Markets
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Boeing sees early-May restart of 787 deliveriesApr 24, 2013 3:48 pm - Boeing reported a better-than-expected first-quarter profit even as it scrambled to fix its grounded 787. The company said on Wednesday that deliveries of the 787 should...
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How a phony tweet and computer trades sank stocksApr 24, 2013 3:25 pm - NEW YORK — For a few surreal minutes, a mere 12 words on Twitter caused the world’s mightiest stock market to tremble. No sooner did hackers send a false Associated Pres...
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Apple to dole out $100 billion to shareholdersApr 23, 2013 7:03 pm - NEW YORK — Apple is opening the doors to its bank vault, saying it will distribute $100 billion in cash to its shareholders by the end of 2015. At the same time, the com...
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Fake tweet shakes stocks — brieflyApr 23, 2013 4:01 pm - NEW YORK — Companies that do well when the economy is improving led the market higher Tuesday after several of them notched strong earnings. Coach, a maker of luxury ha...
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Index edges higher as energy stocks reboundApr 22, 2013 4:40 pm - NEW YORK — Investors remained cautious at the start of a big week for company earnings on Wall Street. About a third of the companies in the Standard & Poor’s 500 index,...
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Pepsi-Mondelez stakes raise merger speculationApr 20, 2013 4:19 pm - Nelson Peltz’s Trian Fund Management LP disclosed stakes in PepsiCo Inc. and Mondelez International Inc., increasing speculation that he’ll push for a merger of the food...
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Stocks recover slightly, ending tough weekApr 19, 2013 4:35 pm - NEW YORK — Strong earnings from a pair of technology giants helped the stock market recover some of its losses Friday, a positive end to Wall Street’s worst week in five...
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SeaWorld makes a splash on NYSE as stock gainsApr 19, 2013 4:11 pm - NEW YORK — SeaWorld Entertainment Inc. made a splash Friday in its first day of trading on the New York Stock Exchange. The owner of theme parks famous for water shows f...
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Chicago gasoline soars to 7-Month highApr 19, 2013 3:54 pm - Chicago gasoline strengthened to the highest level versus futures in seven months on concern that Midwestern storms caused disruptions at local refineries and cut rates ...
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U.S. finalizing arms sales to Israel, Arab nationsApr 19, 2013 1:24 pm - WASHINGTON — The Defense Department is working out final details of $10 billion in sales of warplanes, transport aircraft and advanced missiles to Israel and two Arab na...