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Stocks dip as investors fret about recovery...

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NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks fell for a third straight day on Friday as investors took weaker-than-expected results from computer...

Stocks dip as investors fret about recovery...

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Reuters - U.S. stocks fell for a third straight day on Friday as investors took weaker-than-expected results from...

Black Friday deals may not signal retail...

Yahoo! News: Business :: Posted 5 hours 38 min ago

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Reuters - When the U.S. holiday shopping season kicks off on the day after Thanksgiving, retailers can expect to...

Ohio AG sues credit agencies for public...

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AP - The three major credit ratings agencies gave mortgage-backed securities unjustifiably high ratings in return for lucrative fees...

U.S. Q3 seen revised down on widening trade...

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Reuters - The U.S. economy's return to growth in the third quarter was less brisk than previously thought as the...

Ex-Vivendi CEO Messier testifies: Losses...

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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Former Vivendi CEO Jean-Marie Messier told a U.S. jury he "never, never, never" committed fraud as he took the...

A look at economic developments around the...

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AP - A look at economic developments and activity in major stock markets around the world Friday:

Existing home sales seen at highest since...

Reuters :: Posted 7 hours 51 min ago

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New York (Reuters) - Sales of existing U.S. homes likely rose for second consecutive month in October, reaching their highest level...

Currencies: Dollar gains a second day as...

MarketWatch.com :: Posted 8 hours 30 min ago

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The U.S. dollar and the Japanese yen gain Friday, finding continued support as investors’ appetite for risk eases.

Democrats seek to nail down votes for health...

MarketWatch.com :: Posted 8 hours 33 min ago

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Senate Democratic leaders are trying to corral as much support as possible for a key health-care vote scheduled for Saturday night,...

Chuck Jaffe: Don't get burned by ads for...

MarketWatch.com :: Posted 8 hours 40 min ago

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A space heater that retails for $300 to $600 usually doesn't fall under the label "investment," but for cash-strapped consumers it...

Tech Stocks: Tech sector retreats as Dell...

MarketWatch.com :: Posted 8 hours 44 min ago

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Tech stocks drop, as shares of Dell Inc. fall sharply following a downbeat earnings report.

Rocky week won't topple techs' leadership...

MarketWatch.com :: Posted 8 hours 46 min ago

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With the S&P 500 Index headed to a mild weekly decline, the information-technology sector has borne the brunt of the damage -- but...

Futures Movers: Crude drops for second day...

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Crude-oil futures fall for a second session, reducing their weekly gains as a rebounding dollar and weaker stock markets continue to...

Movers & Shakers: Friday's biggest moving...

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Among the shares expected to see active trade in Friday's session are Dell, Nokia, and J.M. Smucker.

Financial Stocks: E-Trade takeover talk...

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Shares of online broker E-Trade Financial Corp. rise more than 4% at the start of Friday’s session, amidst heavy talk of a possible...

Europe Markets: Banks pressure Europe to...

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European stocks declined on Friday, with losses from banks offsetting gains for fertilizer makers and food producers.

Market Snapshot: U.S. stocks stuck in slump...

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Investors react to Dell's weak earnings and a move to scoop up the dollar and move away from riskier investments.

BofA Merrill cuts '10 global semiconductor...

Reuters :: Posted 1 day 13 hours ago

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(Reuters) - BofA Merrill Lynch lowered its 2010 growth forecast for global semiconductor industry and downgraded...

Tyson Appoints New Leadership

WSJ :: Posted 1 day 11 hours ago

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Tyson Foods promoted Donnie Smith to CEO and Jim Lochner to chief operating officer as the meat processor moves...

Dutch give ABN Amro billions in new bailout...

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The Dutch government Thursday announced a new $6.5 billion (euro4.4 billion) bailout package for nationalized...

FTSE 100 slips on OECD warnings (AFP...

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AFP - The FTSE 100 slipped on Thursday amid renewed concern about the strength of recovery from...

AOL Grapples With Harsh Reality

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AOL plans to cut about 2,500 employees as the struggling Internet company attempts to resurrect its business after...

NJ Resorts casino gets OK to give keys to...

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AP - America's first casino to open outside Nevada got permission Thursday to hand itself over to its lenders...

Outside the Box: The dark side of the BRICs...

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NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Emerging market stocks have been the stars of the global market rally, and the BRICs...

General Growth, lenders agree on mall debt...

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AP - Mall operator General Growth Properties Inc., which filed the largest U.S. real estate bankruptcy...

Smartphone growth to continue strong in...

Reuters :: Posted 18 hours 48 min ago

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BARCELONA (Reuters) - The wireless chip industry expects smartphone market surge to continue, with British microchip...

Europe: Drop some financial system crutches...

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It is time to withdraw some of the policy measures that supported the financial system through the credit crunch...

Currencies: Dollar gains a second day as...

