Markets slide as stocks and oil retreat on weak week ahead
Stocks and oil prices declined on Friday with the Dow below 12000 for the first time since mid March. Investors trimmed gains as anticipated Fed rate holds dominated the near term outlook and a busy earnings week loomed with Walgreens Darden Kroger and ConAgra among firms reporting results.
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Recent fare notes state prices exclude taxes and fees unless stated otherwise. Fares quoted assume off peak midweek travel with limited travel dates and times available.
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James Weatherford The Chop Shop barber owner Cedar Rapids story
James Weatherford, owner and master barber at The Chop Shop Barber Shop in Cedar Rapids, shares a hometown start cutting hair in Chicago basements. He emphasizes love loyalty and respect as guiding principles and aims to expand his business and mentor youth. He plans to cut hair for stars in five years.
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Saudi oil minister hints at possible production rise this year
Saudi Arabia said it could boost crude output this year if market demand requires it, but the pledge was vague and unlikely to calm prices soon. The piece notes Western pressure, high oil costs near 135 a barrel, and urging moves toward nuclear power and altered energy use. Britain’s prime minister called a meeting of producers and consumers amid a sharp producer consumer split over price drivers.
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Americans Give at Steady Rate Despite Economic Strains
U S charitable donations held at 2.2 percent of GDP in 2007, matching 2006 levels as the economy faced housing and credit downturns. Total giving reached about $306.39 billion, up 1 percent after inflation, with individual gifts at $229.03 billion and corporate donations down 0.9 percent after adjustment.
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