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<pubDate>Fri, 16 May 2008 16:34:40 CDT </pubDate>

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        <title><![CDATA[  Oil Surges;    Markets Record    Weekly Gains ]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[Stocks fell, then climbed back almost to opening levels today to wrap up a generally strong week. Yet another record oil price&mdash;almost $128 a barrel&mdash;drove early losses, and a report of the lowest consumer-confidence rating in 28 years did not help. The Dow closed down 5.86 at 12,986.80, and the Nasdaq dropped 4.88, closing at 2,528.85. The S&amp;P 500 gained 1.78 to close at 1,425.35.]]></description>
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        <pubDate> Fri, 16 May 2008 15:27:35 CDT  </pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[  Stocks Rise on Deals, Lower Oil  ]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[Stocks rose for the fourth consecutive day today as deal-making buzz from Internet firms and a Tiffany&rsquo;s-led retail rally offset a rise in weekly jobless claims and contraction in New York- and Philadelphia-region manufacturing, MarketWatch reports. The Dow rose 94.28, closing at 12,992.66, while the S&amp;P 500 climbed 14.91 to settle at 1,423.75. The Nasdaq gained 37.03, to 2,533.73.]]></description>
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        <pubDate> Thu, 15 May 2008 15:24:59 CDT  </pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[  Inflation News Boosts Stocks  ]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[Stocks were up today on consumer price data showing lower-than expected inflation and on declining oil prices. A Labor Department report showed the CPI rose only 0.2% in April, reports the Wall Street Journal. The Dow ended up 65.71 to 12,897.89, the Nasdaq rose 1.58 to 2,496.70, and the S&amp;P rose 5.56 to 1,408.6.]]></description>
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        <pubDate> Wed, 14 May 2008 15:38:07 CDT  </pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[  Stocks Mostly Down    as Oil Rally Resumes ]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[Stocks ended mostly down today as the price of oil resumed its steady rally. Crude has gained in seven of the eight last sessions, reports the Wall Street Journal. &quot;It just keeps surprising us,&quot; said one floor trader. The Dow ended down 44.13 at 12,832.18, the Nasdaq up 6.63 at 2,495.12, and the S&amp;P 500 down 0.54 at 1,403.04.]]></description>
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        <pubDate> Tue, 13 May 2008 15:35:38 CDT  </pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[  Stocks Jump as    Oil Prices Pull Back ]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[Stocks jumped today on an unusual pullback of crude prices, overcoming weak quarterly reports from bond insurer MBIA and other financials. The price drop cheered investors worried about oil's effect on consumer spending, the Wall Street Journal reports. The Dow ended up 130.43 to 12,876.31, the Nasdaq up 42.97 to 2,488.49, and the S&amp;P up 15.30 to 1,403.58.]]></description>
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        <pubDate> Mon, 12 May 2008 15:38:03 CDT  </pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[ Stamp Price to Hit 42 Cents on Monday]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[There&rsquo;s a run on the post office today as Americans snap up first class stamps before they cost a penny more on Monday, the Los Angeles Times reports. If the 42-cent price seems insignificant, just think of Netflix, which sends and receives nearly 2 million parcels a day, and pays both ways.]]></description>
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        <pubDate> Sat, 10 May 2008 14:17:02 CDT  </pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[  Bad News Pummels Stocks ]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[Stocks performed poorly today, battered by another new oil high and bad news from AIG and Citigroup, Bloomberg reports. The Dow lost 120.90 to end at 12,745.88, with a weekly loss of 2.4%. The S&amp;P 500 shed 9.50 to 1,388.28, while the Nasdaq dropped 5.72 to settle at 2,445.52.]]></description>
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        <pubDate> Fri, 09 May 2008 15:28:44 CDT  </pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[  Markets See Gains From Retail ]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[The markets achieved solid gains today as better-than-expected sales from big-box discount retailers encouraged investors worried over oil prices still in record territory, the Wall Street Journal reports. The Dow gained 52.43 to close at 12,866.78, while the Nasdaq rose 12.75 to 2,451.24. The S&amp;P 500 rose 5.11, settling at 1,397.68.]]></description>
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        <pubDate> Thu, 08 May 2008 15:23:14 CDT  </pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[  Stocks Sink as Crude Soars ]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[Stocks zoomed downward today as oil topped $123 a barrel, hastening a sell-off by anxious investors. &quot;You can still get a lot of nervousness when they see these daily moves in crude, along with follow-through in the stock market,&quot; an analyst tells the Wall Street Journal. The Dow ended down 206.48 to 12,814.35, the Nasdaq 44.82 to 2,438.49, and the S&amp;P 25.69 to 1,392.57.]]></description>
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        <pubDate> Wed, 07 May 2008 15:44:09 CDT  </pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[  Stocks Rally After    Fannie Mae Woes  ]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[Stocks rallied and recorded modest gains today after initially falling on on bad news from Fannie Mae. But analysts cautioned against excessive optimism. &quot;The fact that we're not imploding doesn't me that we're OK,&quot; a strategist told the Wall Street Journal. The Dow ended up 51.29  at 13,020.83, the Nasdaq 19.19  at 2,483.31, and the S&amp;P 500 10.77 at 1,418.26.]]></description>
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        <pubDate> Tue, 06 May 2008 15:30:53 CDT  </pubDate>
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