June 19, 2013
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Buybacks a big factor behind stock boom
NEW YORK — It’s the narcissist rally. Sure, there are plenty of forces pushing stocks higher — record corporate earnings, small investors finally buying again, signs the U.S. economy may be stre...
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Associated Press Bottles of Heinz organic tomato ketchup are on display in February 2009 inside Costco in Mountain View, Calif. The organic industry is gaining clout on Capitol Hill, prompted by rising consumer demand and its entry into traditional farm states.
Demands sway food industry
WASHINGTON — The organic food industry is gaining influence on Capitol Hill, prompted by its entry into traditional farm states and by increasing consumer demand. That’s not going over well with ev...
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Associated Press The General Motors logo is seen on display in January 2009 at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit. Shares of General Motors reached an important milestone on Friday topping their initial public offering price of $33 for the first time in more than two years.
GM stocks reach milestone
DETROIT — Shares of General Motors reached an important milestone on Friday, closing above their initial public offering price of $33 for the first time in more than two years. GM shares reached...
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ALLIE DOUGLASS | The Sun DJ Stokes with A&K Construction loads decking onto a machine to be loaded onto the roof of the new Murray State campus construction site Friday afternoon off of Interstate 24 West. A wet April is mostly responsible for the decrease in construction jobs this spring.
Constuction jobs hold for surge
Contractors in western Kentucky insist construction employment in the Jackson Purchase region isn’t as down as statewide numbers indicate. And the statewide numbers are down. The construction...
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Groups divided on Bangladesh changes
NEW YORK — The nation’s largest retail industry organization fired back Friday, outlining reasons why a legally binding global pact to make Bangladesh clothing factories safer would expose merchant...
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Economy’s future on a sharp rise
WASHINGTON — A measure of the U.S. economy’s future health rose solidly in April, buoyed by a sharp rise in applications to build homes and a better job market. The Conference Board said Friday ...
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Facebook becoming ad giant
NEW YORK — It was supposed to be our IPO, the people’s public offering. Facebook, the brainchild of a young CEO who sauntered into Wall Street meetings in a hoodie, was going to be bigger than A...
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Former Tuesday Morning CEO sues over firing
NEW YORK — The former CEO of Tuesday Morning has filed a discrimination lawsuit against the discount retailer, saying she was fired just months after revealing she had breast cancer. The lawsuit...
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Associated Press Cypriot students protest against the bailout package on March 26 outside the Presidential Palace, in capital Nicosia. Officials say the International Monetary Fund, which has contributed financial expertise and billions in emergency loans, may no longer be needed as a key decision-making partner.
Top officials call to overhaul euro institutions
BERLIN — Engineering a financial bailout for Cyprus in March was such a chaotic process that top European officials say it is time to rethink how the region manages its crisis — and who should be i...
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Associated Press People wait for a subway, in Milan, Italy on Wednesday. The recession across the economy of the 17 European Union countries that use the euro extended into its sixth quarter longer, than the calamitous slump that hit the region in the financial crisis of 2008-2009.
Eurozone extends its longest recession ever to 6th quarter
PARIS — The eurozone is now in its longest ever recession — beating even the calamitous slump that hit the region in the financial crisis of 2008-9. The European Union statistics office said Wed...
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