Wednesday, August 24, 2005

Stock Markets Afternoon News 8/24/2005

Stocks fall as oil climbs to new record

Traders work the floor of the New York Stock Exchange August 11, 2005. Stocks gained on August 24, 2005 after a surprising gain in new home sales increased demand for equities, offsetting an earlier decline that came on the heels of lower-than-expected durable goods orders. (Keith Bedford/Reuters)Reuters - U.S. stocks fell, wiping out earlier gains, on Wednesday after crude oil sprinted to a new all-time high price, raising fears consumer spending and corporate earnings will be impaired later in the year.


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New Oil Record Sinks Stocks

Traders work the floor of the New York Stock Exchange August 11, 2005. Stocks gained on August 24, 2005 after a surprising gain in new home sales increased demand for equities, offsetting an earlier decline that came on the heels of lower-than-expected durable goods orders. (Keith Bedford/Reuters)AP - Stocks turned sharply lower in late trading Wednesday after crude oil futures set yet another record and a mix of data provided conflicting views on the economy.


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Stock markets rise as energy, financials boost TSX, NY higher on housing data

Canadian Press - TORONTO (CP) - The Toronto stock market moved up Thursday afternoon as the financial sector climbed following CIBC's quarterly earnings report and energy stocks gained as the price of oil moved toward $67 US a barrel.

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Dollar clings to gains ahead of data

Reuters - The dollar held on to its gains on Wednesday as investors awaited U.S. durable goods data and a speech from a Federal Reserve policymaker to give indications of the interest rate outlook.

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Tuesday's Wall Street Glance

AP - Dow Jones Industrials

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Before the Bell: Google, Plumtree gain

Reuters - Google Inc. rose nearly 1 percent before the bell on Tuesday after the Los Angeles Times reported the Web search company will launch its own instant messaging system .

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Market at Crossroads of Earnings and Oil

AP - Wall Street's gains from bullish second-quarter earnings are evaporating quickly in the face of near-record crude oil futures and increasing evidence that high gasoline prices are diverting consumers' dollars.

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NYSE says fines Merrill Lynch $10 mln

Reuters - The New York Stock Exchange on Monday said it fined Merrill Lynch & Co. , the biggest U.S. brokerage, $10 million for "supervisory and operational failures."

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Nikkei ends flat after GDP, off 4-yr high

Reuters - Tokyo's Nikkei average ended down 0.01 percent on Friday, a touch off the previous day's four-year high as weaker-than-expected GDP and a higher yen prompted selling in JFE Holdings and other recent gainers.

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Stocks set to edge up as Fed tops agenda

Reuters - Stocks were seen opening slightly higher on Tuesday, reversing some of the previous day's losses, with the focus on an expected hike in interest rates.

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