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Stocks edge lower

29 Jul 2010 at 2:29pm
Stocks slid Thursday, although they finished off their session lows, as investors weighed cautiou...

Stocks fall on economic fears

28 Jul 2010 at 4:56pm
Stocks fell Wednesday as a worse-than-expected report on durable goods orders and weaker quarterl...

Dollar sinks on recovery doubts

29 Jul 2010 at 9:39am
The dollar continued to slide this week, hovering near monthly lows versus major currencies as wo...

Oil drifts off 11-week high

29 Jul 2010 at 1:35pm
Oil prices drifted lower this week, edging off last week's 11-week high above $79 a barrel. But t...

Stocks: Earnings help, economy hurts

27 Jul 2010 at 3:44pm
Stocks churned Tuesday, losing steam after a three-session run, after a big drop in consumer conf...

FBI to aid Afghan war leak probe

29 Jul 2010 at 7:02pm
US Defence Secretary Robert Gates calls in the FBI to help investigate the leaking of 90,000 clas...

Lockerbie inquiry 'may visit UK'

29 Jul 2010 at 6:04pm
The US senator, who is to chair a congressional inquiry into the Lockerbie bomber release, tells ...

Welfare reform options outlined

29 Jul 2010 at 3:00pm
Ministers are to set out options for reforming the benefits system and moving people from welfare...

Public to veto council tax rises

29 Jul 2010 at 5:15pm
The public will be able to veto their council tax bills in England if charges are above an agreed...

Frenchwoman 'smothered newborns'

29 Jul 2010 at 12:32pm
Prosecutors say a Frenchwoman has admitted killing eight newborn babies after remains are found i...