Bush pushes for vote on trade with Colombia

April 7th, 2008

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Can’t wait for Alcoa!

April 7th, 2008

Ahh. April is here. T.S. Eliot’s cruelest month. He wasn’t referring to the deluge of bad earnings reports we’re likely to see in the next few weeks. But he might as well have.

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Stocks jump in early trade

April 7th, 2008

Stocks popped at the open Monday as investors welcomed a slew of deal news, including the latest in the potential Microsoft-Yahoo combination and a possible $5 billion investment for mortgage lender Washington Mutual.

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The flight to save Detroit

April 7th, 2008

Every Monday morning at 7:29 A.M. Northwest flight 533 from LaGuardia to Detroit pulls out of the gate, its first-class cabin filled with bankers, consultants, and lawyers who work with beleaguered auto companies. These days some of them have become such regulars that they’ve given the DC-9 its own moniker - the Distress Bus.

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Dollar turns higher in Europe

April 7th, 2008

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Deal news could lift stocks

April 7th, 2008

Markets were pointing higher as investors weigh reports of several major corporate deals in the works and awaited the start of earnings season.

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Gas prices hit another record

April 7th, 2008

Gas prices jumped more than 5 cents in the past two weeks, reaching an all-time inflation-adjusted record of $3.32 per gallon of self-serve regular, a national survey said Sunday.

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Stocks finish week on up note

April 5th, 2008

Stocks were mixed Friday - at the end of an otherwise upbeat week on Wall Street - as the dismal March jobs report vied with hopes that the worst may be over for the market.

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Stocks struggle after jobs report

April 4th, 2008

Stocks clung to modest gains Friday afternoon as investors weighed the weak March jobs report with hopes that the worst may be over for the market.

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ECB says cash injections were not bailouts

April 4th, 2008

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