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Stocks fluctuate on rising oil, financial worries
From the Associated PressNEW YORK -- Wall Street closed mixed today after investors largely shrugged off a jump in oil prices and focused instead on a bullish analyst call on Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. that eased worries about the financial sector. Stocks ended off their lows...Tags: Economy, Lehman Brothers Holdings Incorporated, United Airlines, Petroleum Industry, New York Stock Exchange
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Wall Street posts gains after erratic session for oil prices
Wall Street scored a moderate gain after a volatile session Wednesday that saw the major indexes ratchet up and down on the seesawing price of oil and mixed feelings about the financial sector. Concerns about mortgage financiers Fannie Mae and Freddie...Tags: Stocks, Economy, Petroleum Industry, Consumers, Stock Activities
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Stuck With Food Inflation
Associated PressAs prices for crude oil and other commodities ease, consumers have gotten a small dose of relief at the gas pump. But don't expect less pain at the grocery counter. Food inflation is here to stay — and will probably get worse for some things....Tags: Government, Animals, Energy, Food Industry, Petroleum Industry
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Goodbye to the open road?
Today's question: What's the future of the personal automobile? Previously, White and Taylor discussed calls to build more nuclear power plants, T. Boone Pickens' alternative-energy plan and offshore drilling. More electric, less driving Point: V. John...Tags: Passenger Cars, Toyota, BMW, Petroleum Industry, Car Engine Repair
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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: Economy, New York Mercantile Exchange, Energy Saving, Petroleum Industry
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Stocks fall on inflation data
Of The Associated PressWall Street fell sharply for a second consecutive session Tuesday after a hefty jump in wholesale inflation and a drop in new home construction gave investors more reason to believe economic recovery is far off. The Dow Jones industrial average dropped...Tags: Economy, Lehman Brothers Holdings Incorporated, Petroleum Industry, Home Depot Incorporated, New York Stock Exchange
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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: Passenger Cars, Economy, Alternative Energy, Petroleum Industry, Multi-Sport Events
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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: Stocks, Economy, Lehman Brothers Holdings Incorporated, House Building, Petroleum Industry
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Wholesale prices rise like it's 1981
The Associated PressWholesale inflation surged in July, leaving U.S. prices for the past year rising at the fastest pace in 27 years, according to government data released Tuesday. The Labor Department reported that wholesale prices shot up 1.2 percent in July, pushed...Tags: Homes, Energy, Money and Monetary Policy, Sales, Petroleum Industry
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Will Rising Prices Persist?
Associated PressWholesale inflation soared in July, leaving prices rising at the fastest pace in nearly three decades. Though recent declines in oil and other commodity prices raise hopes that inflation may have peaked, some economists worry about the widespread nature...Tags: Government, Colorado, John Hancock, Petroleum Industry, Home Depot Incorporated
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Cheaper oil
It seems rather comical that so many politicians and media "experts" expound on the subject of fuel oil prices without an apparent understanding of the market forces that underlie it. Also, we continually underrate the intelligence of other oil-...Tags: Energy Saving, Petroleum Industry, Williamsburg
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Gasoline prices fall to lowest levels since May
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterGasoline prices have fallen to their lowest levels since May nationwide and in California, the Energy Department said Monday. Among the factors pushing prices down: falling demand and indications that Tropical Storm Fay would steer clear of Gulf of Mexico...Tags: Passenger Cars, Government, Transportation, Petroleum Industry, Natural Resources
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