Monday, August 15, 2005

Stock Markets Morning News 8/15/2005

Stocks open little changed

Reuters - U.S. stocks opened little changed on Monday as crude oil prices dipped but stayed close to record levels, stoking fears that higher energy costs will hurt profits and consumer spending.

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Stocks Dip Despite Retreating Oil Prices

Traders in the oil futures pit signal each other at the New York Mercantile Exchange. In the past week the price of a barrel of the main light sweet crude traded in New York has risen from under 63 dollars to briefly surpass 67 dollars on Friday(AFP/File/Stan Honda)AP - Stocks edged lower Monday despite retreating oil prices and a strong second-quarter report from retailer Lowe's Cos. Inc.


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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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Stock markets little changed ahead of inflation data; oil edges lower

Canadian Press - TORONTO (CP) - Stock markets were flat Monday morning as the price of crude oil moved slightly lower and investors looked ahead to key inflation data later into the week.

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Market Should Rise Despite High Oil Prices

AP - A stock market that has shuttled between a level of comfort over the economy and deep anxiety over oil prices may be making that zigzag again this week as the government releases key inflation figures.

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Friday's Wall Street Glance

AP - Dow Jones Industrials

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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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Yen near 6-week high

Reuters - The yen held near a six-week high against the dollar on Friday as investors shrugged off a weaker headline figure for second-quarter growth in Japan and focused on an upbeat outlook for the economy's recovery.

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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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Stocks drop on oil at record $64

Reuters - U.S. stocks slipped on Monday as crude oil climbed to a record $64 a barrel, stoking concerns about the impact of high energy costs on corporate profits and consumer spending, while worries about rising interest rates hurt shares of banks and home builders.

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