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U.S. flight cancellations approached 7,000 as United Continental Holdings Inc. joined Delta Air Lines Inc. and JetBlue Airways Corp. in grounding planes ahead of Hurricane Irene’s East Coast landfall.
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India’s rupee and Thailand’s baht led declines among Asian currencies this week on signs economic growth is slowing in the region and speculation cooled that the Federal Reserve will unveil further stimulus measures.
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Libyan rebels prepared to attack Muammar Qaddafi’s stronghold of Sirte, his birthplace, as NATO warplanes hit targets in and around the city.
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BlackRock Inc., the world’s largest money manager, is seeking regulatory clearance for its iShares exchange-traded funds to follow proprietary indexes rather than those developed by third parties such as Standard & Poor’s.
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EQUITY INDEXES
Dow |
11,284.50 | +134.72 | +1.21% |
S&P; 500 |
1,176.80 | +17.53 | +1.51% |
FTSE 100 |
5,129.92 | -1.18 | -0.02% |
DAX |
5,537.48 | -46.66 | -0.84% |
Nikkei |
8,797.78 | +25.42 | +0.29% |
Hang Seng |
19,582.90 | -169.60 | -0.86% |
EURO |
1.4499 | +0.0121 | +0.84% |
JAPANESE YEN |
76.6448 | -0.8193 | -1.06% |
COMMODITIES
BRENT CRUDE |
111.36 | +0.74 | +0.67% |
Gold |
1,797.30 | +34.10 | +1.93% |
CORN |
767.00 | +23.50 | +3.16% |
BONDS
U.S. 3-month |
-0.005% | +0.000 |
U.S. 2-year |
0.188% | -0.020 |
U.S. 10-year |
2.190% | -0.039 |
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