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Stocks mixed...Toyota's case...Pringles recall Mar 8 2010 4:27PM
Stocks closed mixed after a session that saw
little movement in the key averages. The Dow fell nearly 14 points
to 10,553. The S&P fell a fraction, while the Nasdaq composite
gained nearly 6 points.
WASHINGTON (AP) Toyota is outlining evi
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| Update on the latest in business: Mar 8 2010 2:34AM
Investors have been sending stocks higher lately
on the expectation that the economy will continue to recover, with
the hope of eventual jobs creation.
Last week, the Dow rose 2.3 percent, the S&P 500 was up 3.1
percent and the Nasdaq surged
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| Gas prices up 9.58 cents nationwide over 2 weeks Mar 7 2010 1:04PM
The average price of regular gasoline
in the United States is up 9.58 cents over a two-week period to
$2.73.
That's according to the national Lundberg Survey of fuel prices
released Sunday.
Analyst Trilby Lundberg says the average price fo
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| Costco 2Q profit rises partly on gasoline prices Mar 3 2010 5:22AM
Costco Wholesale says its fiscal
second-quarter profit rose 25 percent as revenue increased on
higher gasoline prices and overseas sales increased by a softer
dollar.
The wholesale club operator's earnings increased 25 percent to
$299 million,
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| Update on the latest in business: Feb 22 2010 2:34AM
The stock market is coming off a strong week.
The key averages saw gains of 3 percent, as the rally extended
into a second week.
The Dow stands at 10,402 after rising just 9 points Friday. The
S&P added 2 to 1,109 and the Nasdaq was up
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| Home again...New take on health care...Gas prices down... Feb 21 2010 10:45PM
The commander of the space shuttle
Endeavour says "it's great to be home." The six-member crew has
made a rare nighttime landing in Florida, wrapping up a two-week
visit to the International Space Station. It's slated to be
Endeavour's next-to-last m
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| Gas prices down 3.29 cents nationwide over 2 weeks Feb 21 2010 2:07PM
The average price of regular gasoline
in the United States is down 3.29 cents over a two-week period to
$2.63.
That's according to the national Lundberg Survey of fuel prices
released Sunday.
Analyst Trilby Lundberg says the average price
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| Stocks firm...Search pact...Denture cream scrutinized... Feb 18 2010 1:11PM
Stock prices are in positive territory. The
market has seen modest gains today after several economic reports
released earlier in the day.
WASHINGTON (AP) The chairman of a House committee
investigating Toyota's massive recalls says the compa
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| Update on the latest in business: Feb 17 2010 2:48AM
Stocks posted respectable gains to begin the
shortened trading week Tuesday. The Dow added 170 points to 10,269.
The S&P was up 19 points to 1,095. And the Nasdaq surged 31 points
to 2,214.
Investors appeared to focus on positive earnings
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| Empty streets...Roof collapse...Iraq refinery attacked... Feb 10 2010 12:08PM
The streets of downtown Philadelphia are
largely vacant as many have heeded the mayor's advice to stay home
due to a powerful snow storm. The National Weather Service issued a
blizzard warning for Philadelphia and its suburbs for all day
today. The s
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| CORRECTS 4th NewsMinute Feb 10 2010 4:33AM
Another 437,000 cars have been added to Honda's
faulty air bag recall. Honda is replacing the driver's side air bag
in five models because it can deploy with too much pressure.
Meanwhile, Toyota Prius owners in Japan are rushing their hybrid
vehicl
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| More Hondas with bad air bags...January retails sales get... Feb 10 2010 2:55AM
Another 437,000 cars have been added to Honda's
faulty air bag recall. Honda is replacing the driver's side air bag
in five models because it can deploy with too much pressure.
Meanwhile, Toyota Prius owners in Japan are rushing their hybrid
vehicl
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| Dow below 10,000...Energy prices rise...Chip secret discovered... Feb 8 2010 4:27PM
The Dow has closed below 10,000 for the first
time in three months, as mounting debt in several European
economies raised new questions about the health of the global
financial system. The Dow ended the day down 104 at 9,908. The S&P
500 was off
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| Update on the latest in business: Feb 8 2010 2:55AM
Investors are hoping this will be the week Wall
Street ends its losing trend. Last week was its fourth straight
losing week.
