Pamela Sampson

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Oil price rises on Fed stimulus hopes

Oil price rises on Fed stimulus hopes

Pamela Sampson · December 12, 2012 9:11 am

A man checks a monitor with stock exchange data in Milan, Italy, Monday, Dec.10, 2012. Italy's stock market fell sharply and its borrowing costs jumped Monday as investors and European leaders worried over the country's political and financial future following Premier Mario Monti's surprise decision to resign. Monti said Saturday he would resign earlier than expected after Parliament passes the state 2013 budget, saying it was impossible to continue after the political party of former Premier Silvio Berlusconi withdrew its support in two crucial votes last week. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)

Asia stocks gain, unfazed by NKorea rocket launch

Pamela Sampson · December 12, 2012 3:05 am

FILE -- In this file photo taken at Chigi Palace government's office in Rome, on Dec. 6, 2012, Italian Premier Mario Monti gestures arrives for a news conference at the end of a cabinet meeting. Premier Mario Monti told the Italian president Saturday, Dec. 8, 2012, he plans to resign following the sudden loss of support from Silvio Berlusconi's party, paving the way for early elections a year after the economist helped pull the country back from the brink of financial disaster. (AP Photo/Riccardo De Luca)

Asia stocks wane as US budget talks drag on

Pamela Sampson · December 11, 2012 5:27 am

Asia stocks rise on US jobs data showing growth

Asia stocks rise on US jobs data showing growth

Pamela Sampson · December 10, 2012 2:25 am

A man checks his mobile phone in front of an electronic stock board of a securities firm in Tokyo Thursday, Dec. 6, 2012 as Japan's Nikkei 225 index, top center, rose 78.60 points to 9,547.44. Asian stock markets remained in a holding pattern Thursday as investors assessed President Barack Obama's comments that reaching a budget deal to prevent the U.S. from a possible recession was "not that tough" and could even be done quickly. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)

Asia stocks rise as US employment claims dip

Pamela Sampson · December 7, 2012 3:15 am

FILE - In this Thursday, March 22, 2012, file photo, President Barack Obama speaks at the TransCanada Pipe Yard in Cushing, Okla. Oil Prices fell on Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2012, after the government reported that stocks of crude are still running much higher than usual for this time of year. A weekly report from the Energy Information Administration showed that inventory has barely moved at the key oil hub in Cushing, Okla. (AP Photo/LM Otero)

Oil rises above $88 despite ample US oil stocks

Pamela Sampson · December 6, 2012 10:08 am

FILE - In this Nov. 15, 2012, file photo, traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange, in New York. World stock markets meandered Tuesday, Dec. 4, as traders weighed a surprise drop in U.S. factory production against hopes that the U.S. will avoid the so-called fiscal cliff. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)

Asia stocks higher on hopes for US budget deal

Pamela Sampson · December 5, 2012 5:39 am

Asia stocks down on US manufacturing report

Asia stocks down on US manufacturing report

Pamela Sampson · December 4, 2012 2:51 am

Oil hovers near $89 as China production improves

Oil hovers near $89 as China production improves

Pamela Sampson · December 3, 2012 11:15 am

Asia stocks rise on improved China manufacturing

Asia stocks rise on improved China manufacturing

Pamela Sampson · December 3, 2012 5:25 am

Oil falls as traders and investors take profits

Oil falls as traders and investors take profits

Pamela Sampson · November 30, 2012 9:37 am

Oil below $87 after OECD cuts growth forecasts

Oil below $87 after OECD cuts growth forecasts

Pamela Sampson · November 28, 2012 9:21 am