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 Stocks decline as AIG reveals need for cash
| NEW YORK — Wall Street ended the week with a big decline as investors grappled with two of the biggest threats to the economy: fallout from turmoil in the credit market and surging energ... (photo: GFDL / Gfk) Star Tribune
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 Hong Kong stock index drops 1.5 percent
| HONG KONG—Hong Kong's key stock index dropped its third straight session Friday as investors sold real estate companies. | The blue chip Hang Seng Index fell 386.62 points, or 1.5 percent, to ... (photo: AP / Kin Cheung) The Boston Globe
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 Metals boost JSE to second record high
SOUTH African stocks ended yesterday at a new record high for the second time this week, buoyed by miners and resources on sustained strength in metal prices, upbeat quar... (photo: WN / Denise Yong) Business Day
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 World oil prices continue to breach records
| SINGAPORE: World oil prices continued their record-breaking run on Thursday, reaching a fresh intra-day peak near $124 dollars a barrel despite a larger-than-expected r... (photo: WN) The Manila Times
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 Strong jobs data bolsters bourse
| BETTER than expected jobs data has helped the Australian share market and dollar defy fears about a surging oil price and losses in offshore stocks. | Employment rose f... (photo: WN/Patricia) The Australian
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 Shell to Start Output at Brazil BC-10 Oil Block in 2009-Valor
| RIO DE JANEIRO, May 8, 2008 (Dow Jones Newswires) | Royal Dutch Shell PLC (RDSA) next year will start producing from heavy oil fields in the BC-10 block in Brazil's Cam... (photo: WN/Patricia) Rig Zone
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 Qualcomm income could jump if suits settled
Qualcomm, the San Diego wireless technology company, expects to boost net income by more than $300 million if it can settle suits with Broadcom and Nokia. The company wou... (photo: Public Domain ) San Diego
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 European stock markets lower before rate calls
| A stock trader observes the developments in the stock market in Frankfurt. Europe's main stock markets declined ahead of interest-rate decisions in Britain and the euro... (photo: Public Domain) Turkish Press
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 Hong Kong's key stock index dips 0.6 percent, Wall Street's losses hurt sentiment
| : Hong Kong's key stock index fell its second straight session Thursday, dragged lower by an overnight loss on Wall Street that came as crude oil pushed to another reco... (photo: GFDL / ) International Herald Tribune
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 Record oil price spooks stocks
NEW YORK - Wall Street tumbled Wednesday as the price of a barrel of oil soared to a record near $124 and touched off concerns that the stock market's recent gains might ... (photo: WN / deniseyong) The News & Observer
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 KFC banks on China amid US slowdown
(Agencies) | Updated: 2008-05-08 09:00 | With a possible US recession looming, Colonel Sanders is turning to China to fill the breach, offering a menu of fried dough and ... (photo: WN/Patricia) China Daily
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 Microsoft eyes up Facebook
| Microsoft chairman Bill Gates speaking at a conference in Tokyo. Photo / Reuters | SEATTLE - Microsoft gauged Facebook's interest in a possible acquisition after th... (photo: Creative Commons / Mathieu Sroussi) NZ Herald
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 Wall Street tumbles on inflation risks
| WALL Street stocks tumbled as crude oil prices soared above $US123 dollars a barrel, renewing jitters about inflationary pressures. Investors sold off shares of banks, ... (photo: AP /Richard Drew) The Australian
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 NWA to hire former chairman as consultant, give to charity
| Northwest Airlines has agreed to hire its former chairman, Gary Wilson, who steered the airline through its bankruptcy, as a consultant and pay $2 million to the charit... (photo: public domain / ) Star Tribune
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