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NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks slid yesterday as investors, securing positions before the second half of the year begins, sold off due to rising oil prices and lingering worries about subprime mortgage lending troubles.The erratic day capped off a strong sec...
DATE: Jun 30, 2007
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Q: Can I expect my Verizon Communications Inc. shares to continue to go up? — L.R., via the internet
A: This attractive, aggressive telecommunications giant faces ongoing industry challenges.
The latest attempt to snare its customers is archrival AT&...
DATE: Jun 30, 2007
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FOR one long-standing indicator of shifting moods in the stock market, a now-or-never moment is at hand.The gauge in question, which focuses on cash reserves held by managers of stock-mutual funds, has been emitting increasingly bearish signals about...
DATE: Jun 30, 2007
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My car turned two years old yesterday, which made me wonder how much it costs to operate per mile. The 2006 edition of AAA's "Your Driving Costs" study showed that the overall average cost of owning and operating a passenger vehicle in the US is 52.2...
DATE: Jun 30, 2007
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THERE is nothing sublime about the subprime mortgage market. Tales of woe regarding the US housing market are in the news frequently these days. As reported by Bloomberg last week, unsold homes (inventory) in the United States are at the highest leve...
DATE: Jun 30, 2007
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TORONTO(Reuters) - The Toronto Stock Exchange's main index spiked more than 190 points yesterday as higher oil prices and a blockbuster earnings report from BlackBerry maker Research In Motion drove the rally.The S&P/TSX composite index gained 190.90...
DATE: Jun 30, 2007
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The Royal Gazette / Bermuda Stock Exchange remained static for a further day on Friday, unmoved on 5,137.77 points.
Another 10,000 shares of Argus Group were traded without affecting the $15 closing price. Likewise there was no change to the value of...
DATE: Jun 30, 2007
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NEW YORK (AP) — Suppose all of the world's wealthiest people got together and pooled their assets into one lump sum. How much money would that be?According to a report released this week, the combined wealth of the globe's richest individuals rose mo...
DATE: Jun 29, 2007
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LONDON - Britain's top share index ended up 0.67 percent, as mining and oil shares helped a rebound ahead of a decision on US interest rates. The FTSE 100 closed up 43.7 points at 6,571.3, but under-performed other major European markets because of i...
DATE: Jun 29, 2007
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NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks finished flat yesterday after the Federal Reserve said the economy appeared to be growing at a "moderate" pace but offered a cautious reading on inflation.The central bank, which stood pat on short-term interest rates as had be...
DATE: Jun 29, 2007
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