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Dow back in the black for 2010

3 Sep 2010 at 2:57pm
Stocks closed near session highs Friday, with the Dow erasing its losses for the year, as investo...

Oil roars into September 'like a lion'

1 Sep 2010 at 5:30pm
After ending August in a slump, oil prices surged into September, rallying more than 3% Wednesday...

Treasurys fall on upbeat manufacturing data

1 Sep 2010 at 2:47pm
Investors eased away from safe-haven Treasurys Wednesday, sending prices lower and yields higher ...

Dollar slips on return to risk

3 Sep 2010 at 11:24am
As better-than-expected economic data boosted investor morale this week, the greenback lost some ...

Saks stock shoots up 20% on buyout rumors

31 Aug 2010 at 2:33pm
Shares of luxury retailer Saks surged Tuesday after a British newspaper said the company could so...

Spain's Eta 'declares ceasefire'

5 Sep 2010 at 5:19am
Armed Basque separatist group Eta says it has decided not to carry out "armed actions" in its cam...

'Banish Pakistan trio' if guilty

5 Sep 2010 at 4:14am
Pakistan High Commissioner Wajid Shamsul Hasan says the three cricketers accused of spot-fixing s...

Cell assault sergeant facing sack

5 Sep 2010 at 3:14am
A police officer who was caught on CCTV injuring a woman by throwing her into a cell faces being ...

Gove defends free school numbers

5 Sep 2010 at 6:40am
Education Secretary Michael Gove says 16 so-called "free schools" will be set up over the next ye...

Archbishop backs papal visit cost

5 Sep 2010 at 3:38am
The head of the Catholic Church in England and Wales says taxpayers should help fund the Pope's v...