Markets
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Bank stress test results to try market's advance
May 03, 2009 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- A week laden with key economic reports and results of stress tests on banks will determine whether Wall Street is ready to rally further or take a sharp U-tu...
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Stocks close up; S&P turns positive for '09
May 03, 2009 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Another big rally on Wall Street has erased the losses suffered by the Standard & Poor's 500 index this year. The S&P 500, the market barometer preferred by ...
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Oil nears $54 on indications demand is up
May 03, 2009 11:00 pm - SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota -- Signs of increasing energy demand in China, the world's second largest consumer, pushed oil up to near $54 a barrel Monday, but concerns ove...
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Oil falls below $51 amid weak consumer spending
Apr 30, 2009 11:00 pm - LONDON -- Oil prices fell below $51 a barrel Friday in light holiday-affected range trading. Benchmark crude for June delivery was down 47 cents to $50.65 a barrel by la...
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Stocks end up on mixed manufacturing, earnings news
Apr 30, 2009 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Traders put in more of the "buy" orders Friday that propelled the market in April to its best one-month performance in nine years. Stocks ended higher on a d...
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Oil jumps above $51 on optimism recession slowing
Apr 29, 2009 11:00 pm - VIENNA -- Oil rose above $51 a barrel Thursday as investors took heart from optimistic comments from the U.S. Federal Reserve that the worst recession in decades may wel...
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Stocks volatile on Chrysler news
Apr 29, 2009 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Chrysler's bankruptcy put only a small dent in Wall Street's rally. The Dow Jones industrial average gave up early gains and ended about 17 points lower on T...
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Oil above $50 despite swine flu concern
Apr 28, 2009 11:00 pm - VIENNA -- Oil prices rose above $50 a barrel Wednesday on hopes of a nearing end to the global economic slump but concerns that a swine flu outbreak could further depres...
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Stocks end higher as Fed sees recession easing
Apr 28, 2009 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- The Fed confirmed what Wall Street has already concluded: The recession is starting to ease. Federal Reserve policymakers said at the end of a two-day meeti...
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Oil falls near $49 as swine flu fallout eyed
Apr 27, 2009 11:00 pm - VIENNA -- Fears that the spread of swine flu could further undermine demand for crude by cutting air travel pushed prices down near $49 a barrel Tuesday. Expectations of...