Markets
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Wells Fargo’s profit up 13 percentOct 11, 2013 5:13 pm - Third-quarter profit for Wells Fargo & Co., the biggest U.S. mortgage lender, jumped 13 percent as a decline in revenue from mortgage lending was offset by reduced expen...
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Google changing terms to use your identity in adsOct 11, 2013 4:13 pm - Google wants your permission to use your name, photo and product reviews in ads that it sells to businesses. The Internet search giant is changing its terms of service s...
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Stocks rise as debt talks continueOct 11, 2013 4:00 pm - The closer Washington gets to a deal over the debt ceiling, the higher stocks go. Stock prices rose for a second day in a row on Friday as investors bet against a U.S. d...
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Rising legal costs push JPMorgan to rare lossOct 11, 2013 1:10 pm - NEW YORK — Mounting legal costs pushed JPMorgan Chase to a rare loss in the third quarter, the first under the leadership of Jamie Dimon. The largest U.S. bank by asset...
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Amarin fish oil pill gets mixed FDA assessmentOct 11, 2013 1:07 pm - A study of Amarin Corp.’s fish oil drug uncovered no new safety risks, though the benefit of expanding use to people with “very high” triglycerides needs to first be wei...
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Wall Street rallies as U.S. default threat easesOct 10, 2013 3:36 pm - NEW YORK — You can almost hear Wall Street exhaling. The Dow Jones industrial average soared more than 300 points Thursday after Republican leaders and President Barack ...
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Corn harvest coming in above expectationsOct 10, 2013 2:41 pm - DES MOINES, Iowa — Harvest is in full swing across the country, and farmers in many states are surprised at the abundance of corn they’re getting from their fields. Dair...
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Stocks end mostly higher on signs of compromiseOct 09, 2013 5:20 pm - NEW YORK — Signs that lawmakers are making moves to end a stalemate in Washington and avert a U.S. government debt default halted a slump on the stock market Wednesday. ...
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Mutual fund trends: Index funds win againOct 05, 2013 11:00 pm - NEW YORK — The numbers tell the story. The latest update on mutual fund performance is likely to widen the gap between investors who prefer index funds and those who fav...
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U.S. housing rebound likely to handle spike in ratesOct 04, 2013 3:46 pm - LOS ANGELES — When mortgage rates began climbing in May from rock-bottom lows, Kevin Williams worried he might miss out on an opportunity. So he listed his home in Orang...