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Stocks fall after sales of existing homes decline
From the Associated PressNEW YORK -- Stocks skidded lower today after a steeper-than-expected decline in existing home sales wiped away some of the market's optimism about upbeat earnings reports. The major indexes fell more than 1 percent, including the Dow Jones industrial...Tags: Government Debt, Amazon.com Inc., Earnings Forecasts, Petroleum Industry, Bristol Myers Squibb Company
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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: Government Debt, Apple Inc., Petroleum Industry, UPS Inc., Wells Fargo & Co.
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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: Ethanol, Petroleum Industry, Energy KD, New York Mercantile Exchange, Market and Exchange
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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, Petroleum Industry, New York Mercantile Exchange, Energy Saving, Commodity Markets
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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: Petroleum Industry, New York Mercantile Exchange, Energy Saving, National Government, 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: Economic Policy, Elections, Parties and Movements, Referenda, Political Candidates
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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: Entergy Corporation, Exelon Corp., Energy Saving, George Bush, National Government
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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: Wright Express Corporation, Petroleum Industry, Energy KD, New York Mercantile Exchange, Energy Saving
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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: Oak Brook, Stocks, Luxury Vehicles, Gannett Company Incorporated, Petroleum Industry
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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., Credit and Debt, American Eagle Outfitters Incorporated, Prices, Hartmarx Corporation
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