Blue Chips Drop, Oil Reaches $49 a Barrel
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U.S. blue-chip stocks fell  on  Thursday and crude oil prices touched $49 a barrel as traders  saw a possible oil loan from U.S. government reserves as too  small to make up for supply disruptions caused by Hurricane  Ivan.
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As crude oil futures head toward $50 per barrel, stocks are in retreat. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is down 31 points in today&#39;s early going.
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The blue-chip Dow closed at its lowest point this year on Friday as oil prices climbed to another record and Microsoft Corp.&#39;s (MSFT.
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Oil prices fell nearly 1 percent to  below $93 a barrel on Tuesday, fading from their latest record  high as investors took profits from a rally fuelled by a  Mexican supply outage and the spiraling dollar.
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U.S. blue-chip stocks fell  on  Thursday to nearly a five-week low as crude oil flirted with  last month's record high and a key gauge of future economic  activity fell for a third straight month.
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Oil prices edged below $49 a barrel  on Wednesday as traders looked ahead to an expected build in  weekly U.S. inventory data that would help bolster the thin  supply cushion ahead of peak northern winter demand.
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Crude oil futures traded below $49 US a barrel Monday following a steep runup on Friday that was prompted by persistent concerns about winter fuel supplies.
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Oil prices fell Thursday after moving close to US$49 a barrel as markets digested news of a rise in crude inventories but lower-than-expected US heating oil stocks.
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The blue-chip Dow Jones average fell  on Thursday after drug maker Merck & Co., a member of the Dow,  recalled its widely sold Vioxx painkiller and oil prices  hovered around $50 a barrel.
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U.S. blue-chip stocks fell on Thursday  as disappointing earnings from companies including Dow  component Caterpillar and higher oil prices weighed on  investors after two days of solid advances.
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U.S. blue chips were lower on Tuesday,  as a drop in phone company Verizon Communications Inc. VZ.N  overshadowed a brokerage upgrade on Caterpillar Inc. CAT.N  and a three-session drop in oil prices.
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U.S. blue chips edged down on Tuesday  as oil jumped to another record and government data on the  services sector showed that growth was slower than expected  last month.
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U.S. stocks fell on Tuesday as energy  shares were dragged down by a drop of more than a $1 a barrel  in crude oil prices to a 3-month low.
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U.S. stocks ended lower on Thursday as  oil prices climbed above $48 a barrel, prompting investor worry  about the effect of high fuel costs on corporate profits and  consumer demand.
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Crude oil futures sank for a fourth straight day Friday, settling beneath $43 a barrel for the first time in nearly three months and capping a 14 percent decline for the week.
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Blue-chip stocks pared losses on Wednesday after energy stocks, including Exxon Mobil Corp. , turned positive on data showing a surprise drop in weekly U.S. gasoline supplies.
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U.S. blue-chip stocks retreated on  Wednesday as oil prices vaulted above $43 a barrel while news  that China intended to curb overheated growth in its airline  sector hurt aerospace and defense stocks such as Boeing Co.  BA.N.