Monday, September 19, 2005

Stock Markets Afternoon News 9/19/2005

Dow falls as oil rebounds

Traders finish the day at the New York Stock Exchange in New York on May 19, 2005. (Seth Wenig/Reuters)Reuters - Stocks slid on Monday as a jump in oil prices and a possible rate increase by the Federal Reserve on Tuesday raised concerns about corporate profits and diminished demand for stocks.


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Stocks Fall Amid Spike in Oil, Gas Prices

Traders finish the day at the New York Stock Exchange in New York on May 19, 2005. (Seth Wenig/Reuters)AP - Stocks plummeted Monday as heightened fears of another hurricane hitting the Gulf Coast sent oil prices racing past $67 a barrel and investors grew anxious about the Federal Reserve's upcoming meeting on interest rates.


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Stock markets mixed on higher oil price, anticipated Fed rate hike

Canadian Press - TORONTO (CP) - Canadian and American stock markets continued to move in opposite directions Monday afternoon, as crude oil prices shot past $67 US a barrel while U.S. investors grew more anxious about the Federal Reserve's upcoming meeting on interest rates.

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Acclaim Energy and StarPoint to merge into $5B energy trust; to seek NYSE listing

Canadian Press - CALGARY (CP) - Acclaim Energy Trust and StarPoint Energy Trust are merging into one of the largest energy trusts in North America - with an enterprise value of more than $5 billion - and will seek a listing on the New York Stock Exchange.

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Sirius rises, ViaCell falls before open

Reuters - Shares of Sirius Satellite Radio Inc. rose 0.71 percent before the opening bell on Monday after it raised its 2005 full year revenue forecast, and said it expects strong revenue growth in 2006.

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Wall Street seen lower as oil climbs

Reuters - Shares on Wall Street are expected to open lower as oil prices climbed more than 1 percent as a new storm appeared to be headed for the U.S. Gulf Coast.

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Euro falls to one-month low

Reuters - The euro fell more than 3/4ths of a U.S. cent to a one-month low on Monday after provisional results from German elections revealed no clear winners, clouding the outlook for much-needed reforms in Europe's biggest economy.

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Wall Street Casts Wary Eye on the Fed

AP - Wall Street will be focused this week on the Federal Reserve and whether policymakers will raise interest rates an 11th consecutive time, a move that could cause investors to pull back amid greater uncertainty about economic growth in Hurricane Katrina's aftermath.

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Friday's Wall Street Glance

AP - Dow Jones Industrials

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Stock futures point higher

Reuters - U.S. stock futures pointed to a higher market open on Friday as investors awaited a report on consumer confidence for indications of how Hurricane Katrina and surging gasoline prices are affecting the psyche of the American shopper.

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