Finance
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Not all emerging-market stocks are down this yearJul 28, 2013 7:02 am - NEW YORK — Not all emerging-market stocks are the same. A wide menu is available, from copper miners in Latin America to natural-gas giants in Russia to casinos in Cambo...
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Tips for handling your health care needs overseasJul 28, 2013 6:46 am - WASHINGTON — An international vacation typically involves months of advance planning, from renewing passports to finding flights and booking hotels. But even the most ca...
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Backpack shopping tips and suggestionsJul 28, 2013 6:00 am - It's hard to think about school supplies while you're still enjoying homework-free days at the pool. But the new academic year will be here in a few weeks, and one thing...
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NBC developing Hillary Clinton mini-seriesJul 27, 2013 1:28 pm - Comcast Corp.’s NBC broadcast network is developing live-event programs and mini-series to draw audiences when programs air as opposed to recording them to watch later o...
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Tech Tips: New phone upgrade plans akin to rentingJul 27, 2013 7:00 am - NEW YORK — Over the past few weeks, three major U.S. wireless providers unveiled plans to combat phone envy: Let's say you just bought a phone, and then one with better ...
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Boeing appoints Whittington as engineering chief of DreamlinerJul 26, 2013 7:32 pm - Boeing Co. chose a new chief engineer for the 787 Dreamliner program as the composite-plastic jet continues to face glitches almost two years after it first entered serv...
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Stocks eke out tiny gainsJul 26, 2013 4:51 pm - NEW YORK — A mixed batch of earnings results gave investors little direction on Friday as traders began looking ahead to a packed schedule next week. The stock market s...
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Amazon reports surprise loss on warehouses, content spendingJul 26, 2013 6:34 am - Amazon.com Inc. reported a surprise net loss as the world’s largest online retailer continued to pump money into warehouses and digital content, fueling sales growth at ...
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Zynga drops after abandoning u.S. Online-betting planJul 26, 2013 6:33 am - Zynga Inc., maker of the social- networking game “FarmVille,” plunged as much as 16 percent in extended trading after abandoning plans to enter the online- gambling busi...
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Facebook shares soar 30 percent on big 2QJul 26, 2013 6:32 am - Facebook shares soared 30 percent Thursday after the social media giant pushed aggressively into mobile advertising and reported much-improved second-quarter revenue and...