Markets
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Stocks fall for a fourth daySep 24, 2013 6:47 pm - NEW YORK — Wall Street couldn’t shrug off doubts about the economy and government gridlock on Tuesday. Mixed economic reports and concern about a government shutdown dra...
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Corn prices fall on outlook for bumper cropSep 24, 2013 6:45 pm - Corn fell to its lowest level in six weeks on concerns that a bumper crop could bloat supplies. Farmers planted the most corn in 80 years this year, and favorable weath...
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Archer Daniels move worries Decatur residentsSep 24, 2013 3:45 pm - DECATUR — To Decatur, the loss of Archer Daniels Midland’s global headquarters is about more than a couple hundred jobs: The small central Illinois city will be losing t...
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Smithfield shareholders vote in favor of Chinese company takeoverSep 24, 2013 3:24 pm - Smithfield Foods Inc. shareholders voted to approve Shuanghui International Holdings Ltd.’s $4.7 billion deal, the largest Chinese acquisition of a U.S. company. The $34...
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Stocks fall on concern about economy, budget fightSep 23, 2013 3:59 pm - NEW YORK — Concerns about the strength of the economy and the potential for a budget fight in Washington pushed down the stock market Monday. The Dow Jones industrial av...
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Sen. Franken concerned about Apple’s fingerprint technologySep 21, 2013 5:59 am - NEW YORK — Sen. Al Franken is asking Apple for more clarity on privacy and security concerns he has with its use of fingerprint recognition technology in the new iPhone ...
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Burst of IPOs follows market gainsSep 21, 2013 5:06 am - The stock market has been heating up, driving demand for IPOs. There have been 140 initial public offerings of stock this year, up 46 percent from the same time in 2012...
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Allegiant delays flights to inspect MD-80 slidesSep 20, 2013 6:16 pm - LAS VEGAS — Allegiant Airlines took more than half of its fleet of MD-80 aircraft out of service Friday to inspect emergency slides, four days after passengers and crew ...
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BlackBerry previews nearly $1 billion loss, to cut 4,500 workersSep 20, 2013 4:09 pm - TORONTO — BlackBerry said Friday that it will lay off 4,500 employees, or 40 percent of its global workforce, as it reports a nearly $1 billion second-quarter loss a wee...
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Stocks drop as investors fret over budget fightSep 20, 2013 4:00 pm - Washington’s budget fight jolted Wall Street on Friday, reminding it that the next few weeks could bring a lot of uncertainty. Investors hate uncertainty, and stocks pl...