Markets
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Asian stock markets mostly higher ahead of earnings reports
Apr 11, 2016 7:00 am - SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - Asian stock markets mostly gained on Tuesday as investors awaited corporate earnings results at home and abroad. KEEPING SCORE: Japan's Nikkei ...
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Leaked documents show strong business support for raising the minimum wage
Apr 10, 2016 7:24 am - Whenever minimum wage increases are proposed on the state or federal level, business groups tend to fight them tooth and nail. But actual opposition may not be as united...
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Asian markets meander on weak China inflation data
Apr 10, 2016 7:00 am - TOKYO (AP) - Shares meandered in Asia on Monday, after China reported consumer prices were steady but wholesale prices fell in March. Japan's announcement of mixed trend...
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Depomed and CoconoPhillips rise while Gap plunges
Apr 08, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Friday on the New York Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq stock market: NYSE Gap Inc., down $3.83 to $23.85 ...
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Indexes inch higher as oil prices jump, but retailers skid
Apr 08, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - A surge in the price of oil sent energy companies higher on Friday, but U.S. stocks got only a small boost overall as retailers suffered big losses. Stoc...
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Grain mostly higher, livestock mixed
Apr 08, 2016 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Grain futures were mostly higher Friday in early trading on the Chicago Board of Trade. Wheat for May delivery was 3.50 cents higher at $4.6060 a bushel; ...
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Energy stocks lead an early gain on Wall Street
Apr 08, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Stocks are rising in early trading, led by energy companies as the price of crude oil turns sharply higher. Murphy Oil jumped 5 percent early Friday, and...
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Grain mixed, livestock lower
Apr 07, 2016 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Grain futures were mixed Thursday in early trading on the Chicago Board of Trade. Wheat for May delivery was 2.50 cents lower at $4.6020 a bushel; May cor...
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Global stocks turn lower as oil rally fades
Apr 07, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Stocks are opening lower in the U.S. as corporate earnings reports start to trickle in. Investors have low expectations for the earnings reporting season...
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Asian stocks slip on Wall Street loss, yen's strength
Apr 07, 2016 7:00 am - HONG KONG (AP) - Asian stocks declined Friday as losses on Wall Street and the yen's strength weighed on investor sentiment. KEEPING SCORE: Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 ...