Markets
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European markets trim gains as U.S. opens down
Aug 05, 2009 11:00 pm - LONDON -- European stock markets trimmed gains Thursday as Wall Street fell modestly and investors baulked at staking out positions ahead of Friday's crucial U.S. jobs d...
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Nasdaq, BATS to stop offering flash trading
Aug 05, 2009 11:00 pm - CHARLOTTE, North Carolina -- The operators of the Nasdaq and BATS stock exchanges said Thursday they will stop a practice that gives some brokerages a split-second advan...
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Stocks slip after jobless claims report
Aug 05, 2009 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- The Dow Jones industrial average and other major indexes suffered moderate losses Thursday as worries about the government's July employment report due Frida...
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Oil falls to near $71 as inventories rise
Aug 05, 2009 11:00 pm - Oil prices fell to near $71 a barrel Thursday as investors eyed rising U.S. crude inventories and signs of a weak economy. By early afternoon in Europe, benchmark crude ...
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Weak economic data put market rally on hold
Aug 04, 2009 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- The closer investors get to the government's July employment report, the more cautious they become. Stocks slipped Wednesday as investors shied away from big...
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Oil prices near $72 despite robust supplies
Aug 04, 2009 11:00 pm - SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota -- Oil prices rose Wednesday despite growing crude supplies and more signs of weakness in major sectors like retail and transportation. Benchma...
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Investors nudge rally forward with small gains
Aug 03, 2009 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Having sprinted higher for three weeks, the stock market is taking a break. Investors made few big moves Tuesday after stocks rocketed 14 percent in just 16 ...
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Oil rally stalls in face of better economic data
Aug 03, 2009 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Oil prices dipped Tuesday, yet are now well above levels just one month ago as a string of economic reports provides a brighter outlook for the global econom...
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Oil jumps on weak dollar
Aug 02, 2009 11:00 pm - COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Oil and natural gas prices rose sharply Monday on the weakening dollar and on new signs of life from manufacturers that suggest the recession may be lo...
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Signs of healing in manufacturing lift stocks
Aug 02, 2009 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- The Standard & Poor's 500 index is four digits again. The widely used stock market measure broke above 1,000 on Monday for the first time in nine months as r...