2006-11
04 10:42:59Dow ends down 33 amid jump in oil prices
NEW YORK (AFX) - Wall Street ended the week with a moderate decline Friday after oil prices jumped on word of possible attacks in Nigeria near production facilities. The rise in crude prices sapped enthusiasm over a Labor Department report that the nation's unemployment rate fell to a five-year low.
2006-11
04 10:38:35Wal-Mart cuts prices for holidays
NEW YORK (AFX) - First, toys, now electronics. Wal-Mart, which began discounting its holiday toys in mid-October, announced on Friday deep price cuts on almost 100 electronics, setting the stage for price wars in advance of the holiday season. For more information and to contact AFX: www.afxnews.com and www.afxpress.com