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Stocks fluctuate following tame inflation report »
Posted by: ap 1 year, 1 month ago in Business & Finance
NEW YORK (AP) _ Wall Street fluctuated Thursday, seeking a direction after the previous session's steep dive and after a reading on consumer prices ...
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Oil nears 14-month low on weak US economic data »
Posted by: ap 1 year, 1 month ago in Business & Finance
VIENNA, Austria (AP) _ Oil prices fell to a nearly 14-month low Thursday as bad U.S. economic news stoked fears that a significant global ...
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Dow falls 170 as sharp swings continue on Wall St. »
Posted by: ap 1 year, 1 month ago in Business & Finance
NEW YORK (AP) _ Wall Street remained tense Thursday, extending its huge slide as investors examined mixed economic and earnings data for clues about the ...
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Paulson says economy facing a rough period »
Posted by: ap 1 year, 1 month ago in Business & Finance
WASHINGTON (AP) _ Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson on Thursday expressed regret for the many errors made that led to the biggest financial crisis in seven ...
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Dow drops another 275 on price, manufacturing news »
Posted by: ap 1 year, 1 month ago in Business & Finance
NEW YORK (AP) _ The Dow Jones industrials fell more than 275 points, and all the major indexes were seeing wide swings. Wall Street remained ...
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Stocks fluctuate as market tries to assess economy »
Posted by: ap 1 year, 1 month ago in Business & Finance
NEW YORK (AP) _ Wall Street remained tense Thursday, swinging between sharp gains and losses as investors examined mixed economic and earnings data for clues ...
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Down ends up 401 to extend streak of volatility »
Posted by: ap 1 year, 1 month ago in Business & Finance
NEW YORK (AP) _ Wall Street turned in another stunning finish Thursday and extended its unprecedented streak of volatility — this time, to the upside. The ...
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Stocks shoot higher as volatility continues »
Posted by: ap 1 year, 1 month ago in Business & Finance
NEW YORK (AP) _ Wall Street turned in another stunning finish Thursday and extended its unprecedented streak of volatility — this time, to the upside. The ...
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Social Security checks grow a bit as stocks shrink »
Posted by: ap 1 year, 1 month ago in Business & Finance
WASHINGTON (AP) _ Social Security checks are going up $63 a month for the typical retiree — the largest increase in more than a quarter century ...
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Meltdown 101: Jobless claims and the economy »
Posted by: ap 1 year, 1 month ago in Business & Finance
WASHINGTON (AP) _ Initial jobless claims dropped last week by 16,000 to 461,000, the government said Thursday, and that's good — but they ...
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Another whipsaw day on Wall Street as Dow adds 401 »
Posted by: ap 1 year, 1 month ago in Business & Finance
NEW YORK (AP) _ A stock market as difficult to fathom as it is volatile pulled off another stunning U-turn on Thursday, transforming a 380-point ...
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Southwest, Continental report third-quarter losses »
Posted by: ap 1 year, 1 month ago in Business & Finance
DALLAS (AP) _ Southwest Airlines Co. reported its first quarterly loss in 17 years, and Continental also lost money because of high summer fuel costs ...
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