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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 Shobhana Chandra, Bloomberg |
May 8, 2013
Four years into an expansion, the productivity of American workers has slowed and some economists say there are few signs it will soon rebound.
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By Frank Holmes |
May 7, 2013
During the first week of May every year, the maxim “Sell in May and go away” gets taken out, dusted off and powered up as a reason to sell stocks. Here are reasons to leave it in storage this year.
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By Charles Skorina |
May 6, 2013
Public universities endowment funds when compared to private Ivy league schools show some surprises: both good and bad.
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By Tony C. Dreibus and Jeff Wilson, Bloomberg |
April 23, 2013
The coldest start ever to the wheat-growing season in Kansas and freezing weather across the southern Great Plains are compounding damage to U.S. crops already hurt by the worst drought since the 1930s.
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By Rich Nelson |
April 10, 2013
The supply/demand picture for hogs looks pretty bearish right now, but a critical look at the facts may suggest otherwise.
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By Jeff Wilson, Bloomberg |
April 9, 2013
The record collapse in U.S. corn exports and shrinking domestic demand are leaving more grain in silos, spurring a bear market just eight months after drought drove prices to an all-time high.
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By Shobhana Chandra, Bloomberg |
April 4, 2013
More Americans than projected filed applications for unemployment benefits last week, reflecting the difficulty the government has adjusting the figures around the Easter holiday and spring break at schools.
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By Michelle Jamrisko, Bloomberg |
April 3, 2013
Companies added fewer workers than projected in March, held back by limited hiring in construction, according to a private report based on payrolls.
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By Shobhana Chandra, Bloomberg |
April 2, 2013
Orders placed with U.S. factories increased in February, boosted by a pickup in demand for motor vehicles and commercial aircraft.