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The U.S. dollar and the Japanese yen gain Friday, finding continued support as investors’ appetite for risk...

New Hampshire AG seeks bankruptcy for mortgage...

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AP - The New Hampshire attorney general's office wants to force a mortgage company that closed suddenly into bankruptcy...

Hong Kong Shares Pulled Lower By Chinese...

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Hong Kong Shares Pulled Lower By Chinese Banks

New Link in Galleon Case

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A defendant accused of exchanging a case of cash for inside information has ties to Galleon's former No. 2 executive...

Asian markets end mixed, Nikkei drops 1....

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Asian stock markets ended mixed Thursday, with Japanese shares skidding as Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group’s...

Williams-Sonoma profit beats; FY view raised...

Yahoo! News: Business :: Posted 1 day 12 hours ago

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Reuters - Williams-Sonoma Inc posted a higher-than-expected quarterly profit and raised its full-year outlook...

Mediaset's Race With Sky Heats Up

WSJ :: Posted 1 day 11 hours ago

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Italy’s Mediaset will offer on-demand TV through a new digital terrestrial decoder, as it boosts its pay-TV...

Holiday ‘pop-up’ stores are going upscale...

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Lionel Electric Trains has opened the first retail store in its 100-year history but plans to close the store...

Galaxy Shares Fall On Fund Raising Plan...

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Galaxy Shares Fall On Fund Raising Plan Report

Bigger U.S. Role in Broadband Is Likely

WSJ :: Posted 1 day 20 hours ago

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The FCC began laying the groundwork for a bigger federal broadband role, offering a glimpse of the hurdles the U.S. faces in improving...

Some theaters trapped in 2nd dimension by...

USAToday :: Posted 11 hours 19 min ago

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When the credit markets froze more than a year ago, lenders didn't invest in the digital-projection technology needed to show ...

Courts Raise Bar on Monitoring Email

WSJ :: Posted 1 day 20 hours ago

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Corporations routinely send employees a warning about email usage: Big Brother is watching. But recent cases have shown that employees...

Dell Plays Keep-Up With H-P

WSJ :: Posted 1 day 22 hours ago

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The pressure is on for Dell when it reports its fiscal third-quarter earnings Thursday afternoon, thanks to a recent surprise announcement...

London Markets: Deal speculation helps limit...

MarketWatch.com :: Posted 1 day 15 hours ago

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Deal speculation builds again in London, this time with Reckitt Benckiser in the spotlight, helping limit downside for the top British...

Sony: E-Reader Orders Delayed

WSJ :: Posted 1 day 22 hours ago

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Sony said it can’t be sure that it will be able to deliver all orders for its forthcoming electronic book reader in time for Christmas...

U.S. jobless claims unchanged last week

Reuters :: Posted 1 day 11 hours ago

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of U.S. workers filing new applications for jobless insurance was unchanged last week, according...

RV industry no longer running on empty

MSNBC.com :: Posted 13 hours 34 min ago

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There are signs of recovery in the nation's heartland, including Elkhart, Ind., but the rebound is faint, uneven and faces many threats...

Gap's Profit Increases 25%

WSJ :: Posted 1 day 4 hours ago

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Gap's fiscal-third-quarter profit climbed 25% on strong sales at its long-struggling Old Navy chain, which posted an increase after...

Intel Reader Aids the Impaired

WSJ :: Posted 1 day 21 hours ago

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Walt Mossberg tests the Intel Reader with books, newspapers, magazines, bank statements, menus and even cereal boxes -- with decidedly...

Currencies: Dollar gains on euro in Asian...

MarketWatch.com :: Posted 1 day 17 hours ago

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Investors seek the perceived safety of the low-yielding currency.

Malone: DirecTV would be "compatible" with...

Yahoo! News: Technology News :: Posted 1 day 52 min ago

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Reuters - Liberty Media Corp Chairman John Malone said on Thursday that DirecTV Group would be "compatible" with a telephone company...

U.S. Natural Gas Inventories Rise 20 Bcf...

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U.S. Natural Gas Inventories Rise 20 Bcf Last Week

Calif. requires TVs to be more energy-efficient...

Yahoo! News: Technology News :: Posted 1 day 16 hours ago

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AP - California regulators have adopted the nation's first energy-efficiency standards for televisions, a move that...

AOL Grapples With Harsh Reality

WSJ :: Posted 1 day 5 hours ago

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AOL plans to cut about 2,500 employees as the struggling Internet company attempts to resurrect its business after it spins off from...

AOL shows worst not over for media job cuts...

Reuters :: Posted 1 day 36 min ago

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LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - If AOL's announcement on Thursday of another 2,500 job cuts is anything to go by, the painful layoffs that...

Google says PC will start in seven seconds...

Reuters :: Posted 18 hours 55 min ago

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MOUNTAIN VIEW, California (Reuters) - New Google Inc software will start up a computer as fast as a television can be turned on, the...

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