Markets
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Stocks edge higher, but S&P 500 ends shy of recordFeb 26, 2014 12:01 am - NEW YORK - The stock market is struggling to take it to the next level. For a third straight day the Standard & Poor's 500 index traded above its record close but fell b...
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Lowe's 4Q profit meets analysts' estimatesFeb 26, 2014 12:01 am - MOORESVILE, N.C. - Lowe's fiscal fourth-quarter net income rose 6 percent, as the home-improvement retailer continued to benefit from the housing market's recovery. The...
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Budweiser brewer says fourth quarter profits roseFeb 26, 2014 12:01 am - AMSTERDAM - ABInBev SA, the maker of Budweiser and the largest global brewer, has reported a 45 percent increase in profits for the fourth quarter of 2013 on a mix of ac...
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Hot start, cool finish for marketsFeb 21, 2014 12:00 am - NEW YORK — Stocks slipped on Friday, pushing the market to a weekly loss, as investors assessed the latest round of company earnings. Express Scripts, the largest U.S. p...
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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...