Markets
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Companies say Marcellus gas reserves larger than expectedOct 20, 2012 6:26 pm - PITTSBURGH — There’s been plenty of debate over the Marcellus Shale natural gas field, but new research adds a twist that could impact political and environmental battle...
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'War on coal' label obscures battlefield realitiesOct 20, 2012 1:00 pm - MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Drive through the coalfields of Central Appalachia, and signs of the siege are everywhere. Highway billboards announce entry to “Obama's No Job Zone,...
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Dow plunges 205 on earnings reportsOct 19, 2012 11:55 am - NEW YORK — Poor corporate earnings reports pounded the stock market Friday in a sour end to an otherwise strong week of trading. The Dow Jones industrial average fell mo...
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Euro banking deal fails to impress marketsOct 19, 2012 8:27 am - LONDON — A sketchy agreement on how to create a single European banking supervisor failed to impress markets on Friday, with stocks drifting lower ahead of another round...
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Google’s 3Q earnings leak early, stock plungesOct 18, 2012 2:15 pm - NEW YORK (AP) — Google Inc.’s stock plunged suddenly on Thursday afternoon after a contractor prematurely released the search company’s third-quarter earnings report. Th...
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Google issues a bad report early, hurting NasdaqOct 18, 2012 11:58 am - NEW YORK — Google plummeted almost $80 per share, more than 10 percent, and trading in the stock was halted two and a half hours Thursday after a disappointing earnings ...
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Nokia loss widens to $1.27 billion in Q3Oct 18, 2012 9:35 am - HELSINKI — Nokia Corp. said Thursday that its third-quarter net loss widened to $1.27 billion as revenue plunged 19 percent compared with the same time last year and sal...
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Fifth Third 3Q net income falls on chargesOct 18, 2012 8:37 am - CINCINNATI — Fifth Third Bancorp reported Thursday that its third-quarter net income fell because of one-time expenses related to debt repayment and accounting issues. S...
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Verizon 3Q profit rises, bolstered by wirelessOct 18, 2012 8:37 am - NEW YORK — Verizon’s Share Everything plan looks like it’s good for the company’s shares, too. The parent of the nations’ largest cellphone company on Thursday reported ...
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Philip Morris Int’l 3Q profit falls 6 percentOct 18, 2012 8:37 am - RICHMOND, Va. — Cigarette maker Philip Morris International Inc.’s third-quarter net income fell more than 6 percent, despite higher prices, as the company sold fewer ci...