Assassination Worries Markets

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Oil prices surged and American stock markets dipped on Thursday as investors worried about economic fallout from the assassination of the Pakistani political leader, Benazir Bhutto.


While the markets reacted on Thursday to the assassination, political violence has played a smaller role in moving stocks in recent years. Analysts predicted a muted long-term financial impact from the suicide bombing, which killed Ms. Bhutto and at least a dozen others.






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