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Stocks looked poised for a weak open on the last trading day of the year Monday as investors awaited the latest reading on the housing market.

Stocks looked poised for a weak open on the last trading day of the year Monday as investors awaited the latest reading on the housing market.

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Hong Kong shares ended a record-setting year on a high note on Monday as investors chased blue-chip bargains in the shortened final trading session of 2007.

U.S. stocks looked poised for a weak open on the last trading day of the year as investors awaited the latest reading on the housing market.

It's been a phenomenal time to invest in oil, but analysts say the huge gains of the last year are most likely a thing of the past.

It's been a phenomenal time to invest in oil, but analysts say the huge gains of the last year are most likely a thing of the past.