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Oil drops near $100 on stronger dollar
Mar 24 2008 11:02PM (CT)
SINGAPORE (AP) - Oil prices fell to hover above $100 a barrel Tuesday as a stronger U.S. dollar made energy futures less attractive to investors.
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Oil drops near $100 on stronger dollar
Mar 24 2008 11:02PM (CT)
SINGAPORE (AP) - Oil prices fell to hover above $100 a barrel Tuesday as a stronger U.S. dollar made energy futures less attractive to investors.
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Oil drops near $100 on stronger dollar
Mar 24 2008 11:02PM (CT)
SINGAPORE (AP) - Oil prices fell to hover above $100 a barrel Tuesday as a stronger U.S. dollar made energy futures less attractive to investors.
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Oil drops near $100 on stronger dollar
Mar 24 2008 11:02PM (CT)
SINGAPORE (AP) - Oil prices fell to hover above $100 a barrel Tuesday as a stronger U.S. dollar made energy futures less attractive to investors.
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Exec. denies trying to bribe witness
Mar 24 2008 8:27PM (CT)
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - The government's chief target in a $1.9 billion corporate fraud case on Monday repeatedly denied trying to bribe a key witness to give favorable testimony.
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Exec. denies trying to bribe witness
Mar 24 2008 8:27PM (CT)
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - The government's chief target in a $1.9 billion corporate fraud case on Monday repeatedly denied trying to bribe a key witness to give favorable testimony.
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Home sales rose in February
Mar 24 2008 5:12PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Sales of existing homes increased unexpectedly in February after six months of decline, but private economists said it was too soon to say the prolonged slide in housing is coming to an end.
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Treasurys fall as stock market rallies
Mar 24 2008 4:47PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Treasurys fell sharply Monday as another big gain in stocks encouraged investors to draw more money away from the safety of bonds. A sweetened buyout deal for Bear Stearns Cos. and better than expected housing data also lessened the market's appetite for government debt.
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Treasurys fall as stock market rallies
Mar 24 2008 4:47PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Treasurys fell sharply Monday as another big gain in stocks encouraged investors to draw more money away from the safety of bonds. A sweetened buyout deal for Bear Stearns Cos. and better than expected housing data also lessened the market's appetite for government debt.
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JPMorgan raises Bear purchase price
Mar 24 2008 4:34PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - JPMorgan Chase & Co.'s higher offer for Bear Stearns on Monday gave the investment bank control of nearly 40 percent of its ailing rival, blunting the threat that angry shareholders could scuttle the deal.
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JPMorgan raises Bear purchase price
Mar 24 2008 4:34PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - JPMorgan Chase & Co.'s higher offer for Bear Stearns on Monday gave the investment bank control of nearly 40 percent of its ailing rival, blunting the threat that angry shareholders could scuttle the deal.
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JPMorgan raises Bear purchase price
Mar 24 2008 4:34PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - JPMorgan Chase & Co.'s higher offer for Bear Stearns on Monday gave the investment bank control of nearly 40 percent of its ailing rival, blunting the threat that angry shareholders could scuttle the deal.
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JPMorgan raises Bear purchase price
Mar 24 2008 4:34PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - JPMorgan Chase & Co.'s higher offer for Bear Stearns on Monday gave the investment bank control of nearly 40 percent of its ailing rival, blunting the threat that angry shareholders could scuttle the deal.
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Major grower ends crop, lacking workers
Mar 24 2008 4:32PM (CT)
CLARKS SUMMIT, Pa. (AP) - Saying the nation's immigration system is broken, Pennsylvania's largest grower of fresh-to-market tomatoes announced Monday he will no longer produce the crop because he can't find enough workers to harvest it.
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JPMorgan raises Bear purchase price
Mar 24 2008 4:08PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - JPMorgan Chase & Co.'s higher offer for Bear Stearns on Monday gave the investment bank control of nearly 40 percent of its ailing rival, blunting the threat that angry shareholders could scuttle the deal.
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JPMorgan raises Bear purchase price
Mar 24 2008 4:08PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - JPMorgan Chase & Co.'s higher offer for Bear Stearns on Monday gave the investment bank control of nearly 40 percent of its ailing rival, blunting the threat that angry shareholders could scuttle the deal.
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JPMorgan raises Bear purchase price
Mar 24 2008 4:08PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - JPMorgan Chase & Co.'s higher offer for Bear Stearns on Monday gave the investment bank control of nearly 40 percent of its ailing rival, blunting the threat that angry shareholders could scuttle the deal.
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JPMorgan raises Bear purchase price
Mar 24 2008 4:08PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - JPMorgan Chase & Co.'s higher offer for Bear Stearns on Monday gave the investment bank control of nearly 40 percent of its ailing rival, blunting the threat that angry shareholders could scuttle the deal.
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JPMorgan raises Bear purchase price
Mar 24 2008 4:08PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - JPMorgan Chase & Co.'s higher offer for Bear Stearns on Monday gave the investment bank control of nearly 40 percent of its ailing rival, blunting the threat that angry shareholders could scuttle the deal.
