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By Chris Burritt, Bloomberg |
May 21, 2013
Best Buy Co., the world’s largest consumer-electronics retailer, posted an $81 million first-quarter net loss as the company lowers prices to compete with online rivals.
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By Renee Dudley and Carol Hymowitz, Bloomberg |
May 8, 2013
As Wal-Mart Stores Inc. prepares to anoint the fifth chief executive in its history, the world’s largest retailer is grappling with challenges founder Sam Walton never faced.
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By Nina Mehta and Nikolaj Gammeltoft |
May 6, 2013
BOX Options Exchange will be the first to begin trading larger-size contracts on the most-active U.S. equity derivatives product.
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By Lu Wang, Bloomberg |
April 30, 2013
U.S. stocks fluctuated between gains and losses, with the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index trading near a record high, as a rise in consumer confidence offset a drop in business activity and investors weighed earnings data.
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By Inyoung Hwang |
April 26, 2013
U.S. stocks, after rough start, end the day up slightly. J.C. Penney Co. gets surprise investor.
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By Namitha Jagadeesh |
April 26, 2013
U.S. stock futures maintained losses, signaling the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index will snap a five-day rally, as data showed the economy grew less than economists forecast in the first quarter.
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By Lu Wang and Whitney Kisling, Bloomberg |
April 18, 2013
U.S. stocks fell, sending the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index to a six-week low, as earnings from UnitedHealth Group Inc. to EBay Inc. disappointed investors.
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By Sarah Pringle and Sarah Jones, Bloomberg |
March 14, 2013
U.S. stock-index futures climbed, indicating the benchmark Standard & Poor’s 500 Index will continue its advance toward a record high, as jobless claims unexpectedly dropped last week.
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By Inyoung Hwang and Sarah Pringle, Bloomberg |
March 6, 2013
U.S. stocks rose, extending the Dow Jones Industrial Average’s record high, as a private jobs report showed companies took on more workers than estimated and the Federal Reserve said the economy is growing.
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By Jeanna Smialek, Bloomberg |
March 1, 2013
Confidence among American households rose more than projected in February in a gain that could boost consumer buying, the largest part of the economy.
