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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: Citigroup Incorporated, Stock Broking, New York Mercantile Exchange, Energy Saving, Wachovia Corp.
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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: Upstream Oil and Gas Activities, Ethanol, Metal and Mineral, New York Mercantile Exchange, Energy
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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: Wright Express Corporation, New York Mercantile Exchange, AAA, Petroleum Industry, Energy Saving
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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 gasoline prices will decline further in coming weeks, barring supply...Tags: Upstream Oil and Gas Activities, New York Mercantile Exchange, Energy Saving, Commodity Markets, Government
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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, Referenda, Government, Elections, Economic Policy
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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: John McCain, Elections, Nuclear Weapons, Barack Obama, Political Candidates
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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: Upstream Oil and Gas Activities, Bankruptcy, Federal Reserve, New York Mercantile Exchange, Energy
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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: Gannett Company Incorporated, Automotive Equipment, New York Mercantile Exchange, Oak Brook, 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: Amazon.com Inc., American Eagle Outfitters Incorporated, Moody's Corporation, Computers and Software, Credit and Debt
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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: Civil Rights, Demonstration, Multi-Sport Events, Censorship, Society
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