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Consumer Corner: Foreclosure settlement no magic bullet for economy
NEW YORK, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- New York Stock Exchange closing indexes. .
High Low Close Net Chg.
Composite 473.94 467.03 472.87 up 1.31
Industrial 585.24 576.25 583.95 up 2.77
Transport 396.19 390.63 395.81 up 1.23
Utility 234.20 230.90 233.08 off 0.17
Finance 511.91 504.88 510.46 off 0.87
Equivalent to a gain of 7 cents in the average price of a N.Y.S.E. common share.
Volume 1,089,180,000 shares.
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PORTLAND, Maine, Feb. 13 (UPI) --
So-called tar sands oil from Canada is "much, much worse" for the environment than conventional crude oil, a Maine environmental advocate said.
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SAINT-LAURENT, Quebec, Feb. 13 (UPI) --
The Canadian coast guard has picked Thales Canada for the supply and installation of helicopter tracking systems aboard 22 aircraft and 17 ships.
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Local markets will probably not be swamped by waves of foreclosures following the multi-state mortgage settlement announced yesterday. Rather, the huge inventory of one to two million foreclosures will enter markets gradually....
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Investors will not have the distraction of financial reports to look forward to this week. They will have to look at the spot news headlines instead.
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