Markets
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Strong quarter ends cautiously as earnings loom
Jun 29, 2009 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Investors carried Wall Street to a remarkable second-quarter performance even though stocks' big spring rally stalled weeks ago. The major indexes all manage...
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Rising oil, commodity prices pull stocks higher
Jun 28, 2009 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Investors are seeing a jump in oil as reason to snap up stocks in the final days of the second quarter. Energy, industrial and materials stocks pulled the ma...
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Oil jumps above $71 on Nigerian platform attack
Jun 28, 2009 11:00 pm - SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota -- Oil prices jumped above $71 a barrel Monday, as Nigerian militants damaged and partly shut down an offshore oil platform belonging to Royal ...
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Oil above $71 as rebels attack Nigerian facility
Jun 25, 2009 11:00 pm - Oil prices rose above $71 a barrel Friday as renewed attacks on oil facilities in Nigeria raised supply concerns and as the dollar slipped further against the euro, draw...
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Stocks end mixed as savings rate jumps
Jun 25, 2009 11:00 pm - Investors are nervous because consumers are saving more than they're spending. Stocks ended mixed Friday after the Commerce Department reported that personal spending, i...
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Rising commodity prices boost European markets
Jun 25, 2009 11:00 pm - LONDON -- Rising commodity prices pushed European markets higher on Friday, but gains were trimmed ahead of an expected weak opening on Wall Street. In early European af...
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European markets down
Jun 24, 2009 11:00 pm - LONDON -- European stock markets fell modestly Thursday as early enthusiasm over the U.S. Federal Reserve's latest policy statement dissipated amid concerns that borrowi...
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Oil hovers near $69 amid mixed crude demand signs
Jun 24, 2009 11:00 pm - Oil prices hovered near $69 a barrel Thursday amid mixed signals about crude demand from a weekly U.S. inventory report and a slight weakening of the U.S. dollar against...
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Stocks jump, led by homebuilders, retailers
Jun 24, 2009 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Investors rushed back into stocks as profits at a handful of companies indicated the economy might be gaining strength. Gains in homebuilders, retailers and ...
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Oil drops below $69 as traders eye dollar
Jun 23, 2009 11:00 pm - Oil prices fell below $69 a barrel Wednesday, but were up from earlier lows, as investors continued to focus on the value of the U.S. dollar, which typically trades inve...