Markets
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Dumb beta strikes back for U.S. stocks starved of breadthAug 09, 2015 7:39 am - NEW YORK -- In the war between conventional share indexes and the smart beta style that became popular in the last decade, score one for the old school. With gains in eq...
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SEC backs rule forcing companies to compare ceo and worker pay
Aug 09, 2015 7:37 am - WASHINGTON -- The Securities and Exchange Commission approved a rule Wednesday requiring companies to reveal the pay gap between the chief executive officer and their ty...
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New SEC rule could reveal the huge gap between CEO pay and worker payAug 08, 2015 1:00 am - Thousands of public U.S. companies will soon likely be forced to share a number many would rather keep under wraps: How much more their chief executives make than their ...
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Mega-health deals bloom in July: Anthem paying $48 billion for CignaJul 24, 2015 1:00 am - NEW YORK - Anthem is buying rival Cigna for $48 billion in a deal that would create the nation's largest health insurer by enrollment, covering about 53 million U.S pati...
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Here's what Wall Street is saying about that big Google earningsJul 19, 2015 7:07 am - Google unveiled earnings that topped analysts' estimates this week, sending shares up as much as 14 percent in late trading on investor optimism that the Internet search...
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Google shareholders revel in record 1-day windfall of $65.1 billionJul 17, 2015 1:00 am - Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO - Google's stock roared out of a long slumber Friday to produce the biggest shareholder windfall in U.S. history as investors rewarded the...
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The best forecasters rely on probabilities, not predictionsJul 12, 2015 6:42 am - Statistician Nate Silver correctly predicted the outcome of every state in the 2012 presidential election. It instantly shot him to fame in a field most people associate...
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USDA: Illinois farmers plant more soybeans, less cornJul 01, 2015 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Illinois farmers have planted more soybeans and less corn this year, though the state's wettest June on record may impact how much they actually wind up ha...
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Did airlines collude to keep fares high?Jul 01, 2015 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - The U.S. government is investigating possible collusion among major airlines to limit available seats, which keeps airfares high, according to a document ob...
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USDA: Record soybean crop planted; progress slowed by rainJun 30, 2015 1:00 am - DES MOINES, Iowa - A record 85.1 million acres of soybeans are in the ground, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said Tuesday, but it's not clear whether they'll all spr...