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| | | ... gained 57.1 points, or 0.97 per cent, to 5940.3. NEW YORK - US stocks rose in light trading on Thursday as a pullback in oil prices eased concerns about inflation and a battle to control Yahoo Inc boosted the tech sector. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq had their ... |
| | | | ... steady as fears eased over the economic impact of China's devastating earthquake, offsetting concerns over record high oil prices and pessimistic comments by the US Federal Reserve. The Hang Seng Index closed down 0.08 per cent, or 19.29 points, at 25,533.48. ... |
| | | | ... Monday as the introduction of a faster BlackBerry spurred optimism about business spending on technology, while cooling oil prices eased inflation concerns. Research in Motion Ltd jumped 6.9 per cent to $141.97 and hit a record, giving the tech sector ... |
| | | | ... with BHP Billiton down 28 cents to $46.22 and Rio Tinto off 46 cents to $146.06. US equity markets fell on Friday as oil prices hit another record high and on renewed concerns over losses in the financial sector. The Dow Jones industrial average fell ... |
| | | | ... $46.01 at 1204 AEST while its takeover target and rival Rio Tinto found $1.46, or 1.13 per cent, to $146.86. Crude oil prices surged to new highs above $US123.00 overnight but local energy stocks were mixed at 1205 AEST. Woodside gained 47 cents to $59.97 ... |
| | | | ... mining and energy shares higher, while technology shares gained after a top strategist said they were a good value. Oil prices rose to a third straight closing record high and metal prices advanced as the US dollar fell, driving up the shares of Chevron ... |
| | | | ... high as resource-related shares such as Inpex Holdings and trading houses like Mitsubishi Corp jumped on record high oil prices. The benchmark Nikkei ended up 53.22 points at 14,102.48, after climbing as high as 14,208.67. HONG KONG - Stocks fell 2.48 ... |
| | | | ... as Fannie Mae's reassuring comments about the credit and housing markets buoyed financial shares, while record crude oil prices lifted shares of energy companies. Speculation that Microsoft Corp could resume takeover talks with Yahoo Inc fed a rebound ... |
| | | | ... we need, with the irony that poor third world food consumers are being pushed aside in favour of hungry beef cattle. Oil prices are a food price problem too because oil is a major ingredient used in the production of fertilizer, meaning many farmers ... |
| | | | Resource and energy stocks buoyed the Australian stock market in the black at noon on climbing oil prices and takeover talks amid global miners BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto. At 1200 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 28.6 points, or 0.5 per cent ... |
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