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Oil up as supplies drop and stimulus speculation grows

Oil is trading slightly higher today due to the sharp decrease in crude oil supply last week.

The Energy Department’s Energy Information Administration reported that oil inventories dropped by 7.3 million barrels last week, way more than the 1 million …

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End of day market review: ICE, WPO, SKH, TSO

The Dow Jones extended its losses on Thursday following Ben Bernanke’s that gave no sign that the Federal Reserve was about to step in with a new set of Stimulus tools to help the economic recovery. Here’s a review of …

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What the fuss Tesoro, Telefonica, DR Horton and Lennar?

U.S. markets are all trading slightly higher this morning as investors speculate that the Federal Reserve will again step in to boost the economy with a new stimulus package. Softer economic data was also released this morning on the private …

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U.S. retreats after Bernanke speech

The U.S. Dollar dropped on friday following Ben Bernanke’s speech in Jackson Hole, Wyoming.

The Chairman of The Federal Reserve did not offer any new stimulus package to boost the economy like many economists had speculated he might but he …

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Gold prices tank over 5 percent as investors worries ease

Gold prices plummeted today following a rise in confidence in the U.S. economy.

The Commerce Department released a new report on the orders for durable goods that showed buyers increased their orders for long-lasting goods in July, a sign of …

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Gold drops as investors anticipate stimulus package

Gold futures decline on tuesday for the first time in several sessions as investors anticipate Ben Bernanke’s speech on the weekend where it is thought a new stimulus package will be announced.

The Chairman of the Federal Reserve, Ben Bernanke, …

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