inc.'s plans to buy information te...
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Oil falls below $71 amid weak demand
Sep 20, 2009 11:00 pm - VIENNA -- Oil prices slipped below $71 a barrel Monday as high crude stockpiles and weak demand tempered enthusiasm about recent signs of improvement in the world's larg...