Markets
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Hardwood to trading floor: Stocks go Final FourApr 07, 2013 3:51 pm - NEW YORK — March Madness: It’s not just for basketball. The sports world is laser focused on college hoops right now. The annual tournament is near its climax, with just...
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Where to beat the market: small-cap foreign fundsApr 06, 2013 11:00 pm - BOSTON — An annual score card of mutual fund performance is in, and it's generating more of the negative headlines that fund managers have become accustomed to in recent...
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Boeing makes final test flight for 787 battery fixApr 05, 2013 7:41 pm - Boeing put its 787 battery fix through a “final” flight test on Friday and will soon submit the data to regulators, who the aircraft maker hopes will sign off on the new...
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Southern Illinois sees first of fracking rushApr 05, 2013 7:00 pm - ST. LOUIS — Blessed with natural resources but never enough jobs, southern Illinois counties have begun sampling the fruits of a land rush linked to a debated drilling p...
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Stocks end lower after disappointing jobs reportApr 05, 2013 5:09 pm - NEW YORK — Stocks fell on Wall Street Friday after the government reported that U.S. employers added the fewest jobs in nine months in March and more people gave up look...
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Caterpillar laying off 460 in DecaturApr 05, 2013 5:00 pm - CHAMPAIGN — Caterpillar Inc. said Friday it will lay off more than 460 employees at its plant in Decatur, part of what the heavy equipment-maker says is an ongoing effor...
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Stocks plunge after job growth disappointsApr 05, 2013 11:07 am - NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks dropped sharply on Wall Street Friday after the government reported that U.S. employers added the fewest jobs in nine months in March and more peo...
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Stocks move higher on Wall Street; Best Buy soarsApr 04, 2013 4:09 pm - NEW YORK — The Dow Jones industrial average closed higher Thursday, regaining half of its plunge the day before, as buyers returned to the market. The Dow rose 55.76 poi...
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Weak economic reports send stock market lowerApr 03, 2013 4:04 pm - NEW YORK — Weak reports on hiring and service industries sent the stock market sharply lower Wednesday, giving the Dow Jones industrial average its worst day in more tha...
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Japan’s Nikkei soars as Bank of Japan meetsApr 03, 2013 7:44 am - BANGKOK — Japan’s benchmark stock index surged Wednesday as the country’s central bank started its first policy meeting under a new governor committed to aggressive mone...