Markets
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Oil falls to below $50 on demand forecast
Apr 12, 2009 11:00 pm - SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota -- Oil prices fell below $50 a barrel Monday as investors reacted to slipping stock markets and an International Energy Agency report forecasti...
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U.S. stocks gain, capping biggest jump since 1933 as banks riseApr 09, 2009 11:00 pm - U.S. stocks rose for a fifth week, capping the steepest rally since 1933, as Wells Fargo & Co.'s higher-than-estimated earnings and speculation banks will pass governmen...
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Asia markets advance on Wells Fargo profit report
Apr 09, 2009 11:00 pm - HONG KONG -- Asian stocks were mostly higher in holiday-thinned trade Friday after surprisingly upbeat earnings in the U.S., but Japanese banks tumbled on fresh worries ...
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European investors await Bank of England
Apr 08, 2009 11:00 pm - LONDON -- European stock markets rose only modestly Thursday despite earlier hefty gains in Asia -- which included a near 4 percent rally on Tokyo's Nikkei following det...
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Oil prices rise sharply on hints of rebound
Apr 08, 2009 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Oil prices rose sharply Thursday despite more hints that energy use is way down, with traders focusing instead on a rising stock market and surprising news f...
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Stocks surge as profits at Wells Fargo jump
Apr 08, 2009 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Stocks surged Thursday to their highest levels in two months after banking giant Wells Fargo & Co. surprised the market with an early profit report that blew...
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Oil tops $51 on U.S. inventories report
Apr 07, 2009 11:00 pm - COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Oil prices climbed Wednesday as new government data showed bulging crude inventories rising less than what analysts were expecting. Benchmark crude for...
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World markets track US lower amid earnings fears
Apr 07, 2009 11:00 pm - LONDON -- World stock markets dropped for a second straight day Wednesday, with Tokyo and Hong Kong tumbling about 3 percent after a dismal start to the U.S. earnings se...
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Housing deal, hope for insurers lift Wall Street
Apr 07, 2009 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Wall Street broke a two-day slide Wednesday as investors cherry-picked insurance, technology and homebuilding stocks on bits of welcome news for those indust...
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Stocks extend losses to 2nd day
Apr 06, 2009 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Investors dumped stocks for a second day Tuesday, prolonging a break from a huge four-week rally as the market girds itself for potentially grim earnings rep...