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Asian stocks rise amid U.S. stimulus hopes

Associated Press
Feb 05, 2009 10:00 pm - HONG KONG -- Asian stocks climbed Friday, with benchmarks in Tokyo and Hong Kong up more than 1 percent, amid hopes massive stimulus measures in the U.S. and beyond wil...
Asia stocks up amid optimism about Chinese economy

Associated Press
Feb 04, 2009 10:00 pm - HONG KONG) -- Most Asian stock markets rose Thursday, with Hong Kong's index up almost 3 percent, amid growing optimism China's government measures will help its economy...
Oil hovers near $40 on mixed news

Associated Press
Feb 04, 2009 10:00 pm - DENVER -- Oil prices floated just above $40 a barrel Thursday as investors eyed a growing surplus in U.S. crude inventories and worried about rising jobless claims and o...
Stocks jump on relief over retail sales

Associated Press
Feb 04, 2009 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Wall Street is getting a little daring once again. Investors shook off weak economic readings Thursday and placed bets on retail and technology stocks after ...
Oil hovers near $41 as traders weigh mixed US data

Associated Press
Feb 03, 2009 10:00 pm - VIENNA -- New reports about the ailing U.S. economy kept oil near $41 a barrel Wednesday, with prices fluctuating as investors looked for direction. Investors have been ...
Stocks fall on worries about consumer companies

Associated Press
Feb 03, 2009 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Wall Street is now worrying about the companies usually seen as safe havens. After an early rally Wednesday, investors succumbed to their concerns about disa...
Oil holds above $40 after grim economic news

Associated Press
Feb 02, 2009 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Oil prices rose Tuesday as traders weighed production cuts by OPEC against a deteriorating global economy that they expect to push demand, and prices, even l...
Stocks jump following rebound in home sales

Associated Press
Feb 02, 2009 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Some heartening news on home sales and earnings has let Wall Street set aside a little of its angst. Major stock indexes jumped more than 1 percent Tuesday, ...
Oil falls 4 percent on more bad economic news

Associated Press
Feb 01, 2009 10:00 pm - SIOUX FALLS, S.D. -- Oil prices tumbled nearly 4 percent Monday in a volatile trading day fraught with more bad economic news, including thousands of job cuts by Macy's ...
Street braces for rush of corporate, economic data

Associated Press
Feb 01, 2009 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Wall Street is bracing for yet more reminders this week that the economy is in rotten shape. Companies from networking-gear maker Cisco Systems Inc. to media...

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