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Is hot market for IPOs cooling?
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STEVE ROTHWELL AP Markets Writer 
Apr 15, 2014
NEW YORK (AP) — A hot market for initial public offerings may soon face a cooler reception from investors. IPOs are having their best start to a year ...
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Google buys drone maker Titan Aerospace
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BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer 
Apr 15, 2014
NEW YORK (AP) — Google has bought Titan Aerospace, a maker of solar-powered drones, saying it could help bring Internet access to remote parts of the ...
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US retail sales up strong 1.1 percent in March
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MARTIN CRUTSINGER AP Economics Writer 
Apr 15, 2014
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. retail sales in March rose by the largest amount in 18 months, led by strong gains in sales of autos, furniture and a number of...
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Savers beware: Fees may be shrinking your 401(k)
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JOSH BOAK, AP Economics Writers PAUL WISEMAN, AP Economics Writers 
Apr 12, 2014
WASHINGTON (AP) — It's the silent enemy in our retirement accounts: High fees. And now a new study finds that the typical 401(k) fees — adding up to a...
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Heartbleed could harm a variety of systems
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BREE FOWLER, AP Technology Writer 
Apr 12, 2014
NEW YORK (AP) — It now appears that the "Heartbleed" security problem affects not just websites, but also the networking equipment that connects homes...
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Major economies express confidence about growth
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MARTIN CRUTSINGER, Associated Press PAUL WISEMAN, Associated Press 
Apr 12, 2014
WASHINGTON (AP) — Finance officials of the world's major economies expressed confidence Friday that they can meet an ambitious goal of boosting global...
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Once-soaring tech stocks sink in sobering comedown
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BARBARA ORTUTAY and MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writers 
Apr 12, 2014
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The stock market's laws of gravity are inflicting pain on its highest fliers. Just look at the list of technology trailblazers wh...
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US producer prices rise 0.5 percent in March
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JOSH BOAK AP Economics Writer 
Apr 12, 2014
WASHINGTON (AP) — The prices companies receive for their goods and services jumped in March led by gains for food, clothing, jewelry and chemicals. Th...
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Greece returns to bond markets with a bang
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ELENA BECATOROS, Associated Press NICHOLAS PAPHITIS, Associated Press 
Apr 11, 2014
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Buoyant Greek officials hailed the country's return to the international debt market after four years as an overwhelming success...
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Stocks drop; Biotech takes another plunge
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MATTHEW CRAFT AP Business Writer 
Apr 10, 2014
NEW YORK (AP) — Another plunge in the biotechnology sector led stock indexes down Thursday, as Biogen Idec, Gilead Sciences and other biotech companie...
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Stocks take another tumble; eBay heads lower
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MATTHEW CRAFT AP Business Writer 
Apr 10, 2014
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stock indexes were drifting lower Thursday as investors picked over a mixed batch of corporate earnings reports. Biogen Idec, Gil...
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Toyota recalls 1.8M vehicles in the US
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YURI KAGEYAMA, AP Business Writer 
Apr 10, 2014
TOKYO (AP) — Toyota Motor Corp. is recalling nearly 1.8 million vehicles in the U.S. for various safety problems, including air bags that may fail to ...
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