All Stories from April 19, 2013 (Change date)
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Poll: Public pessimism on economy is increasingApr 19, 2013 8:21 am - WASHINGTON — For the third year in a row, the nation’s economic recovery has hit a springtime soft spot. Reflecting that weakness, only 1 in 4 Americans now expects his ...
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Activist investor discloses stakes in Mondelez, PepsiCoApr 19, 2013 8:21 am - NEW YORK — Activist investor Nelson Peltz has disclosed stakes in Mondelez and PepsiCo, following earlier reports that the billionaire could be pushing for a marriage be...
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GE 1Q earnings rise on NBC sale; Europe dragsApr 19, 2013 8:21 am - General Electric Corp. earnings rose in the first quarter on increased profit from selling aircraft engines and transportation equipment and the sale of NBC. But results...
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McDonald’s profit edges up but global sales dipApr 19, 2013 8:21 am - NEW YORK — Oak Brook-based McDonald’s said Friday that a global sales figure declined in the first quarter and warned that it was expected to dip in April as well. The l...
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Nissan recalls SUVs to fix brake problemApr 19, 2013 8:21 am - DETROIT — Nissan is recalling more than 19,000 Nissan and Infiniti SUVs because a brake part can fail and make it harder for the driver to stop the car. The recall affec...
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World finance officials seek ways to boost growthApr 19, 2013 8:21 am - WASHINGTON — World finance leaders are searching for ways to promote better economic growth and stronger job creation while avoiding a dangerous slide into a global curr...
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Venture investments slide in 1Q, but software growsApr 19, 2013 8:21 am - NEW YORK — A new report says funding for U.S. startups fell in the first quarter, as venture capitalists raised less capital and spent less money on fewer deals than a y...
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Authorities ID name of wounded transit officerApr 19, 2013 8:01 am - WATERTOWN, Mass. — Authorities have identified the transit police officer severely wounded in a shootout with the Boston Marathon bombing suspects. MBTA Police Chief Pau...
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A glance at the search for Boston bomb suspectsApr 19, 2013 7:56 am - BOSTON — Key moments related to the search for the Boston Marathon bombing suspects, based on reports from the Middlesex County district attorney, Massachusetts State Po...
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The stories of 2 brothers suspected in bombingApr 19, 2013 7:49 am - BOSTON — In May of 2011, Dzhokhar A. Tsarnaev, then a senior at a prestigious high school, was awarded a $2,500 scholarship from the city of Cambridge, Mass., to pursue ...