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Stocks mixed after uneven economic signalsStocks meandered between small gains and losses Monday, cooling off after a rally that had pushed the Standard & Poor's 500 index above 1,500 for the first time since December 2007.聽Stocks fell late in the day after a report on the pace of home sales fell short of expectations.
Bangladesh investigates latest factory fireBlaze kills seven garment workers, just two months after another garment factory fire killed 112. Bangladesh exports clothes to leading Western retailers.聽
Smartphone sales rise 36 percent worldwideSmartphone sales increase for the fourth quarter is in sharp contrast to the 6 decline in PC shipments. Smartphone sales accounted for 45 percent of mobile phone shipments, a new record.聽
Carl Icahn, Bill Ackman: Bickering billionaires go publicCarl Icahn and fellow billionaire faced off on CNBC. At the core of the Carl Icahn-Bill Ackman dispute is disagreement over the prospects of nutritional supplements company Herbalife.
Stocks rise with S&P 500 in longest winning streak since 2004Stocks rose on Wall Street Friday as the聽Standard & Poor's 500 index closed above 1,500聽for the first time since the start of the Great Recession in 2007.聽Apple stock continued to decline, allowing Exxon Mobil to once again surpass the electronics giant as the world's most valuable publicly traded company
Gatorade ingredient controversy prompts drink maker to change recipeGatorade ingredient:聽A spokeswoman for the company, Molly Carter, said Friday that the removal of brominated vegetable oil was in the works for the past year after the company began 'hearing rumblings' from consumers about the ingredient.
McDonald's Fish McBites and Filet-O-Fish get 'sustainable' labelMcDonald's fish in the chain's Filet-O-Fish sandwiches will carry a 'sustainable' rating from the Marine Stewardship Council. The McDonald's fish will be the first from a national chain to carry the rating, according to McDonald's.聽
NTSB: Boeing 787 batteries show signs of short-circuitingNTSB investigators found that the Boeing 787 Dreamliner battery that caught fire earlier this month in Boston shows evidence of short-circuiting. The NTSB still doesn't know聽what聽caused the short-circuiting.聽
Stocks drop on weak Apple salesStocks fell on Wall Street Thursday聽after the tech giant Apple warned of weaker sales.聽Airline stocks were mostly higher, despite rising fuel costs.
BMW, Toyota working together on next-generation batteriesBMW and Toyota said Thursday the partnership will not involve a capital alliance while spanning a wide range of technologies for green vehicles.
Burger King drops horse meat firm in UK and IrelandThe fast food chain said in a statement Thursday that it had dropped Silvercrest Foods as a supplier for its UK and Ireland restaurants as a 'voluntary and precautionary measure.'
Super Bowl crisis? Chicken-wings shortage loomsChicken wing consumption is second only to Thanksgiving on Super Bowl Sunday. But this year, high feed prices have left the US with a smaller chicken crop, and therefor, fewer chicken wings available.
New SEC chief to be Mary Jo WhiteMary Jo White, a former federal prosecutor, will be nominated by President Obama today to run the Security and Exchange Commission. White was a U.S. attorney in New York, and was recently hired by the NFL to investigate the New Orleans Saints bounty program.
Netflix comeback? Q4 earnings wow investors.Netflix聽has re-emerged as a stock-market star, netting impressive earnings despite stiff competition from Amazon and Redbox. 2 million new streaming subscribers in the US propelled Netflix to an unexpected fourth-quarter profit.
Is Apple losing its footing?海角大神 of shares of Apple have fallen due to the company's failure to achieve Wall Street's revenue predictions. Many investors are concerned that Apple is falling off its trajectory of growth.聽
Stocks rise on good Google, IBM earningsStocks rose to a five-year high Wednesday after Google and IBM released surprisingly solid fourth-quarter earnings late Tuesday.聽IBM led the Dow's 30 stocks.
Groupon suspends gun dealsGroupon halts promotions for shooting ranges, weapons courses, and other gun-related deals. Groupon says gun promotions 'not a fit right now,' but doesn't cite Newtown shootings specifically.
Filing taxes? What you need to know.Congress's last-minute 'fiscal cliff' deal extended many popular credits and deductions and permanently patched the Alternative Minimum Tax -- all good news if you're filing 2012 taxes.
Stocks rise on strong earnings reportsStocks ended higher on Wall Street Tuesday as strong earnings reports from big US companies gave investors a boost.聽Some homebuilder stocks fell after the National Association of Homebuilders said sales of previously occupied homes dipped.
Blockbuster closing 300 more stores. Why?Blockbuster closing 300 more stores and laying off about 3,000 employees. The latest Blockbuster closings will leave Dish TV with about 500 Blockbuster stores nationwide.
