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Surge in Iraq nears an end |
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Thursday, 03 July 2008 |
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The U.S. military has begun withdrawing the last of the extra brigades that were deployed to the country in 2007 as part of the surge. The U.S. military had 20 combat brigades in Iraq at its peak in 2007, with troop levels approaching 170,000. That number will fall to about 140,000 once the final "surge" brigade departs. |
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Thursday, 03 July 2008 |
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Blue chips ended a holiday-shortened trading week with a strong finish after record oil prices lifted energy shares and a jobs report added little to economic jitters. The Dow gained 73 points to 11,288. The S&P 500 rose a point to 1,262. The Nasdaq slipped 6 points to 2,245. Crude oil prices rose nearly $2 to $145.29 a barrel. Speaker: Ashraf Laidi, chief foreign exchange strategist, CMC Markets Conway Gittens reports from New York. |
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Thursday, 03 July 2008 |
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Robin Hall, executive producer of Macy's July 4 fireworks show, tells MarketWatch's Larry Kofsky what's in store for this year's show. |
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The Dollar's Recent Surge |
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Thursday, 03 July 2008 |
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The U.S. dollar's recent gains are closely tied to comments by European Central Bank President Jean-Claude Trichet pointing to a more neutral stance on future rate hikes, says Boris Schlossberg, senior currency analyst with DailyFX.com. |
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Money Minute: Wall Street, Concord, Refco |
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Thursday, 03 July 2008 |
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Stocks closed an abbreviated session mixed Thursday after some uneven economic data: news of a contraction in the nation's services sector and a tame reading on employment. (July 3) |
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