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Updated: Thu, May 23, 2013
LONDON (AP) — Financial markets around the world were roiled Thursday after Japanese stocks suffered their biggest slide since the country was hit by a devastating tsunami more than two years...
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Updated: Thu, May 23, 2013
WASHINGTON (AP) — Sales of new homes rose in April to the second highest level since the summer of 2008 while the median price for a new home hit a record high, further signs that housing is...
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Updated: Thu, May 23, 2013
WASHINGTON (AP) — Average rates on fixed mortgage rose for the third straight week, hitting their highest levels since mid-March. Still, mortgage rates remained close to historic lows, a trend...
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Updated: Thu, May 23, 2013
NEW YORK (AP) — THE RESULTS: Ralph Lauren Corp. reported net income of $127.2 million, or $1.37 per share, for the three months that ended March 30. Revenue rose a slim 1.2 percent to $1.64...
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Updated: Thu, May 23, 2013
WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell 23,000 last week to a seasonally adjusted 340,000, a level consistent with solid job growth. The less volatile...
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Updated: Thu, May 23, 2013
WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. Mary Landrieu filed legislation this week to delay flood insurance increases for many residents and businesses in southern Louisiana that officials fear could begin...
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Updated: Thu, May 23, 2013
DENVER (AP) — In the most prominent challenge of its kind, Hobby Lobby Stores Inc. is asking a federal appeals court Thursday for an exemption from part of the federal health care law that...
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Updated: Thu, May 23, 2013
HOUSTON (AP) — Marathon Oil said Thursday that talks on a potential sale of part of its stake in the Athabasca Oil Sands Project in Canada have ended. The Athabasca project is a joint venture...
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Updated: Thu, May 23, 2013
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Stein Mart's net income rose 36 percent in its first quarter, buoyed by higher revenue and a lower tax rate. CEO Jay Stein said in a statement on Thursday that sales...
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Updated: Thu, May 23, 2013
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Discount retailer Dollar Tree Inc. said Thursday that its net income increased 15 percent in the first quarter as consumers spent more at its stores, which sell goods for $1...
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