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Ukraine jitters push crude oil above $100
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PABLO GORONDI Associated Press 
May 12, 2014
The price of oil rose above $100 a barrel on Monday amid renewed tensions over Ukraine. Benchmark U.S. crude for June delivery gained 60 cents to $100...
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USDA: US corn yields to offset lesser acreage
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JIM SUHR AP Business Writer 
May 10, 2014
ST. LOUIS (AP) — U.S. corn growers may surpass last year's record production despite lesser acreage devoted to the grain, but corn prices later in the...
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US job openings slip in March after strong gain
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CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER AP Economics Writer 
May 10, 2014
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. employers advertised slightly fewer jobs and slowed hiring a bit in March, though the declines came after healthy gains the pre...
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FTC says Snapchat deceived customers
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BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer 
May 09, 2014
NEW YORK (AP) — Snapchat has agreed to settle with the Federal Trade Commission over charges that it deceived customers about the disappearing nature ...
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Applications for US unemployment aid fall to 319K
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CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER AP Economics Writer 
May 08, 2014
WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits fell 26,000 last week to 319,000, the latest sign that the job market is slowl...
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Fear of economic blow as births drop around world
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BERNARD CONDON AP Business Writer 
May 08, 2014
NEW YORK (AP) — Nancy Strumwasser, a high school teacher from Mountain Lakes, New Jersey, always thought she'd have two children. But the layoffs that...
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