Markets
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Microsoft tweaks Windows 8, makes preview availableJun 26, 2013 4:22 pm - SAN FRANCISCO — Microsoft on Wednesday released a preview version of an update to Windows 8, aiming to address some of the gripes people have with the company’s flagship...
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N.Y. top court: Starbucks baristas must share tipsJun 26, 2013 4:18 pm - ALBANY, N.Y. — Starbucks baristas must share their tips with shift supervisors, but assistant managers are left out in the cold, New York’s highest court ruled Wednesday...
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Stocks rise for a second dayJun 26, 2013 2:16 pm - NEW YORK — The stock market is focusing on the positive. Major stock indexes rose for a second day on Wednesday. It was the first two-day stretch of gains since the Fede...
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U.S. stocks rise for a second day; yields slipJun 26, 2013 11:51 am - NEW YORK — U.S. stock indexes moved higher for a second day Wednesday as the bond market recovered from a slump. Traders were also encouraged by an upturn in Europe. Th...
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Market rises: less on Fed chatter, more on economyJun 25, 2013 6:20 pm - NEW YORK — Wall Street got back to focusing on the economy instead of the Federal Reserve on Tuesday, sending stocks higher. Four reports showed a brightening U.S. econ...
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Promise of price cut on hospital bills is in limboJun 24, 2013 6:54 am - WASHINGTON — Huge list prices charged by hospitals are drawing increased attention, but a federal law meant to limit what the most financially vulnerable patients can be...
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China slump, higher bond yields weigh on marketsJun 24, 2013 6:52 am - More signs of distress in China’s economy and rising bond yields led to a broad sell-off in stocks Monday, leaving the market down 5.7 percent from its all-time high las...
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High-tech gains get disabled people into workforceJun 24, 2013 6:00 am - SAN JOSE, Calif. — When high school football coach Kevin Bella needs an intense, heart-to-heart with a player, he goes home and sits on his couch. That's because Bella, ...
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ADM launches bid for Australia's GrainCorpJun 24, 2013 6:00 am - DECATUR — Archer Daniels Midland Co. said it is launching a tender offer to buy the rest of Australia's GrainCorp, after other bidders failed to submit better offers. AD...
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8 percent of Ill. workers made over $100K in 2012Jun 24, 2013 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD — More than 6,200 Illinois state employees earned more than $100,000 in 2012, according to a published report. GateHouse Media Illinois newspapers reported ...