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Oil Prices Settle Higher After Day Of Volatility
Oil prices rebounded Tuesday, jumping back above $114 barrel after the dollar weakened against the euro and a rally in heating oil pulled new buyers into energy markets. Light, sweet crude for September delivery rose $1.66 to settle at $114.53 on the New...Tags: Energy Saving, Commodity Markets, New York Mercantile Exchange, Petroleum Industry
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Innovation, conservation are among the benefits of record gas prices
The same factors that catapulted oil prices above $147 a barrel have since sent them crashing. Prices have tumbled more than $30 from the record high of $147.27 on July 11. On Thursday, oil closed at $115.01 in futures trading on the New York Mercantile...Tags: Energy Saving, Renewable Energy, Multi-Sport Events, Nuclear Power, Market and Exchange
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Stocks fall on inflation spike, drop in home construction
Wall Street fell sharply for a second straight session Tuesday after a hefty jump in wholesale inflation and a drop in new home construction gave investors more reason to believe an economic recovery is far off. The Dow Jones industrial average...Tags: The Goldman Sachs Group Incorporated, Stock Broking, Stock Activities, Inflation and Deflation, Financial Markets
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IN BRIEF
Wall Street fell sharply for a second straight session yesterday after a hefty jump in wholesale inflation and a drop in new home construction gave investors more reason to believe an economic recovery is far off. The Dow Jones industrial average...Tags: Morgan Stanley Dean Witter & Company, Stock Activities, Financial Markets, Stocks, Google Inc.
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Jump in inflation puts Federal Reserve on the spot
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterDespite declining energy costs, wholesale prices soared in July, giving the economy the worst 12 months of inflation in almost three decades and increasing pressure on the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates. The producer price index rose 1.2% in...Tags: Money and Monetary Policy, Stock Activities, Inflation and Deflation, Central Bank, Northern Trust Corporation
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Crude Oil Settles Below $113 A Barrel
Crude prices settled below $113 a barrel for the first time in over three months Monday as Tropical Storm Fay steered clear of oil-producing infrastructure in the Gulf of Mexico. Light, sweet crude for September delivery fell 90 cents to settle at $112....Tags: Hurricane Fay, Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Disasters, AAA, New York Mercantile Exchange
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American Stabbed in Beijing Improving
Associated PressROCHESTER, Minn. (AP) - The wife of an American killed in Beijing is starting to talk and walk short distances while recovering at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. A statement posted on the Web on Monday by Barbara Bachman's three daughters...Tags: National Government, Government, Volleyball, Laura Bush, Tour Operations Industry
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Back to the seed: Great tastes from heirloom tomatoes
pshallwani@am-ny.comAfter seven weeks of being battered in the news and banned from menus, the tomato was absolved late last month of the sin of salmonella when the outbreak traced to jalapenos. But the damage had already been done: More than 1,000 people had gotten sick,...Tags: Wine, Beer, and Spirits
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Tips for fighting inflation
emi.endo@newsday.comHeadlines about a 17-year high in the inflation rate and consumer prices rising faster than expected last month came as no surprise to many consumers. The recent dip in energy costs leaves Long Island economists hopeful the inflation rate will soon...Tags: National Government, Government, Dowling College, Inflation and Deflation, Long Island
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Week ahead
Members and shareholders will vote Monday on the $8.3 billion CME-Nymex merger. Tax concerns have stalked the deal. The merger depends on approval from 75 percent of the 816 Nymex members, and sources say the vote will be close. A big showdown...Tags: Home Depot Incorporated, Boeing Co., Land Price
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Kaine's remarks include budget message; everything's on the table
Daily PressGovernor Timothy M. Kaine today addressed the joint meeting of the Senate Finance, House Finance and House Appropriations Committees. The prepared text of his remarks follows: "Chairman Putney, Chairman Colgan, Chairman Purkey, and Members of the General...Tags: Energy Saving, Business, Transportation, AAA, State Budgets
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Madonna & Young: McCain vs. the scholars
Whether you support John McCain or not, you have to feel some compassion for the guy. Almost everything seems against him. Running as the candidate of the incumbent party, the economy keeps looking worse and worse, the Iraq War (which he supports) is...Tags: Political Candidates, Avalanches and Landslides, Government, National Government, Election Day
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