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Stock futures mixed ahead of housing data
Associated PressWall Street headed for a mixed open Thursday as investors eyed the release of key data on the troubled housing market and sifted through another stream of earnings reports. A fresh reading on sales of existing homes will likely show sales resumed their...Tags: Stocks, Commodity Markets, Citigroup Incorporated, Energy Saving, Petroleum Industry
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Oil, corn prices take a break
Associated PressOnly a month ago, sizzling commodities prices seemed destined to soar higher with record-breaking rallies in crude oil and corn. But now the boom appears to be taking a breather, cooled by a weakening economy and more temperate weather. In just seven...Tags: Market and Exchange, Commodity Markets, Metal and Mineral, Disasters, Jason Ward
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Crude below $125 for first time since June
Oil prices shed nearly $4 Wednesday, tumbling below $125 a barrel for the first time since June on growing fears that high prices and the weak economy are destroying demand. Light, sweet crude for September delivery dropped $3.98 to settle at $124.44 a...Tags: Commodity Markets, Energy Saving, Petroleum Industry, Wright Express Corporation, AAA
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After 20 years of unity, Chile's political divisions are beginning to gape
If a political party stays in power for too long, it begins to lose popularity and starts to show divisions in its midst, even if it has governed well. Take Chile for example. Twenty years ago political parties on the center and left united to form a...Tags: Parties and Movements, Political Candidates, Government, National Government, Referenda
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Don't fall for nuclear power
While the presidential hopefuls trade barbs and accuse each other of flip- flopping, they agree with President Bush on their enthusiastic support for nuclear power. Sen. John McCain has called for 100 new nuclear power plants. Sen. Barack Obama, in a...Tags: Barack Obama, George Bush, Defense, Political Candidates, Energy Saving
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Oil Prices Lowest Since Early June
Oil prices shed nearly $4 Wednesday, tumbling below $125 a barrel for the first time since early June on growing fears that high prices and the weak economy are destroying demand. Light, sweet crude for September delivery dropped $3.98, to settle at...Tags: Commodity Markets, Bankruptcy, Energy Saving, Government, Federal Reserve
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IN BRIEF
Stocks advanced for the second straight session yesterday as another decline in oil prices and several upbeat profit reports eased some of Wall Street's concerns about the economy. Crude has retreated as oil investors have worried that high prices and a...Tags: Stocks, General Motors Corp., Unemployment, Retirement, Commodity Markets
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Even now, retailers see a blue Christmas
Chicago Tribune reporterThere's no cheerful way to say it: Get ready for a sober Christmas season. Yes, it's only July, but retailers already are deep in planning mode for the holiday season, and what they are sensing adds up to potential trouble, with some experts saying...Tags: Moody's Corporation, American Eagle Outfitters Incorporated, Computers and Software, Amazon.com Inc., Religious Festivals
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China to allow limited protests during Olympics
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterIn a nod to criticism that that it is stifling free speech during the Olympics, China intends to designate space in three public parks as "protest zones" for people to vent their grievances, officials said Wednesday. Protesters will have to obtain...Tags: Demonstration, Civil Rights, Summer Olympics, Human Rights, Censorship
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Motorists get relief at pumps as oil prices slip
tom.incantalupo@newsday.comMotorists are getting a bit of relief at the gas pumps, as prices slip amid reduced demand, higher gasoline supplies and a decline in crude oil futures. Some experts think crude oil and gas prices will decline further in coming weeks, barring supply...Tags: Commodity Markets, Energy Saving, Disasters, Government, Petroleum Industry
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