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A late slide erases stock market gains
Just how nervous are investors about Greece? All it took to derail a day of stock market gains was a headline saying that the country was preparing to leave the euro, an outcome many analysts expect to happen eventually. Updated May. 22, 2012
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- EU running out of time as Greece nears the exit Updated 6:25 PM
- Oil bounces back after falling below $90 a barrel Updated 4:37 PM
- Hewlett-Packard, Tiffany, Toro are market movers Updated 4:07 PM
- H-P leads Dow to its fourth day of gains in May Updated 3:58 PM
- Euro remains near 22-month low on Europe fears Updated 3:30 PM
- Oil bounces back above $90 per barrel Updated 2:28 PM
- German opposition: Merkel embraces growth pact Updated 12:36 PM
- Italy's Monti sees eurobonds 'not in too long' Updated 10:37 AM
- Britain's Clegg warns of impact of Greek euro exit Updated 10:08 AM
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| Dow | +33.60 |
| 12529.75 | +0.27% |
| S&P 500 | +1.82 |
| 1320.6801 | +0.14% |
| Nasdaq | -10.74 |
| 2839.3799 | -0.38% |
| ST100 | +0.98 |
| 189.72 | +0.50% |
local companies
| UNH | +0.86 |
| 56.22 | +1.55% |
| TGT | +0.47 |
| 57.25 | +0.83% |
| MMM | +0.18 |
| 84.98 | +0.21% |
| USB | +0.04 |
| 31.13 | +0.13% |
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US trade rep: Euro struggles weigh on trade talks
The U.S. trade chief says Europe's debt struggles and resulting market turmoil are weighing on global talks about loosening trade barriers.
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US durable goods orders up 0.2 percent in April
Orders for long-lasting factory goods edged up slightly in April. But a measure of tracks business investment spending fell for a second straight month.
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Oil near 7-month lows as Chinese economy ebbs
Oil lingered near seven-month lows around $90 a barrel Thursday in Asia as Europe's debt crisis festers and China's economy continues to slow.
Updated 4:21 AM
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EU leaders support growth, give few concrete plans
European Union leaders concluded their latest summit early Thursday with few concrete steps to fix the continent's festering financial crisis even as the potential for a messy Greek exit from the euro appears to be rising. Some leaders stressed the importance of planning for just such an event but offered no measures that might help Greece avoid it.
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