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Crude oil prices settled lower Wednesday on the New York Mercantile Exchange with March delivery of light, sweet crude falling under $74 per barrel. Read More
NEW YORK, Jan. 27 (UPI) -- U.S. stocks recovered from morning losses Wednesday after the Federal Reserve Bank said it would keep lending rates at… Read More
Grain futures were lower on the Chicago Board of Trade Wednesday as the dollar rose against the euro and the yen and equity markets made… Read More
U.S. crude oil inventories fell by 3.9 million barrels in the week ending Jan. 22, the U.S. Energy Information Administration said Wednesday. Read More
U.S. stocks recovered from morning losses Wednesday after the Federal Reserve Bank said it would keep lending rates at zero to 0.25 percent. Read More
Republicans Wednesday said U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke trumped his staff on the rescue of insurance giant American International Group. Read More
U.S. automaker General Motors Co. pounced on Toyota's troubles Wednesday, offering incentives to Toyota lease holders who switch to a GM product. Read More
An auto industry analyst in Japan said Toyota Motor Corp.'s zeal for efficiency backfired when it relied on using identical parts in millions of automobiles. Read More
The U.S. Federal Reserve Bank said Wednesday it would maintain its bank-to-bank lending rates at zero to 0.25 percent, despite economic improvements. Read More
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| 10005.4 | 10028.6 | 9904.31 | -1.04% | 9908.39 |
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| 2148.59 | 2152.64 | 2125.11 | -0.70% | 2126.05 |
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| 1065.51 | 1071.19 | 1056.68 | -0.89% | 1056.74 |
| Open | High | Low | Change | Current |
| 19.54 | 19.63 | 19.31 | -1.17% | 19.38 |
| Open | High | Low | Change | Current |
| 0 | 0.58 | 0.5071 | -12.07% | 0.51 |
| Open | High | Low | Change | Current |
| 0 | 60.985 | 59.7 | -1.36% | 59.82 |
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