Markets
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Oil rises to near $72 as investors eye inflation
Jun 18, 2009 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Oil rose to end the week higher as investors pumped money into the commodities market as a hedge against inflation. Benchmark crude for July delivery added 5...
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Stocks log first weekly loss since early May
Jun 18, 2009 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Caution has once again overcome the stock market. Stocks finished mixed Friday, leaving all the major indexes with their first weekly loss since early May. T...
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World stocks buoyed by US recovery hopes
Jun 18, 2009 11:00 pm - LONDON -- World stock markets rose Friday after a run of stronger than anticipated U.S. economic data the previous day renewed investors' hopes that the world's largest ...
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Oil rises above $71 amid falling inventories
Jun 17, 2009 11:00 pm - Oil prices rose above $71 a barrel Thursday, halting this week's decline as falling U.S. crude inventories suggested demand is improving in the world's largest economy. ...
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World markets weighed down by recovery concerns
Jun 17, 2009 11:00 pm - LONDON -- European stock markets were steady Thursday after sizable falls in Asia earlier as investors continued to worry that a global economic recovery later this year...
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Sallie Mae shares soar on government contractJun 17, 2009 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Shares of Sallie Mae soared in premarket activity Thursday after the Department of Education selected the student lender and three other companies to service...
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Financial, health care stocks pull market higher
Jun 17, 2009 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Investors can't seem to get the stock market rally back up to full speed again. Stocks closed mostly higher but off their best levels Thursday following thre...
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World markets weighed down by recovery concerns
Jun 16, 2009 11:00 pm - LONDON -- World stock markets were mostly lower Wednesday ahead of an expected flat opening on Wall Street as investors remained cautious about whether the current pace ...
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Stocks mostly fall on bank ratings, FedEx
Jun 16, 2009 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- A cautious forecast from FedEx Corp. and a ratings downgrade of 18 banks gave investors new reasons to worry about the economy. Stocks mostly fell Wednesday,...
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Crude oil, gas prices rise
Jun 16, 2009 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Retail gas prices climbed for the 50th straight day Wednesday, and crude prices that had slumped all week bounced back. Historically, filling station prices ...