Markets
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Stocks finish down as rally dies
Aug 27, 2009 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Stocks are finishing mostly lower as investors balked at extending the market's recent rally. Trading was quiet, as it has been all week, as summer vacations...
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European markets steady as Asia slips
Aug 26, 2009 11:00 pm - LONDON -- European stocks held steady Thursday despite losses in Asia, as investors brushed off a string of upbeat economic figures on fears any recovery may not prove s...
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Oil, natural gas falls
Aug 26, 2009 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Natural gas prices slumped to their lowest level in seven years Thursday after the government reported that salt caverns, aquifers and other underground area...
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Stocks reverse early losses, edge higher at close
Aug 26, 2009 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- The stock market's rally plodded along Thursday, sustained by sharp gains in financial and industrial shares. Major indexes overcame early losses and finishe...
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Stocks eke out small gains, Dow higher for 7th day
Aug 25, 2009 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Stocks finished a choppy day of trading Wednesday mostly higher following positive reports on home sales and factory orders. The Dow Jones industrials rose f...
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Oil prices fall again as oil supplies rise
Aug 25, 2009 11:00 pm - HOUSTON -- The price of oil fell again Wednesday with new government data showing that U.S. crude supplies increased last week, a sign that demand remains weak. Benchmar...
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European stocks slip on caution about recovery
Aug 25, 2009 11:00 pm - LONDON -- European stocks edged lower on Wednesday as upbeat German and U.S. economic data were not enough to convince investors that the global recovery can last beyond...
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Gain in consumer confidence sends stocks higher
Aug 24, 2009 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- A rebound in consumer confidence and more healing in the housing industry have put stocks back on an upward path. Banks, retailers and homebuilders were Tues...
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Oil touches $75, then falls on deficit numbers
Aug 24, 2009 11:00 pm - HOUSTON -- Oil prices fell Tuesday after a new report from Washington projected a cumulative $7 trillion U.S. deficit for the next decade. Minutes before the nonpartisan...
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Stocks fluctuate, end little changed
Aug 23, 2009 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Investors slowed their hectic buying of stocks Monday, leaving the major indexes little changed after a four-day advance. Stocks pulled back from their early...