June 18, 2013
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Weight loss drug Belviq gets overdue US launch
WASHINGTON — Arena Pharmaceuticals says its weight loss drug Belviq will be available to U.S. patients beginning next week, nearly a year after the drug was officially approved by federal regulator...
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Natural gas drilling
Kentucky will have its own role to play in a possible natural gas boom, though it may be subdued compared to that of Illinois. Energy companies are leasing in the ballpark of half a million acre...
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NASA mulls naming center for Armstrong
LOS ANGELES — Neil Armstrong’s name is attached to a lunar crater, an asteroid, more than a dozen schools and a museum. But there’s no NASA center named for the man whose “giant leap” made him t...
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Walmart CEO Mike Duke speaks to a crowd of shareholders from around the world during the Wal-Mart shareholders meeting in Fayetteville, Ark., Friday, June 7, 2013. (AP Photo/Gareth Patterson)
Wal-Mart plans $15 billion more in stock buybacks
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Wal-Mart’s biggest news at its annual meeting on Friday was that the world’s largest retailer will repurchase up to $15 billion of its shares at a time when the behemoth faces ...
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J.C. Penney launches new home department
J.C. Penney wants you to come home. The struggling department store this week launched its newly revamped home departments in 500 of its 1,100 stores, which feature splashy displays of new lines...
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Associated Press/M. Spencer Green Job seeker Anu Vatal of Chicago speaks with Patrice Tosi of BluePay (seated) during a career fair May 29 in Rolling Meadows, Ill. The government issues the May jobs report on Friday
Economy adds 175,000 jobs in May
WASHINGTON ­— More Americans hunted for jobs in May, and more companies filled them — signs of confidence and resilience for the slow-healing U.S. economy. The 175,000 jobs employers added last ...
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Associated Press Boxes of Cheerios are displayed in a store in Akron, N.Y. Cheerios is standing by the fictitious biracial family featured in its latest Heart Healthy campaign, which reflects a black-white racial mix uncommon in commercials today. The 30-second ad, featuring a black dad, white mom and biracial child, produced enough vitriol on YouTube that Cheerios requested the comments section be turned off.
Cheerios stands by TV ad showing mixed-race family
NEW YORK — A mom sits at her kitchen table when her grade schooler saunters up with a big box of Cheerios. “Mom,” says the girl. “Dad told me Cheerios is good for your heart. Is that true?” C...
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Weak signals on economy reports send stocks plunging
NEW YORK — A series of weak economic reports sent the stock market plunging to its lowest level in a month on Wednesday. Companies like miners, banks and chemical makers, whose fortunes are most...
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Associated Press An "Under Contract" sign is posted April 9 outside a home in Carmel, Ind. U.S. home prices soared 12.1 percent in April from a year earlier, the biggest gain since February 2006.
Home prices soared in April
WASHINGTON — U.S. home prices soared 12.1 percent in April from a year earlier, the biggest gain since February 2006, as more buyers competed for fewer homes. Real estate data provider CoreLogic...
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‘Internship’ film focuses on Google’s positive attributes
SAN FRANCISCO — This scene isn’t in the movie, but it might have been fitting if “The Internship” had ended with stars Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson wearing ruby red shoes while clicking their heels...
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