Markets
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Actavis to buy Forest Labs in $25 billion dealFeb 18, 2014 6:30 pm - AP Business Writers Actavis PLC plans to buy Forest Laboratories Inc. for about $25 billion, catapulting little-known Actavis into the world's No. 15 drugmaker, with an ...
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Stocks inch higher in quiet tradingFeb 18, 2014 4:31 pm - NEW YORK - U.S. stocks closed mostly higher Tuesday as traders got back to work after a long holiday weekend. It was a fairly quiet day for investors, who had relatively...
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California grape growers celebrate bumper cropFeb 14, 2014 10:00 pm - MODESTO, Calif. - California agriculture officials reported good news for wine lovers and vineyard operators alike: a record harvest of wine grapes. Growers in the nati...
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Campbell: Broth sales get bump from more cookingFeb 14, 2014 2:01 pm - NEW YORK (AP) - When people take an interest in cooking, broth sales apparently get a bump. Campbell Soup has been struggling to boost sluggish sales of its famous conde...
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Initial public offerings scheduled to debut next weekFeb 14, 2014 1:01 pm - NEW YORK - The following is a list of initial public offerings planned for the coming week. Sources include Renaissance Capital, Greenwich, CT and SEC filings. Week ...
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S&P 500 index logs its best week of the yearFeb 13, 2014 10:00 pm - NEW YORK - The stock market closed out its best week of the year on Friday as investors focused on company earnings and brushed off another weak economic report. Campbe...
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Dollar drops as factory production slipsFeb 13, 2014 10:00 pm - The dollar declined to its weakest level in almost two months after factory production in the U.S. unexpectedly declined in January by the most since May 2009, adding to...
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Stocks rise as investors assess earningsFeb 13, 2014 12:01 am - NEW YORK - The stock market rose for the fifth time in six days Thursday as higher earnings from several big U.S. companies helped investors shrug off discouraging news ...
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U.S. stocks decline for the first time in five daysFeb 12, 2014 12:01 am - Associated Press NEW YORK - Weak earnings from tobacco company Lorillard and household products maker Procter & Gamble helped end the stock market's longest winning stre...
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U.S. stocks surge after Fed chief reassuresFeb 11, 2014 12:01 am - NEW YORK - Reassuring words from the new head of the Federal Reserve sent stocks soaring on Tuesday and gave the market its longest winning streak this year. The Dow Jon...