Stocks pare losses to finish mixed after oil spikes
2008-05-16 - Stocks end mixed as investors digest spike in oil prices, surprise gain in home construction

California winemaking patriarch Robert Mondavi dead at 94
2008-05-16 - Robert Mondavi, the patriarch of California wine country, is dead at age 94

Treasurys fall amid more anxiety about inflation
2008-05-16 - Investors pull out of Treasurie after higher energy prices stoke fears about inflation

FDA orders Texas plant to shut down, recall smoked seafood
2008-05-16 - FDA orders Texas plant to shut down, recall all its smoked seafood since June 2007

Rice futures fall on improved supply outlook
2008-05-16 - Rice futures drop to 6-week low on improved supply outlook; Crude hits record near $128

US will stop sending oil into strategic reserves
2008-05-16 - Energy Department cancels oil shipments into Strategic Petroleum Reserve beginning in July

Treasury secretary says markets are calmer now
2008-05-16 - Treasury secretary describes financial markets as 'considerably calmer' than in March

Saudis see no reason to raise oil production now
2008-05-16 - Saudis tell Bush they see no reason to raise oil production until their customers demand it

Stocks pull back as oil pushes to fresh record
2008-05-16 - Stocks retreat as rising oil erases some enthusiasm over surprise rise in home construction

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