Markets
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Aging Illinois bridges hinder soybean harvestAug 09, 2014 1:01 am - STOCKLAND, Ill. - A no-frills concrete bridge on the edge of Stockland, Illinois, represents just the kind of headache the nation's soybean farmers hope a multimillion-d...
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Stocks buck turmoil weighing on global marketsAug 08, 2014 1:01 am - NEW YORK - A burst of buying Friday in U.S. stocks defied slumps in other markets and offered hope for investors shaken by geopolitical turmoil. Major U.S. stock indexes...
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Western farmers take hit from Russia food banAug 07, 2014 1:01 am - WASHINGTON- Russian diners won't be able to find creamy Dutch cheeses or juicy Polish apples in the grocery store or cook up chicken from the United States - the result ...
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Stocks sink on renewed Russia-Ukraine tensionsAug 05, 2014 1:01 am - NEW YORK - Renewed concerns that tensions could flare up between Russian and Ukraine pushed U.S. stocks sharply lower Tuesday. The market had been moderately lower all ...
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Stocks rise after selloff amid earningsAug 04, 2014 1:01 am - NEW YORK - U.S. stocks rose, with the Standard & Poor's 500 Index rebounding from the biggest weekly loss in two years, as Portugal announced a bailout for Banco Espirit...
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Yellen 'dashboard' signals: Job market not at full healthAug 02, 2014 1:00 am - WASHINGTON — With employers ramping up hiring and the unemployment rate sinking in the past year, pressure is rising on Janet Yellen's Federal Reserve: Is the time near ...
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S&P 500 has its worst week in 2 yearsAug 01, 2014 1:01 am - NEW YORK - U.S. stocks declined for a second day Friday, adding to the massive sell-off the day before and giving the market its worst week in two years. Investors foun...
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U.S. markets fluctuate a day after a major dropAug 01, 2014 1:01 am - NEW YORK - U.S. markets steadied on Friday a day after a major sell-off. Investors focused on a relatively strong jobs report, which showed the U.S. economy created 209,...
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Stocks plunge, wiping out July's gainsJul 31, 2014 1:01 am - NEW YORK - For investors, there were few havens on Thursday. The stock market had its worst one-day drop since February, driven down by a confluence of worries, from we...
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Stocks little changed as Fed offsets economy dataJul 30, 2014 1:01 am - NEW YORK - U.S. stocks were little changed Wednesday as data showing better-than-forecast economic growth was offset by weaker earnings and the Federal Reserve's decisio...