The stock market had a fractious Friday fueled by a Labor
Department report showed jobless rate that fell to 9.7 percent
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| Latest Minnesota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Feb 8 2010 1:38AM
Portions of Minnesota from the far northwest
to the south are under a winter storm warning through Tuesday, as a
slow-moving system is expected to hang around and dump up to 11
inches of snow in some areas.
Much of central and south-central Minn
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| "Sonic boom"...Accepting the invite...Colts leading... Feb 7 2010 7:08PM
Middletown, Conn.'s mayor says a deadly
explosion at an unfinished power plant felt "almost like a sonic
boom." At least five people were killed and a dozen or more
injured. Mayor Sebastian Giuliano called it a gas explosion, but
said the exact cause
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| Conn. power plant explosion...NFL lockout prospects...Gas prices... Feb 7 2010 1:53PM
Emergency officials in Middletown,
Connecticut, are reporting multiple fatalities in an explosion at a
power plant there. They say there were 50 workers in the section of
the Kleen Energy power plant where the explosion took place.
Middletown autho
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| Average gas prices down 5.76 cents nationwide Feb 7 2010 1:25PM
The average price of regular gasoline
in the United States fell 5.76 cents over a two-week period to
$2.67.
That's according to the national Lundberg Survey of fuel prices
released Sunday.
Analyst Trilby Lundberg says the average price for
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| Prius fix promised...Another losing week...Gas prices up... Feb 6 2010 12:08PM
Toyota says it's coming up with a fix for its
latest problem, balky brakes on Prius hybrids. It's telling dealers
it will have more details next week. The automaker blames the
problem on a software glitch and says it has already fixed vehicles
in pro
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| Anadarko Petroleum reports drop in 4Q profits Feb 1 2010 4:06PM
Anadarko Petroleum says fourth-quarter profit
fell because of lower [[kxtopic:oil:t[oil]:t]] and [[kxtopic:gasoline-prices:t[Gas Prices]:t]] and diminished demand.
But The Woodlands, [[kxtopic:texas:t[Texas]:t]], exploration and production company
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| Wall Street, oil have bad January...6 banks shut...Jobs report... Jan 30 2010 11:33AM
So far, 2010 hasn't been very good to Wall
Street. January was a disappointment with the Dow ending the month
with a loss of 3.4 percent. It has left investors questioning
whether the economy can sustain a big fourth-quarter growth rate.
The Commer
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| Wall St. down...Bernanke keeps job...Microsoft, Amazon earnings up... Jan 28 2010 4:27PM
The stock market resumed its slide as
disappointing forecasts from technology companies bring new
concerns about the economy. The Dow closed down 116 at 10,120. The
S&P finished down 13 at 1,085. The Nasdaq is down 42 at 2,179.
Three stocks fel
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| Wall St. down...Consumer confidence, home prices show gains... Jan 26 2010 4:55PM
Stocks gave up a healthy advance to end lower as
financial and materials stocks slid. Today's drop is Wall Street's
fifth slide in seven days. It comes as questions about the pace of
the economic recovery are dogging investors. The Dow closed at
10,1
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| Wall St. modestly higher...McCain opposes Fed chief...Crude oil... Jan 25 2010 5:02PM
The stock market got off to better start this
week after losing ground last week. The Dow closed at 10,197 after
a gain of 24 points. The S&P rose 5 points to 1,097. Nasdaq jumped
almost 6 points to 2,211. It appears investors gained confidence
t
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| Update on the latest in business: Jan 25 2010 2:41AM
Stocks dropped for a third straight session
Friday, making for the worst week for the market since last March.
In the latest session, the Dow fell 217 points to 10,173. The
S&P was down 25 to 1,092. And the Nasdaq declined 60 points to
2,205
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| WalMart cuts jobs...Gas prices down...A possible new bin Laden... Jan 24 2010 5:58PM
The world's largest retailer is cutting about 10
percent of the workforce at its warehouse club. Wal-Mart says it's
outsourcing the product-sampling department at Sam's Club to a
marketing company and cutting new business membership
representative po
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| Update on the latest news, sports, business and entertainment:... Jan 24 2010 4:13PM
The State Department calls it an attempt to
"appear relevant."