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JPMorgan raises Bear purchase price
Mar 24 2008 4:08PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - JPMorgan Chase & Co.'s higher offer for Bear Stearns on Monday gave the investment bank control of nearly 40 percent of its ailing rival, blunting the threat that angry shareholders could scuttle the deal.
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JPMorgan raises Bear purchase price
Mar 24 2008 4:08PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - JPMorgan Chase & Co.'s higher offer for Bear Stearns on Monday gave the investment bank control of nearly 40 percent of its ailing rival, blunting the threat that angry shareholders could scuttle the deal.
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JPMorgan raises Bear purchase price
Mar 24 2008 4:08PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - JPMorgan Chase & Co.'s higher offer for Bear Stearns on Monday gave the investment bank control of nearly 40 percent of its ailing rival, blunting the threat that angry shareholders could scuttle the deal.
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Justice Dept. approves XM-Sirius merger
Mar 24 2008 4:07PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Justice Department on Monday approved Sirius Satellite Radio Inc.'s proposed $5 billion buyout of rival XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc., saying the deal was unlikely to hurt competition or consumers.
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Justice Dept. approves XM-Sirius merger
Mar 24 2008 4:07PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Justice Department on Monday approved Sirius Satellite Radio Inc.'s proposed $5 billion buyout of rival XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc., saying the deal was unlikely to hurt competition or consumers.
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EA CFO Warren Jenson leaving
Mar 24 2008 4:01PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Warren Jenson, the chief financial officer of Electronic Arts Inc. since 2002, is leaving the video game publisher in the midst of its hostile buyout bid for smaller rival Take-Two.
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Former Countrywide exec heads new firm
Mar 24 2008 3:56PM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Stanford Kurland spent nearly three decades helping build Countrywide Financial Corp. into the nation's largest mortgage lender.
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Tiffany profit falls on items, tops view
Mar 24 2008 3:51PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Tiffany & Co. on Monday said its fourth-quarter earnings fell almost 16 percent, hurt by one-time charges, but its adjusted results beat analyst expectations and the jewelry retailer raised its outlook for this year.
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Tiffany profit falls on items, tops view
Mar 24 2008 3:51PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Tiffany & Co. on Monday said its fourth-quarter earnings fell almost 16 percent, hurt by one-time charges, but its adjusted results beat analyst expectations and the jewelry retailer raised its outlook for this year.
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Prescriptions drive Walgreen 2Q profits
Mar 24 2008 3:49PM (CT)
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) - Walgreen posted a 5 percent increase in second-quarter profits that just beat Wall Street's expectations, but investors greeted the news Monday with enthusiasm, driving the share price sharply higher.
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Agriculture futures soar after sell-off
Mar 24 2008 3:34PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Agriculture futures shot up Monday, rebounding sharply after last week's commodities sell-off sent investors in search of bargain-priced wheat, corn and soybeans.
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Agriculture futures soar after sell-off
Mar 24 2008 3:34PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Agriculture futures shot up Monday, rebounding sharply after last week's commodities sell-off sent investors in search of bargain-priced wheat, corn and soybeans.
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Icahn sues for Motorola documents
Mar 24 2008 11:26AM (CT)
CHICAGO (AP) - Billionaire investor Carl Icahn said Monday he's seeking a court order that would force Motorola to turn over documents about its trademark cell-phone business and senior executives.
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High court declines AARP appeal
Mar 24 2008 10:51AM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court on Monday let stand a federal policy that allows employers to reduce their health insurance expenses for retired workers once they turn 65 and qualify for Medicare.
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Media cos. battle Web portals on ads
Mar 24 2008 9:45AM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Traditional media companies trying to stem the flow of advertising dollars to Google and other large Internet companies are increasingly building ad networks of their own, anchored by their brands.
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Oil fluctuates as dollar, stocks rise
Mar 24 2008 9:41AM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - The oil market fluctuated Monday, searching for direction without much in the way of solid news to drive the market higher or lower.
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Into the economic abyss
Mar 24 2008 9:01AM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - For months, Americans have been subjected to a sort of economic water torture _ a maddening drip of bad news about jobs, gas prices, sagging home values, creeping inflation, the slouching dollar and a stock market in bumpy descent.
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Stocks rise on Bear Stearns news
Mar 24 2008 8:44AM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Stocks are trading higher with investors more upbeat over a report that Bear Stearns Cos. could fetch more money than the amount set in a buyout deal a week ago.
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Japan corporate mood at record low
Mar 24 2008 5:55AM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - Sentiment among Japanese companies worsened during first quarter as high materials prices and a strong yen ate into their profits, a government survey showed Monday.
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China facing renewed fuel shortages
Mar 24 2008 4:46AM (CT)
SHANGHAI, China (AP) - China's leaders are facing renewed pressure over shortfalls in diesel and gasoline, with lines growing at filling stations in major cities Monday as the gap widens between international crude oil values and centrally controlled fuel prices.
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China facing renewed fuel shortages
Mar 24 2008 4:46AM (CT)
SHANGHAI, China (AP) - China's leaders are facing renewed pressure over shortfalls in diesel and gasoline, with lines growing at filling stations in major cities Monday as the gap widens between international crude oil values and centrally controlled fuel prices.
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