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HOUSTON, Aug 21 (Reuters) - Alon USA Energy Inc reported a malfunction in sulfur recovery unit No. 2 at its 67,000-barrel-per-day (bpd) Big Spring, Texas, refinery on Thursday, according to a notice posted Friday with state [...]
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By Jennifer Kwan
TORONTO, Aug 21 (Reuters) - Toronto's main stock index shot
higher on Friday, led by commodity-related issues, after upbeat
U.S. home sales data and comments by Federal Reserve Chairman
Ben Bernanke sparked [...]
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HOUSTON, Aug 21 (Reuters) - U.S. cash crudes skidded on Friday in roll trade as buyers had no incentive to wade into the market unless they were short, traders said.
Financial Times - Britain's biggest summer equity rally in 25 years gained fresh momentum on Friday as Ben Bernanke, US Federal Reserve chairman, raised hopes that the global recession was over.
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CHICAGO, Aug 21 (Reuters) - Index funds added both long and short positions in Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures and options during the week ended Aug. 18, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission said on Friday.
AFP Journal Internet - A sizzling report on US existing-home sales and upbeat comments from Federal Reserve chief Ben Bernanke on Friday stoked hopes of recovery from the brutal recession and drove up world stock markets.
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By Walter Brandimarte
NEW YORK, Aug 21 (Reuters) - World stocks climbed to 10-month highs and oil topped $74 per barrel on Friday, after a strong rise in U.S. home sales and Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke delivered an [...]
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AFP Journal Internet - The price of New York oil jumped Friday to a 2009 high above 74 dollars, propelled by a weak US dollar, tumbling American crude reserves, rising equities and positive eurozone data, traders said.
Financial Times - The pound bounced around in volatile fashion this week as UK economic and policy releases provided mixed momentum in a holiday-thinned market.
Financial Times - US crude oil prices on Friday hit their highest levels of the year, leading a broad rally for commodity markets as growing confidence in the global economy's recovery prospects stimulated risk appetite.