In a new audio message that's yet to be authenticated, Osama bin
Laden is claiming responsibility for the Christmas Day attempt to
bomb a passenger jet headed for Detroit.
The al
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| Responding to bin Laden...Survival and treatment...Avatar tops... Jan 24 2010 1:04PM
The White House is responding to the latest
message purportedly from Osama bin Laden by denouncing the al-Qaida
leader. In the audio recording, bin Laden claims responsibility for
the attempted Christmas Day airliner bombing. But the State
Department
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| Survey: Gas prices down 1.42 cents nationwide Jan 24 2010 12:22PM
The average price of regular gasoline
in the United States fell 1.42 cents over a two-week period to
$2.72.
That's according to the national Lundberg Survey of fuel prices
released Sunday.
Analyst Trilby Lundberg says the average price for
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| Gasoline prices continue declines, but still higher than in 2009... Jan 22 2010 1:32PM
Every day for a week, gasoline prices have come
down.
But the national average for a gallon of regular is still nearly
$2.73 and that's higher than at any point last year.
Prices have been driven higher amid a 10-month rally in the
price
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| Update on the latest news, sports, business and entertainment:... Jan 19 2010 7:07AM
The latest casualty reports say the
death toll from last week's earthquake in Haiti could be as high as
200,000.
The European Commission also says 1.5 million people are
homeless.
Meanwhile, aid to quake victims has increased, but relief
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| Haitians fleeing capital in search of food, safety Jan 19 2010 1:24AM
An exodus is under way from the
shattered Haitian capital as thousands struggle to board buses to
flee hunger and violence .
One hope is that food will be easier to find in the countryside.
But both gasoline and food are scarce in Port-au-P
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| Latest South Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Jan 14 2010 10:58AM
AAA South Dakota says gas prices have
jumped 10 to 15 cents in the new year.
AAA's Mark Madeja says the blame is being laid on recent cold
weather, and he expects prices to eventually fall back where they
were before the cold snap.
A gallo
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| Cold weather snap drives up gas prices Jan 14 2010 5:36AM
AAA South Dakota says gas prices have
jumped 10 to 15 cents in the new year.
AAA's Mark Madeja says the blame is being laid on recent cold
weather, and he expects prices to eventually fall back where they
were before the cold snap.
A gallo
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| Gold bounces back; grain prices settle mixed Jan 13 2010 3:18PM
Commodities are mixed as the price of gold rises
and as a spike in supply hurts energy prices.
Gold is higher Wednesday as the dollar slips. Gold is often used
as a hedge against a weaker dollar, so demand often rises when the
greenback falls.
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| Troops to Haiti?...Millions in need...Oil prices retreat... Jan 13 2010 2:56PM
A small contingent of American
ground troops could soon be on their way to Haiti. But it's not
clear if they'd be used for security operations or for humanitarian
efforts, in the aftermath of a devastating earthquake. The
commander of the U.S. Southe
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| Update on the latest in business: Jan 12 2010 2:49AM
Stocks closed out the Monday trading session in
New York with a mixed showing. The Dow added 46 points to 10,664.
The S&P was up 2 points to 1,147. And the Nasdaq composite fell
nearly 5 points to close at 2,312.
After the closing bell the
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| Gas prices...Grip of winter...Baltimore wins Jan 10 2010 7:08PM
A national survey of fuel prices finds
the average price of regular gas in the U.S. jumped 14 cents over a
three-week period to $2.74. Cheyenne, Wyo., had the lowest average
price among cities in the Lundberg survey at $2.36 a gallon for
regular. Anc
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| Obama on Yemen...Schwarzenegger comments...Gas prices... Jan 10 2010 4:55PM
President Barack Obama says he's not planning
to send U.S. troops to Yemen or Somalia. He tells People magazine
he believes al-Qaida activity is focused near the Afghanistan and
Pakistan borders. Obama adds, however, that he's not ruling out
"any pos
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| Gas prices up 14 cents nationwide over 3 weeks Jan 10 2010 4:34PM
The average price of regular gasoline
in the United States is up 14 cents over a three-week period to
$2.74.
That's according to the national Lundberg Survey of fuel prices
released Sunday.
