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Netflix reaches deal with Comcast
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STEVE ROTHWELL AP Business Writer 
Feb 23, 2014
NEW YORK (AP) — Netflix has reached a deal with Comcast to ensure that its TV shows and movies are streamed smoothly to households, the first deal the...
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Medicare Advantage plans may face cuts
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RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR, Associated Press 
Feb 22, 2014
WASHINGTON (AP) — Cuts are on the table next year for Medicare Advantage plans, the Obama administration says. The politically dicey move affecting a ...
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Transcripts show Fed at times slow to grasp crisis
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MARTIN CRUTSINGER and PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writers 
Feb 22, 2014
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve agonized in 2008 over how far to go to stop a financial crisis that threatened to cause a recession and at times...
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Mexico to trump Japan as No. 2 car exporter to US
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ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON, Associated Press 
Feb 22, 2014
CELAYA, Mexico (AP) — Mexico is on track to become the United States' No. 1 source of imported cars by the end of next year, overtaking Japan and Cana...
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As IPO looms, GoPro enjoys spotlight
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As IPO looms, GoPro enjoys spotlight 
Feb 22, 2014
NEW YORK (AP) — GoPro isn't exactly a household name, but anyone who's spent a little time on YouTube is surely familiar with the thousands of snowboa...
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Early gain fades for stocks; S&P 500 declines
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STEVE ROTHWELL AP Markets Writer 
Feb 21, 2014
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks slipped on Friday, pushing the market to a weekly loss, as investors assessed the latest round of company earnings. Express Scr...
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Ag census shows boom in farm sales
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MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press 
Feb 21, 2014
WASHINGTON (AP) — American agriculture has experienced a boom, with market values of crops, livestock and total agricultural products reaching record ...
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US home sales plunged 5.1 percent in January
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JOSH BOAK AP Economics Writer 
Feb 21, 2014
WASHINGTON (AP) — Sales of existing U.S. homes plummeted in January to the worst pace in 18 months. Cold weather, limited supplies of homes on the mar...
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To raise or not to raise wages?
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ANNE D?INNOCENZIO AP Retail Writer 
Feb 21, 2014
NEW YORK (AP) — Gap's decision this week to raise the hourly wages of workers at its stores nationwide puts pressure on other major U.S. retailers to ...
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Going for gold: Olympic ad winners and losers
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MAE ANDERSON AP Business Writer 
Feb 21, 2014
NEW YORK (AP) — The pressure to win during the 2014 Sochi Olympics is nearly as intense for marketers as it is for the athletes themselves. Just like ...
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Stocks rise as US manufacturing expands
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STEVE ROTHWELL AP Markets Writer 
Feb 21, 2014
NEW YORK (AP) — The pendulum swung again for stocks on Thursday. The stock market got a boost on Thursday from a couple of encouraging signs that the ...
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Looking for the uninsured? Just hail a taxi driver
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CARLA K. JOHNSON, AP Medical Writer 
Feb 21, 2014
CHICAGO (AP) — Like most taxi drivers, Sebti Boukarit doesn't have health insurance. And because he works up to 12 hours a day, six days a week, he ha...
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Haley says union jobs not welcome in SC
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The Associated Press 
Feb 20, 2014
GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) — Gov. Nikki Haley constantly stresses her efforts to bring jobs to South Carolina. But Haley says she discourages companies fro...
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Gauge of US economy’s health up 0.3 percent
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MARTIN CRUTSINGER AP Economics Writer 
Feb 20, 2014
WASHINGTON (AP) — A measure of the U.S. economy's health posted a moderate gain in January, suggesting that the economy will continue to expand in the...
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Signet Jewelers buying Zale for about $900M
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ANNE D'INNOCENZIO and MAE ANDERSON AP Retail Writers 
Feb 20, 2014
NEW YORK (AP) — All the single ladies: Put your hands up. The largest U.S. jewelry chain on Wednesday decided to put a ring on its much smaller rival,...
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