Markets
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China promises market opening in reform planNov 15, 2013 3:29 pm - BEIJING — China’s leaders pledged Friday to open state-dominated industries wider to private competition and ease limits on foreign investment in e-commerce and other bu...
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EPA proposes reducing biofuel mandateNov 15, 2013 3:24 pm - WASHINGTON — The Obama administration on Friday proposed to reduce the amount of ethanol in the nation’s fuel supply for the first time, acknowledging that the biofuel l...
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Indexes climb back to records after retail boostNov 13, 2013 3:24 pm - NEW YORK — Macy’s gave the stock market some early holiday cheer. Stock indexes climbed back into record territory Wednesday after the department store chain gave an opt...
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U.S. stocks fall as earnings disappointNov 12, 2013 3:36 pm - NEW YORK — Disappointing company earnings and falling oil prices pulled stocks back from record highs on Tuesday. NRG Energy slumped after the company lowered its earni...
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Cellulosic was the biofuel of the future. What happened?Nov 09, 2013 12:32 pm - The Washington Post WASHINGTON — In January 2008, Wired magazine published a story about a company called Coskata under the headline: “Startup Says It Can Make Ethanol f...
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Dow hits another high on hiring surgeNov 08, 2013 2:51 pm - NEW YORK — An unexpectedly strong jobs report gave stocks a lift on Friday, pushing the Dow Jones industrial average back to an all-time high. The gains were led by bank...
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Corn harvest a record 13.9 billion bushelsNov 08, 2013 2:21 pm - DES MOINES, Iowa — This year’s corn crop has soared to a new national record, breaking expectations in many states that received too much rain early on and a summer dry ...
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Stocks sink on Fed worries, but Twitter surgesNov 07, 2013 4:15 pm - NEW YORK — Twitter popped, but the rest of the market dropped. Twitter wowed investors with a 73 percent surge on its first day of trading Thursday. The broader market, ...
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Dow Jones average closes at a recordNov 06, 2013 2:19 pm - NEW YORK — There wasn’t any major economic news or blockbuster earnings. But that didn’t stop investors from pushing the Dow Jones industrial average to another record o...
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Some weak earnings reports stall the stock marketNov 05, 2013 3:35 pm - NEW YORK — The stock market is taking a break from its record-breaking run. Some weak corporate earnings reports on Tuesday held the market back, pushing the major inde...