Analyst Trilby Lundberg says the average price fo
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| Obama to speak...Newark video...No special treatment... Jan 7 2010 3:03PM
Americans are about to hear from President
Barack Obama, concerning the security lapses that allowed a man
with an explosive to board a flight from Amsterdam to Detroit. A
government official said the president will order U.S. agencies to
move faster
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| Latest Minnesota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Jan 1 2010 1:45AM
Offers of help are pouring in to St. Paul
police after an 88-year-old man who was robbed of $300 in cash that
he had just withdrawn for his wife's funeral.
Police spokesman Sgt. Paul Schnell tells the Pioneer Press that
the department has receiv
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| AAA: Minn. gas prices rose about $1 in 2009 Dec 31 2009 12:08PM
It might seem like ages ago that gas was
$1.62 per gallon.
Actually, that was the lowest price recorded in Minnesota just a
year ago, on Jan. 1, 2009. As the year winds up, the average price
has gone up to $2.60 across the state.
AAA Minne
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| Latest South Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Dec 26 2009 4:27PM
Part of Interstate 29 has reopened in
South Dakota.
State officials on Saturday afternoon were allowing travel on
I-29 from Sioux Falls to the Iowa state line.
Earlier Saturday, the state reopened Interstate 90 from Sioux
Falls east to the
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| Here is the latest South Dakota news from The Associated Press... Dec 26 2009 2:56PM
Officials say drivers should still use
caution on Interstate 90, although parts of it have reopened. They
say the interstate is still slippery. I-90 is now open in both
directions from Sioux Falls east to the Minnesota line, and from
Sturgis east to
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| Wall Street surge...Crude slips...Ford offers buyouts... Dec 21 2009 4:55PM
The stock market closed sharply higher today,
riding another wave of corporate dealmaking. Analyst upgrades of
Alcoa Inc. and Intel Corp. and positive momentum on President
Barack Obama's health care overhaul also helped drive a broad rally
on the st
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| Gas prices down 3.89 cents nationwide Dec 20 2009 2:42PM
The average price of regular gasoline
in the United States has dropped 3.89 cents over a two-week period
to $2.60.
That's according to the national Lundberg Survey of fuel prices
released Sunday.
Analyst Trilby Lundberg says the average pr
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| November retail sales rise more than expected Dec 11 2009 7:42AM
Retail sales rose more than expected in
November, boosting hopes that the all-important consumer sector
will support the fragile recovery.
The Commerce Department says retail sales rose 1.3 percent last
month, more than double the 0.6 percent in
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| Vote on top business stories of 2009 Dec 10 2009 5:23PM
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| Stocks rise...No cash bonuses...Crude falls Dec 10 2009 4:13PM
Stocks gained ground in today's session. The Dow
rose 69 points to 10,406. The S&P added 6 points and the Nasdaq was
up 7 points.
NEW YORK (AP) Top executives at Wall Street's Goldman Sachs
will not get cash bonuses this year, amid critic
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| Costco 1Q profit edges higher, sales climb Dec 10 2009 5:22AM
Profit for Costco Wholesale edged 1
percent higher in the fiscal first quarter as shoppers boosted the
wholesale-club chain's sales despite lower gasoline prices.
Costco has been helped by sales of food and everyday items to
recession-weary cons
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| Qatari emir wants gas prices tied to oil Dec 9 2009 5:01AM
Qatar's ruler says natural gas prices are too
low and wants them to be linked to the price of crude oil.
Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani told a meeting of gas
exporting nations in the Qatari capital that oil's rebound this
year, after it colla
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| Global Energy Holdings Group files Chapter 11 Nov 25 2009 1:32PM
Global Energy Holdings Group, an
Atlanta-based renewable energy company, has filed for Chapter 11
bankruptcy protection in Delaware.
In a filing Wednesday, Global estimated assets at about $28
million, and liabilities at about $3.7 million.
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| Analyst predicts small auto sales comeback in 2010 Nov 23 2009 10:37AM
A top industry analyst says the U.S. auto
industry will recover only a little next year because of a weak
economy.
