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With millions of stimulus checks going out to taxpayers, Wall Street wants to know where that money will be spent _ and this week’s data could help investors gauge the mind-set of the average consumer.
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Cablevision Systems Corp. says it is buying the Long Island-based newspaper Newsday from Tribune Co. for $650 million.
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When Edie packed up and left Wisteria Lane at the end of Sunday’s “Desperate Housewives,” viewers were caught by surprise.
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IndyMac Bancorp Inc. said Monday it swung to a loss in the first quarter as deteriorating credit markets forced the mortgage lender to lower the value of...
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Cablevision Systems Corp. says it is buying the Long Island-based newspaper Newsday from Tribune Co. for $650 million.
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Wireless carrier Sprint Nextel Corp. said Monday it had a larger first-quarter deficit as revenue fell, it lost more than a million subscribers and it absorbed charges...
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IndyMac Bancorp says it swung to a first-quarter loss as deteriorating credit markets forced write-downs on the value of mortgage-backed securities.
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Wireless carrier Sprint Nextel says it had a larger first-quarter loss as it continued to lose valuable monthly subscribers and had to pay for severance charges and...
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HSBC Holdings PLC said Monday that first-quarter profit was better than a year ago, despite a $3.2 billion write-down on subprime mortgage assets in the United States.
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A blood thinner manufactured in China and linked to dozens of deaths in the United States is now safe because of tighter testing and controls, a top American health...
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MBIA is posting a large first-quarter loss, as the struggling bond insurer took heavy charges to write down the value of certain liabilities amid continued...
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U.S. stocks headed for a moderately higher open Monday as oil prices ticked lower and the dollar advanced.
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The Supreme Court is meeting to issue opinions and announce whether it has accepted any new cases.
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Mortgage insurer PMI Group says it swung to a first-quarter loss, due to hefty payouts on default claims amid the nation’s subprime mortgage crisis.
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Republican John McCain, reaching out to both independents and green-minded social conservatives, argues that global warming is undeniable and the country must take...
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Ex-Talking Heads front man David Byrne plans to turn a landmark building in Manhattan into a giant musical instrument.
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Cheeseheads don’t need to be bleu: Experts say predictions that California will soon overtake Wisconsin as the nation’s top cheese producer are unlikely to...
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A blood thinner manufactured in China and linked to dozens of deaths in the United States is now safe because of tighter testing and controls, a top American health...
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Sue Sigle was hoping the government would offer more money for her home before she moves away from this pollution-scarred town. Then the tornado came.
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Attorneys in R&B superstar R. Kelly’s child pornography trial are expected to begin questioning 150 potential jurors on Monday and it’s unlikely any of...
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Hillary Rodham Clinton was just warming up the crowd in a cramped and muggy middle school gymnasium when she switched her pronouns.
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Shares of Activision Inc. hit a record high Friday after the video game publisher reported profit and sales that soared past guidance and Wall Street’s...
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Wall Street fell sharply early Friday as investors contended with wider-than-expected losses at insurer American International Group Inc. and another worrisome spike in...
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Wall Street is down sharply in early trading as investors digest wider-than-expected losses at a big insurer and as oil climbs further into record territory.
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Wall Street headed for a lower open Friday after the world’s largest insurer reported a wider-than-expected loss for the first quarter, rekindling...
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Wall Street investment companies are reducing their borrowing from the Federal Reserve’s emergency lending program.
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Wall Street held on to modest gains Tuesday even as oil prices extended their record-breaking run and after retailers issued sales reports that were generally not as...
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Wall Street held on to modest gains Tuesday even as oil prices extended their record-breaking run and after retailers issued sales reports that were generally not as...
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Wall Street advanced moderately Thursday as investors reacted to a pullback in oil prices and sifted through sales figures from retailers that were generally not as...
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Wall Street rose modestly Thursday as investors reacted to a pullback in oil prices and sifted through sales figures from retailers that were generally not as gloomy as...
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Wall Street wavered Thursday as investors sifted through sales figures from retailers that were generally not as gloomy as anticipated, but that still suggested that...
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Wall Street is modestly higher in early trading as investors sift through retailers’ April sales figures.
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Wal-Mart Stores Inc. says sales of groceries and items such as flat-screen TVs boosted its same-store sales in April above Wall Street expectations.
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Wall Street headed for a modestly higher open Thursday as investors waited to see if retailers’ April sales figures would provide a sense of how consumers are...
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Wall Street headed for a modestly lower open Wednesday, with investors awaiting data on pending home sales and labor costs.
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Cisco Systems Inc.’s profit fell 5 percent in its fiscal third quarter but beat Wall Street’s expectations, a sign the turbulent U.S. economy didn’t...
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Cisco says its fiscal third-quarter profit declined, but the networking gear maker’s adjusted earnings and revenue topped Wall Street’s expectations.
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Wall Street reversed early losses to trade higher Tuesday, as investors monitored the movements of record-high oil prices but still laid bets that the economy and...
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Wall Street headed for a lower open Tuesday as investors reacted to downbeat first-quarter results from the financial and homebuilding industries and watched oil prices...
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Wall Street headed for a modestly lower open Tuesday as investors awaited more first-quarter earnings reports and watched oil prices hit a new record near $121 a...
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