Markets
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Oil prices slump to start the week
Apr 05, 2009 11:00 pm - SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota -- Energy prices fell Monday, a day before major first-quarter corporate results begin to arrive. Those reports will provide hints about the st...
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Stocks log fourth week of gains
Apr 02, 2009 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Not even grisly job losses could get in the stock market's way Friday. The Dow Jones industrial average clawed higher to end above 8,000 for the first time i...
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Oil rises to near $53, extending rally
Apr 02, 2009 11:00 pm - COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Oil prices dipped Friday after the government reported that the U.S. unemployment rate rose to the highest rate since late 1983 as employers eliminated...
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World markets pause after G-20-fueled rallyApr 02, 2009 11:00 pm - LONDON -- World stock markets lost steam on Friday, as the previous day's rally -- helped by world leaders' pledge to help world economies with new funds -- gave way to ...
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Wall Street extends four-week rally, ends near 8,000
Apr 01, 2009 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Investors dove into stocks on Thursday as global efforts to end the financial crisis fed the market's newfound optimism that the economy is on the mend. Stoc...
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World markets surge as US data boost recovery hope
Apr 01, 2009 11:00 pm - LONDON -- World stock markets soared Thursday, with Hong Kong's benchmark vaulting more than 7 percent, as stronger-than-expected U.S. economic figures boosted confidenc...
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Oil jumps to above $52 on stock market gains
Apr 01, 2009 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Oil prices surged nearly 9 percent Thursday as investors focused on a weaker dollar, rising stock markets and the hope that the U.S. economy has finally bott...
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European stocks drop ahead of G-20 meeting
Mar 31, 2009 11:00 pm - LONDON -- European stock markets fell Wednesday despite earlier gains in Asia amid ongoing pessimism surrounding the Group of 20 summit of world leaders and concerns abo...
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Wall Street begins 2nd quarter slightly higher
Mar 31, 2009 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Wall Street opened the second quarter with solid gains on Wednesday, extending a four-week rally that brought the market off its lowest levels in 12 years. A...
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Oil falls below $49 amid gloomy data
Mar 31, 2009 11:00 pm - HOUSTON -- Oil prices staged a late rally but still closed below $49 a barrel Wednesday, as more signs of a sick economy fueled worries about energy consumption. The nat...