Markets
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Europe, Asia fall on US finance-sector fears
Sep 01, 2009 11:00 pm - LONDON -- European and Asian stocks fell Wednesday after an overnight sell-off on Wall Street as renewed fears about the U.S. financial sector gave investors a reason to...
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Stocks fade as traders worry about unemployment
Sep 01, 2009 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- The stock market extended its slide to a fourth day as investors worried that a weak job market will trip up a recovery in the economy. Stocks posted modest ...
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Oil prices edge up as supplies tighten again
Sep 01, 2009 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Oil avoided a third day of losses and pushed above $68 a barrel Wednesday after the Energy Department reported a drop in crude and gasoline supplies that sug...
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Oil prices tumble as stock markets decline
Aug 31, 2009 11:00 pm - COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Oil prices dipped again Tuesday despite new indications that the U.S. manufacturing and housing industries may be on the mend. Benchmark crude for Octo...
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European markets fall on fears stocks overvalued
Aug 31, 2009 11:00 pm - LONDON -- European markets dropped Tuesday after a mild rebound in Asia, as investors worried that stocks are overvalued and that an economic recovery will be only gradu...
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Worries about banks drag stock market lower
Aug 31, 2009 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- A stock market ripe for a big pullback succumbed Tuesday, plunging when rumors of a bank failure revived investors' anxiety about the banking industry and th...
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Oil below $70 as China stock market sinks
Aug 30, 2009 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Oil fell below $70 a barrel Monday as a steep drop in China's stock market raised doubts about the strength of the U.S. and global economic recovery. Benchma...
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Stocks end strong month with selling
Aug 30, 2009 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- After giving the stock market a big gain during August, investors still worried about the economy backtracked the final day of the month. Stocks fell in ligh...
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World stocks rise on hopes for consumer recovery
Aug 27, 2009 11:00 pm - LONDON -- World stocks rose Friday, as strong earnings from consumer goods companies and a rise in European economic confidence suggested that household spending may slo...
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Oil prices edge above $73 as stocks recover
Aug 27, 2009 11:00 pm - LONDON -- The effect of the weak dollar is again pushing oil prices higher in the face of little demand for energy and huge surpluses of crude. On Friday, the dollar aga...