Thursday, March 29, 2007

Wall St indexes fall as Bernanke, data, oil weigh

(Reuters) - U.S. stocks ended lower on Wednesday after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said he was uncomfortable with inflation and uncertain about the economy, compounding the impact of a weak durable goods report.

Escalating tensions between Iran and the West also kept investors on edge and boosted crude oil prices nearly 2 percent.


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