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Today's
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Getting
informed: How to look up
company politics
NEW YORK - Let's
say you find out the company that makes your favorite jeans
supports a candidate you oppose. Do you still buy the jeans?
Target Corp. recently faced threats of a boycott when its
$150,000 donation to a pro-business group in Minnesota came to
light.
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MARKET
RESULTS
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Apple
unveils new TV box
for renting movies, shows 09-02-10
SAN FRANCISCO - Apple
Inc. is refining its plans to annex the living room into its
entertainment empire.
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Joy
Global 3Q net income slips,
raises forecast 09-02-10
NEW YORK - Mining
equipment maker Joy Global Inc. said Wednesday net income slid
nearly 5 percent in the third quarter as sales slipped, but raised
its 2010 forecast on a surge in new orders.
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Bernanke
testifying to crisis inquiry panel 09-02-10
WASHINGTON - Federal Reserve
Chairman Ben Bernanke is set to appear before a panel investigating
the financial crisis to give his take on the meltdown and his views
on potential systemwide risks posed by large financial institutions.
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Oil
hovers below $74 as Asian stocks gain 09-02-10
SINGAPORE - Oil prices
hovered below $74 a barrel Thursday in Asia, consolidating a big
gain the day before as an Asian and U.S. stock market rally buoyed
investor confidence.
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Asia
stocks gain on brighter US data, Europe falls 09-02-10
SEOUL, South Korea - Asian
stock markets rose Thursday as investors hungry for good news seized
on stronger U.S. manufacturing as a sign the world economy isn't
slowing as much as feared. European shares opened lower.
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