Asian shares were mixed Thursday, and most markets were trading in very tight ranges with resources stocks supported by firm oil and metal prices.
Stocks declined as the health-care sector fell was hurt by remarks by Obama urging Congress to pass health-care legislation.
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U.S. economic conditions kept improving slightly at the start of 2010, but the blizzards that hit the East Coast hurt several areas, the Fed said in its beige book report.
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Crude futures ended higher as promising U.S. economic data provided enough support to keep oil prices above $80 a barrel after more than a week of failed attempts.
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The White House's push to limit, or in some cases ban, certain risky trading activities at financial companies would affect companies that don't own bank subsidiaries.
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A Georgia utility is taking a big bet on the municipal-bond market's appetite for risk, selling more than $2.5 billion in debt to finance its share of two nuclear reactors.
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Treasurys fell modestly after better-than-expected economic data encouraged investors to part with low-risk bonds, clawing back from steeper early losses.
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Rate announcements from the Bank of England and ECB will likely set the U.S. premarket tone. Weekly jobless claims, pending home sales, factory orders and chain store sales are also due Thursday.
Nymex crude for April delivery gained $1.19 per barrel, or 1.49% to $80.87. Comex gold for March delivery gained $5.80 per troy ounce, or 0.51% to $1142.70.
Miracle drugs are irresistible to Big Pharma, even though it is nearly impossible to tell if they work. Dimebon's woes illustrate the risks.
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Can you organize a cabal in three and a half minutes? That is roughly how long hedge-fund managers discussed shorting the euro for at an "ideas dinner" last month.
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Greece announced a new austerity plan as the prime minister called on the EU to show its support. The news drew praise from European neighbors and buoyed financial markets.
Stocks declined as the health-care sector fell was hurt by remarks by Obama urging Congress to pass health-care legislation.
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A Georgia utility is taking a big bet on the municipal-bond market's appetite for risk, selling more than $2.5 billion in debt to finance its share of two nuclear reactors.
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Crude futures ended higher as promising U.S. economic data provided enough support to keep oil prices above $80 a barrel after more than a week of failed attempts.
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The currency hit a two-week high against the dollar in a sign that Greece's stepped-up efforts to cut its budget deficit have helped calm fears over a possible debt crisis.
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Renowned investor Warren Buffet reminds critics of the beliefs that have produced his remarkable record for more than 40 years.
A look at Greek finances since it adopted the euro shows that Greece was the principal author of its debt problems while the EU turned a blind eye to its blatant flouting of rules.
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Prudential PLC shareholders breathed easier Wednesday, as the stock rebounded from a two-day swoon in the wake of the deal to buy AIA. Eyes now turn to three large shareholders, whose backing will be crucial to completing the $35.5 billion acquisition.
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Australia's trade deficit slims to $1.07 billion in January, narrowing from the previous month and beating forecasts, thanks to a drop in imports. But the future is uncertain, some analysts say.
After an impressive U-turn, the auto maker could become this year's hottest IPO.
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Uncertainty over how many new ships will be built this year is expected to marginalize a popular measure of the global economy's health: the Baltic Dry Index.
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