Markets
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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...
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Greece defaults, can't pay IMF loanJun 30, 2015 1:00 am - ATHENS - Greece lost its financial lifelines on Tuesday, as the country missed a crucial payment to the International Monetary Fund amid growing questions about whether ...
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Best flavor in exchange-traded funds is vanillaJun 21, 2015 6:00 am - Q: My wife and I are both retired. I am a fan of your Couch Potato portfolio and have tried to allocate our retirement funds in a similar fashion, with Vanguard index st...
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Sears stocks tumbles for fifth day as real estate excitement dissipatesJun 10, 2015 1:00 am - Sears Holdings Corp. shares tumbled for a fifth straight day, hurt by concerns that selling a chunk of its stores will leave less value for investors. A rights offering ...
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Weight falls on earnings in today's marketJun 06, 2015 6:13 am - NEW YORK - For Peter Lynch, the legendary Fidelity Investments fund manager who returned almost 30 percent a year in the 1980s, the key to success in stocks was buying g...
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U.S. oil exports adding to global glut as OPEC resists cutsJun 04, 2015 1:00 am - For a nation that bans most oil exports, the U.S. still finds a way to ship more abroad than at least two OPEC members. The shale oil-rich nation exported more than half...
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Encouraging economic news gives stocks a bumpJun 03, 2015 1:00 am - NEW YORK - Encouraging economic news pushed stocks higher Wednesday, although a slump in energy companies and utilities kept broader gains in check. Stocks climbed from...
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Hemp industry enters 2nd year with cloudy market potentialMay 30, 2015 1:00 am - FORT LUPTON, Colo. - The newly legal hemp industry is entering its second growing season with some big questions for producers experimenting with marijuana's non-intoxic...