NEW YORK — U.S. stocks are rising in early trading, a day after their worst drop since 2008. The Federal Reserve meets Tuesday and traders are speculating that it may announce more help for the economy, which has stumbled this ...

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NEW YORK — Investors poured money back into oil Monday, pushing the price up more than $5 and back over $100 a barrel. Oil plunged 15 percent last week, its steepest drop in two and a half years. Monday, investors ...

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WASHINGTON — Americans earned and spent more in March, but much of the extra money went to pay for gas. Personal incomes rose 0.5 percent last month and consumer spending increased 0.6 percent, the Commerce Department reported Friday. But after ...

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