Markets
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Oil, retail gas on the rise
Jun 15, 2009 11:00 pm - SIOUX FALLS, S.D. -- It's energy's version of Joe Dimaggio's historic 56-game hitting streak, only this time no one is cheering. Retail gas prices began a steady climb f...
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Oil slides below $70 a barrel
Jun 14, 2009 11:00 pm - COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Gas prices rose Monday for the 48th straight day, matching a record for this decade, with prices now up nearly two-thirds since the beginning of the ye...
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Dow ends down 187 on light trading day
Jun 14, 2009 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Investors are back to selling stocks after running short of reasons to keep the market's rally going. Stocks tumbled Monday but trading volume was light, sug...
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European stocks fall after grim industrial data
Jun 11, 2009 11:00 pm - LONDON -- European stock markets fell modestly Friday ahead of an expected retreat on Wall Street and after further dismal industrial production data fueled renewed conc...
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Stocks fall as commodity, tech stocks retreat
Jun 11, 2009 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Some of the market's star players are taking a break. Commodity and technology stocks are giving up some of their recent gains and dragging the overall marke...
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Oil slips below $72 as market takes profits
Jun 11, 2009 11:00 pm - VIENNA -- Oil prices slipped below $72 a barrel Friday as the crude market took a breather from its recent daily gains. But the mood remained bullish as investors eyed s...
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European stocks up ahead of key US data
Jun 10, 2009 11:00 pm - LONDON -- European markets rose cautiously Thursday as investors awaited U.S. economic data due later in the day for further signs that the recession plaguing the world'...
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Oil prices surge past $73
Jun 10, 2009 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Oil prices hit an eight-month high as the dollar fell and a series of reports suggested that consumers and business may be more willing and able to spend mon...
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Better data on jobs, retail sales lift stocks
Jun 10, 2009 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Even the optimists are showing some caution. The Dow Jones industrial average tacked on a modest 32 points Thursday after being up as much as 139 points earl...
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Oil prices near $72, strike new high for 2009
Jun 09, 2009 11:00 pm - HOUSTON -- Oil prices surged again Wednesday to a new high for the year with investors pouring money into crude markets as a hedge against inflation. Adding to crude's a...