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The U.S. trade deficit widened in July for the first time in four months as the global economic slowdown reduced demand for American-made goods.
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By Michelle Jamrisko |
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U.S. stock futures retreated, following last week’s decline, on concern a meeting of European leaders will fail to help contain the region’s debt crisis.
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By Rita Nazareth |
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U.S. stocks rose, paring the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index’s first weekly decline in almost two months, as Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke said he saw “scope for further action,” increasing speculation the central bank will act to boost economic growth.
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By Inyoung Hwang |
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In the past two weeks, the Quonset Business Park set two records, one on land and the other at sea, according to a release from the Quonset Development Corporation.
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By PBN Staff
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U.S. stocks retreated, snapping a three-day advance for the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index, as disappointment over the European Central Bank’s efforts to tame the debt crisis overshadowed improving American employment data.
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By Rita Nazareth and Julia Leite |
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U.S. stocks rose, after yesterday’s selloff, as the downgrade of global banks by Moody’s Investors Service was followed by rallies in financial shares while the European Central Bank announced changes to its lending program.
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By Rita Nazareth
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U.S. stock futures advanced, following the biggest weekly rally for the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index this year, as investors speculated that the bailout of Spain’s banks will help ease the euro area’s debt crisis.
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By Rita Nazareth
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Stocks jumped, sending the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index above its highest close in four months, as Cisco Systems Inc.’s sales topped estimates, U.S. building permits surged and …
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By Michael P. Regan and Lu Wang |
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The Standard & Poor’s 500 Index climbed above the highest closing level since 2008 as the European Central Bank announced specifics of its bond-buying plan and data boosted optimism in the American labor market.
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By Lu Wang |
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The U.S. Small Business Administration has added a new award – the Small Business Exporter of the Year award – to the National Small Business Week 2013 awards celebration.
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By PBN Staff
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