Markets
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European stocks rally despite Wall Street swings
Apr 15, 2009 11:00 pm - LONDON -- European stocks closed higher Thursday after a moderately reassuring update from Nokia Corp., the world's biggest mobile phone maker, but U.S. stocks shifted b...
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Tech, financial stocks pull market higher
Apr 15, 2009 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Investors are growing more confident that the bruised economy is starting to heal. Stocks ended at their highest level in more than two months Thursday follo...
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Oil rises to near $50 on recovery hopes
Apr 15, 2009 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Investors continued to prop up oil prices Thursday, betting the global economy would turn around this year. Benchmark crude for May delivery rose 43 cents to...
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World stocks mostly down as Intel omits guidance
Apr 14, 2009 11:00 pm - LONDON -- World stock markets were mostly lower Wednesday after Intel Corp., the world's biggest chipmaker, failed to provide an earnings forecast even though it posted ...
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Oil settles below $50 amid gloomy economic news
Apr 14, 2009 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Oil prices were flat Wednesday as reports showing a drop in industrial production and a massive crude surplus did little to affect investors' already gloomy ...
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Hints of stabilizing economy spark late rally
Apr 14, 2009 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Investors snapped up shares of consumer product makers and financial companies Wednesday as they looked to signs that the recession could be easing its choke...
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World markets rise on Goldman Sachs earnings
Apr 13, 2009 11:00 pm - LONDON -- World stock markets rose Tuesday after surprisingly strong earnings from U.S. investment bank Goldman Sachs fueled hopes that the global banking system may be ...
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Weak retail sales report halts stock market rally
Apr 13, 2009 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Wall Street shifted into reverse Tuesday after a surprisingly weak retail sales report punctured the market's optimism about the economy. The poor sales data...
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Crude oil falls to $49 a barrel
Apr 13, 2009 11:00 pm - COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Oil prices slid below $50 a barrel Tuesday, as stock markets lost ground on signs the economic recovery may not be as close as some thought. The govern...
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Stocks end mostly higher ahead of earnings reports
Apr 12, 2009 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Stocks ended mostly higher Monday ahead of a flurry of earnings reports that could determine whether the economy is really getting better, as investors have ...