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Natural gas industry struggles to keep promises
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JONATHAN FAHEY, AP Energy Writer 
Mar 11, 2014
HOUSTON (AP) — America's plan to use more natural gas to run power plants, make chemicals, drive vehicles and heat homes may not go as smoothly as exp...
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McDonald’s struggles worsened by snow
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CANDICE CHOI, Associated Press MICHELLE CHAPMAN, Associated Press 
Mar 11, 2014
NEW YORK (AP) — McDonald's is fighting to hold onto customers in the U.S. — and all that snow didn't help. The world's biggest hamburger chain said Mo...
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Stocks slip on discouraging news from Asia
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ALEX VEIGA, AP Business Writer 
Mar 10, 2014
Discouraging economic news from China and Japan stoked investors' worries about a global slowdown, sending U.S. stocks lower Monday. The market pared ...
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Stocks down on discouraging news from Asia
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ALEX VEIGA, AP Business Writer 
Mar 10, 2014
A dash of discouraging economic news from China and Japan put a damper on the U.S. stock market Monday, adding to concerns that global growth could be...
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Man said to create bitcoin denies it
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RYAN NAKASHIMA AP Business Writer 
Mar 08, 2014
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Dorian Prentice Satoshi Nakamoto said Thursday that he is not the creator of bitcoin, adding further mystery to the story of how th...
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US employers add 175K jobs despite harsh weather
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CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER AP Economics Writer 
Mar 08, 2014
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. employers stepped up hiring in February despite a blast of harsh winter weather, renewing hopes that the economy could accelera...
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US stocks muddled as Ukraine tensions fester
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KEN SWEET, AP Markets Writer 
Mar 07, 2014
NEW YORK (AP) — One positive report on the economy was not enough to make investors more confident. The stock market ended mixed Friday after a day of...
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Stocks rise as US job market improves
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KEN SWEET, AP Markets Writer 
Mar 06, 2014
NEW YORK (AP) — Investors were looking for any reason to look past the cold weather that has hampered the U.S. economy in the last few weeks, and they...
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Stocks move higher as US job market improves
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KEN SWEET, AP Markets Writer 
Mar 06, 2014
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks moved higher in early trading Thursday after the government reported that the number of people filing for unemployment benefits...
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2 men guilty in sale of trade secrets to China
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PAUL ELIAS, Associated Press 
Mar 06, 2014
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Two men were found guilty of stealing an American company's secret recipe for making a chemical used to whiten products from cars...
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Fed survey: Winter storms holding back economy
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MARTIN CRUTSINGER AP Economics Writer 
Mar 06, 2014
WASHINGTON (AP) — A Federal Reserve survey shows severe weather held back economic growth in much of the nation from January through early February. E...
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Court weighs securities fraud case changes
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SAM HANANEL Associated Press 
Mar 06, 2014
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Wednesday seemed open to the possibility of making it harder for investors to join together to sue corporations...
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