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United States Market and Economy

April 24th, 2007

Vedanta In $980 Million Deal For Indian Iron Ore Mines

London-based metals major buys 51% stake in Sesa Goa from Japan’s Mitsui.

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April 24th, 2007

Stocks Set to Open Higher on Earnings

Positive earnings news from Texas Instruments and others may boost the major indexes

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April 24th, 2007

Inflation data hit Australian dollar

High-yielding currencies lost ground on Tuesday as tame Australian inflation data dampened expectations that the Reserve Bank of Australia would raise interest rates at its policy-setting meeting next week.

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April 24th, 2007

Equities Slip on Economic Data

The major indexes slipped at midday Tuesday after traders grew bearish on weak reports of existing home sales and consumer confidence. Crude oil stuck higher after the Nigerian election. Consumer confidence declined in April. AT&T surprised in Q1.
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April 24th, 2007

Bonds gain on weak reports

Bond prices climbed Tuesday after the release of weaker-than-expected housing and consumer sentiment reports.

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April 24th, 2007

Stocks struggle despite earnings

Stocks struggled Tuesday morning, as investors weighed Texas Instruments’ upbeat forecast and IBM’s $15 billion share repurchase news with weaker-than-expected reports on consumer confidence and housing.

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April 24th, 2007

Real estate stocks drag FTSE lower

London equities reversed early gains on Tuesday as real estate stocks fell, hit by worries about the implications of steep falls for similar stocks in Spain.

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April 24th, 2007

Spanish property groups weigh on Europe

European equities were sharply lower, led by Spain’s Ibex index, as growing fears over the financial stability of real estate company Astroc led to sharp falls in the property and construction sectors.

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April 24th, 2007

Nasdaq Hits the Common Sense Selling Target

For a buy-and-hold guy like me, it’s been a time of unusual trading.
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April 24th, 2007

Toyota Motor (TM) Outsells General Motors (GM) for the First Time Ever

Oh how the mighty have fallen. According to first-quarter sales results, Toyota Motor (TM) announced this morning that it outsold Detroit darling General Motors (GM) for the period - marking the first time ever that the Japanese automaker has bested GM…(Read More)

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