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NEWS ABOUT: oil prices

oil prices stories: 126 news summaries

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MARKETS

 Stocks Continue Strong Rally 

Dow up 207 points; third consecutive day of falling oil prices helps

Jul 17, 08 3:35 PM CDT
(Newser) - The markets continued yesterday’s rally as oil kept falling—hitting a low of $131 a barrel for the first time in 6 weeks—and traders bought up financial shares with renewed confidence, the Wall Street Journal reports. The Dow gained 207.38 points to close at 11,446.66;... More »

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Dow Jones • Nasdaq • Freddie Mac • Fannie Mae • oil price • S&P 500 • oil prices

MARKETS

 Markets Surge on Oil, Financials

Another drop in crude, good news from Wells Fargo brings out the bulls

Jul 16, 08 3:27 PM CDT
(Newser) - The markets rallied big today, as the price of oil fell for a second day and financials regained some of the ground lost in recent chaotic sessions, the Wall Street Journal reports. The Dow gained 276.74 to go back over the 11,000 mark, at 11,239.28. The... More »

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Dow Jones • Wells Fargo • Nasdaq • Freddie Mac • Fannie Mae • oil price • S&P 500 • financial stocks • oil prices

ANALYSIS

 US Smacked by
 the Invisible Hand 

Americans are moving away from faith in free market

Jul 16, 08 2:12 PM CDT
(Newser) - Are we losing confidence in market mechanisms? Years of unfettered free markets contributed to the current gloomy economic situation, and even the market-championing White House has lurched into government regulation of the financial world, the Los Angeles Times reports. With housing prices falling and oil prices rising, “the message... More »

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housing market • regulation • oil price • free markets • economy • bank regulation • speculators • oil prices

MARKETS

 Dow Sinks Below 11K  

Fannie, Freddie continue to sink; regional banks hit hard

Jul 15, 08 3:34 PM CDT
(Newser) - The markets ended mixed today after a seesaw session. An $8 decline in crude encouraged investors, but concerns about the fate of the mortgage GSEs and regional banks persisted, MarketWatch reports. The Dow ended down 93.39 at 10,961.80, the first time in over 2 years the average... More »

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Dow Jones • General Motors • Nasdaq • Freddie Mac • Fannie Mae • oil price • S&P 500 • oil prices • financial crisis

Road Deaths Drop as Gas Price Soars

Study estimates
$4 gas will prevent 1,000 deaths a month

Jul 12, 08 7:30 AM CDT
(Newser) - The record-breaking gas prices putting the squeeze on American drivers may be a lifesaver for some, reports the AP. Experts crunched 20 years of data and discovered that auto deaths fell 2.3% for every 10% hike in gas prices. When gas went up, people drove slower and bought safer... More »

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motorists • speeding • driving • gas prices • road safety • teenage drivers • oil prices

 US Airways Jettisons Movies 

Move will cut weight and save $10M in fuel and other costs

Jul 10, 08 3:18 AM CDT
(Newser) - Rising oil prices may spell the end of the in-flight movie—at least on domestic flights. US Airways will become the first airline to rip out the in-flight entertainment systems from 200 jets plying domestic routes to save $10 million in fuel and other costs, reports BusinessWeek. The systems, which... More »

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US Airways • jet fuel • oil prices • in-flight movies

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