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Texas Plant Explosion: Criminal Probe Launched
Officials decline to say whether the arrest of a paramedic accused of possessing bomb material is linked to the deadly blast. Continue reading
A changing America: In 2012, blacks outvoted whites
Obama was re-elected thanks to record turnout among blacks and a decline in white votes. Continue reading
Embraer earnings down on falling regional jet production
SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Brazilian planemaker Embraer SA will likely report slightly weaker earnings on Monday as rising labor costs and slower production of its commercial jets underscored ongoing challenges, despite recent government support. Embraer is expected to post an 11 percent decline in first-quarter earnings from a year ago to $58 million, according to the average estimate of five analysts in a Reuters survey. .. Continue reading
Goodyear swings to 1Q profit, beats estimate
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Wall St Week Ahead: In earnings frenzy, will Apple get crushed?
By Angela Moon NEW YORK (Reuters) – Apple may have lost nearly half of its value since its peak in September, but it's still the talk of the town. Only this time, it's all about how low can it go? Wall Street would normally be set for a technical rebound after a drop of more than 2 percent, the worst weekly decline so far this year Continue reading
Energy stocks lead market lower in a broad slump
NEW YORK (AP) — Another slump in crude oil prices is pushing energy stocks sharply lower on Wall Street, setting off a broad decline. Continue reading
Wall Street posts worst day since November 7 on gold’s drop, Boston blasts
By Caroline Valetkevitch NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. stocks posted their worst day since November 7 on Monday as big declines in the price of gold, oil and other commodities fed a broad selloff in equities. Weaker-than-expected data from China sparked the initial decline, but selling accelerated late in the session as reports of two explosions in Boston near the finish line of the Boston Marathon unnerved investors Continue reading
PC sales have steepest decline on record: IDC
Personal computer sales plunged 14 percent in the first three months of the year, the biggest decline in two decades of keeping records, as tablets continue to gain in popularity and buyers appear to be avoiding Microsoft’s new Windows 8 system, according to a leading tech tracking firm. The huge drop over a year ago, the steepest since International Data Corp started publishing sales numbers in 1.. Continue reading
Stocks rise ahead of earnings season
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks ended modestly higher Monday, shrugging off an early decline, as investors waited to see whether big U.S. companies would deliver on expectations of strong earnings in 2013. Continue reading
