Markets
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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...
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Stocks higher as market continues to edge upwardNov 04, 2013 3:30 pm - The stock market’s gains on Monday were a mile wide and an inch deep. Major indexes posted slight but widespread gains. So while there was no dramatic rally and no recor...
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Judge clears way for domestic horse slaughterNov 01, 2013 5:24 pm - ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A federal judge in Albuquerque has cleared the way for horse slaughterhouses to begin operating in the U.S. again. U.S. District Judge Christina Armi...
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Berkshire profit advances 29 percent on gains at railroad, investmentsNov 01, 2013 5:18 pm - Berkshire Hathaway Inc., the company run by billionaire chairman Warren Buffett, said third-quarter profit climbed 29 percent on investments and gains at railroad Burlin...
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Stocks start November on a positive noteNov 01, 2013 4:02 pm - NEW YORK — The stock market started November on a strong note as investors reacted to an expansion in U.S. manufacturing last month. The improvement came during what co...
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Nasdaq shuts options venue for last five hoursNov 01, 2013 3:58 pm - Nasdaq OMX Group Inc. closed the sixth-largest U.S. options exchange more than five hours early because of a technical error, the latest malfunction to disrupt trading t...