Indian shares rise as investors pick cheap stocks

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Indian shares rise as investors pick cheap stocks
New Delhi: Indian shares rebounded more than one per cent yesterday as investors picked up beaten down stocks after a sharp fall in the previous session, but higher oil prices and accelerating inflati…

Wall St. faces headwinds in dog days of summer (AFP)

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Wall St. faces headwinds in dog days of summer (AFP)

A trader makes a call on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange in July 2008. Wall Street investors ply the dog days of summer next week with few economic indicators on the calendar but stiff headwinds from volatile oil prices, rising inflation and slowing global growth.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Chris Hondros)AFP – Wall Street investors ply the dog days of summer next week with few economic indicators on the calendar but stiff headwinds from volatile oil prices, rising inflation and slowing global growth.


Solid gains across the board on U.S. markets

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Solid gains across the board on U.S. markets
U.S. stocks surged on Friday providing a positive end to what had been a dismal week.

China shares surge 7.63 pct on policy support hopes (AFP)

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China shares surge 7.63 pct on policy support hopes (AFP)

File photo shows a Chinese investor passing a stock price board at a private securities firm in Shanghai. Chinese share prices have surged to close 7.63 percent higher on Wednesday amid renewed hopes that Beijing will soon act to support the ailing stock market(AFP/File/Mark Ralston)AFP – Chinese share prices surged to close 7.63 percent higher on Wednesday amid renewed hopes that Beijing will soon act to support the ailing stock market, dealers said.


Dollar may have bottomed, but crude could be obstacle to rebound

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Dollar may have bottomed, but crude could be obstacle to rebound
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — Dollar bulls who believed that "carving out a bottom" is a synonymous with "rallying" got a lesson in reality this week.

China shares surge 5.89 pct by midday (AFP)

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China shares surge 5.89 pct by midday (AFP)

File photo shows Chinese investors in front of a stock price board at a private securities firm in Shanghai. Share prices have surged 5.89 percent in China amid speculation that authorities will soon launch new measures to boost the ailing stock market(AFP/File/Mark Ralston)AFP – Chinese share prices surged 5.89 percent by midday Wednesday amid speculation that the authorities will soon launch new measures to boost the ailing stock market, dealers said.


Oil jumps past $120 a barrel, sending carriers tumbling

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Oil jumps past $120 a barrel, sending carriers tumbling
) fell nearly 5% to 22.52 points with all but two of its 14 components in the red. The benchmark index had fallen from its 52-week high of 48.34 points in October to 12.66 points on July 15 as a wea…

Oil’s down, stocks are up, but uncertainty remains (AP)

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Oil’s down, stocks are up, but uncertainty remains (AP)

A board at the New York Stock Exchange shows the final tally for the day, June 26, 2008. (Brendan McDermid/Reuters)AP – The past four weeks on Wall Street have been quite a welcome contrast. Stocks have risen, the dollar has strengthened and oil prices have plummeted.


Hormel profit drops on rising feed grain, fuel costs

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Hormel profit drops on rising feed grain, fuel costs
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — Hormel Foods Corp. on Thursday handed in lower third-quarter results, blaming higher feed grain and fuel costs for a steep profit decline in its Jennie-O Turkey Store bu…

US stocks close mixed as oil falls, dollar firms (AFP)

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US stocks close mixed as oil falls, dollar firms (AFP)

A trader, seen in July 2008, makes a call on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange in New York. US stocks closed narrowly mixed Friday as falling oil prices tamped down inflation worries and the dollar continued to rally on mounting signs of a slowing global economy.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Chris Hondros)AFP – US stocks closed narrowly mixed Friday as falling oil prices tamped down inflation worries and the dollar continued to rally on mounting signs of a slowing global economy.