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AstraZeneca rejects $119 billion offer from Pfizer
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GREGORY KATZ and LINDA A. JOHNSON Associated Press 
May 19, 2014
LONDON (AP) — The board of AstraZeneca on Monday rejected the improved $119 billion takeover offer from U.S. drugmaker Pfizer, a decision that caused ...
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Stocks edge lower; Deere, Fossil sink
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STEVE ROTHWELL, AP Market Writer 
May 14, 2014
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks edged lower in early trading Wednesday, a day after the stock market closed at a record high. KEEPING SCORE: The Standard & Poo...
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US retail sales rise a scant 0.1 percent in April
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The Associated Press 
May 14, 2014
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. retail sales growth slowed in April, with consumers shopping less online and cutting back on purchases of furniture and electro...
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S&P 500 flirts with 1,900, but falls short
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STEVE ROTHWELL AP Markets Writer 
May 13, 2014
NEW YORK (AP) — The Standard & Poor's 500 index is flirting with a new milestone: 1,900. The index briefly climbed above that level on Tuesday before ...
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S&P 500 hits 1,900 for the first time
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STEVE ROTHWELL AP Markets Writer 
May 13, 2014
NEW YORK (AP) — The Standard & Poor's 500 index crossed above 1,900 for the first time Tuesday as investors assessed news on retail sales. DirecTV gai...
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BSkyB in talks to combine Fox European assets
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DANICA KIRKA, Associated Press 
May 13, 2014
LONDON (AP) — BSkyB, the London-headquartered satellite broadcaster, confirmed Monday that it is in early talks with 21st Century Fox to buy its pay t...
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Apple CEO dares to be different from Steve Jobs
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MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer 
May 13, 2014
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — "Think different" became Apple's creed during the late Steve Jobs' reign as CEO. Now, chief executive Tim Cook is embracing the i...
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