Fitch Ratings analyst Mark Oline predicts sales of 11.1 million
cars and trucks in 2010, up 7.8 percent from 10.3 million vehicles
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| Update on the latest in business: Nov 23 2009 2:34AM
The stock market will open the holiday-shortened
week trying to turn around a 119-point drop in the final days of
last week. The Dow, which slipped 14 points on Friday, opens at
10,318.
Disappointing reports on housing and worries about flagging
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| Health care predebating...Gas prices down...Redhead attack... Nov 23 2009 12:07AM
The nearly $1 trillion Senate health care
measure could be facing a fiery debate on the floor. Moderate
Democrat Sen. Ben Nelson tells ABC he doesn't want the bill to
become a "big-government, Washington-run operation" that would
undermine private in
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| Update on the latest news, sports, business and entertainment:... Nov 22 2009 11:13PM
The average price of regular gasoline
in the U.S. has dropped 3.64 cents over a two-week period to $2.65.
That's according to the national Lundberg Survey of fuel prices
released today.
Analyst Trilby Lundberg says the average price for a g
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| Drop in pump prices...NRC: Plant radiation not significant...NY... Nov 22 2009 10:52PM
In this tough economy, there's some
good news for consumers. Gasoline prices have dropped nearly 4
cents a gallon in the past two weeks. The Lundberg Survey says the
average price of regular gas in the U.S. is $2.65.
MIDDLETOWN, Pa. (AP) The
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| Break at the pump...US soldier killed in Iraq...Death toll rises at... Nov 22 2009 9:56PM
Gasoline prices have dropped nearly 4
cents over the past two weeks. The Lundberg Survey says the average
price of regular gas nationwide is $2.65. Cheyenne, Wyo., had the
lowest price among cities surveyed at $2.38 a gallon for regular.
Anchorage
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| Gas prices drop...Democrats feud over health care...Rationing of... Nov 22 2009 6:54PM
Drivers are getting a break at the gas
pump. The Lundberg Survey says the average price of regular gas
nationwide has dropped nearly 4 cents a gallon over a two-week
period to $2.65. Analyst Trilby Lundberg says the average price for
mid-grade was $2
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| Gas prices down...Internal debate begins for Democrats...Kick a... Nov 22 2009 5:02PM
The average price of regular gasoline
in the U.S. has dropped 3.64 cents over a two-week period, down to
$2.65. That's according to the national Lundberg Survey of fuel
prices released today. The survey finds the average price for a
gallon of mid-gra
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| Survey says gas prices down 3.64 cents nationwide Nov 22 2009 4:55PM
The average price of regular gasoline
in the U.S. has dropped 3.64 cents over a two-week period to $2.65.
That's according to the national Lundberg Survey of fuel prices
released today.
Analyst Trilby Lundberg says the average price for a g
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| Stocks close down...Three convicted in scam...UPS planning price... Nov 20 2009 4:41PM
The stock market ended a down week with light
selling as investors grew uneasy about a rising dollar and spiking
demand for the safest government debt. The Dow slipped 14 points,
to close at 10,318. The S&P's 500 index fell 3 and a half points,
t
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| Stocks losing...Natural gas prices drop...Oil refinery closing... Nov 20 2009 1:18PM
The stock market is losing ground for a third
straight day as investors grow uneasy about a rising dollar and
spiking demand for the safest government debt. A disappointing
earnings report from computer maker Dell is putting a drag on
technology shar
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| Stocks rally...Postal red ink...Bernanke on dollar Nov 16 2009 4:48PM
Stock prices rallied, sending the Dow above the
10,400 level at the close. The index rose 136 points, while the S&P
was up about 16 points and the Nasdaq surged 30 points.
WASHINGTON (AP) Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke pledges
to m
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| Western Refining shutters Bloomfield, NM, plant Nov 9 2009 2:14PM
Western Refining Inc. is shuttering its
Bloomfield, N.M., refinery and consolidating the operations of its
two New Mexico plants in a move the company says will save $25
million per year.
Together, the company's Bloomfield and Gallup plants coul
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| Update on the latest in business: Nov 9 2009 3:16AM
Investors took stocks higher last week, despite
word that unemployment had risen above 10 percent for the first
time in 26 years.
In the latest session, the Dow Jones industrials rose 17 points
to 10,023.42, providing a gain of 311 points for th
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