Indexes End 3-Day Swoon On Upbeat Economic Data
Date: 15 December 2011
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
U.S. stocks rose after FedEx beat earnings expectations and initial claims for unemployment benefits fell. European stocks also gained, but global economic worries led to losses in Asia.
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Commodities Companies Help Lift Markets
Date: 16 December 2011
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Energy and raw material companies advanced, taking investors’ minds off the possible downgrade of European debt.
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News From Ireland
Date: 15 December 2011
By Paul Krugman
Paul Krugman
All fine, except for the people.
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Heart Device Parts Recalled
Date: 16 December 2011
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
St. Jude Medical told doctors in November that the wires in its Riata defibrillator leads had a higher failure rate than was previously known.
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Obama Names Two to Serve on Labor Board
Date: 15 December 2011
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Sharon Block, the deputy assistant for Congressional affairs at the Labor Department, and Richard Griffin, general counsel for the International Union of Operating Engineers, were tapped to fill vacancies.
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W.T.O. Reaches Deal on Public Procurement — Minus China
Date: 15 December 2011
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
The agreement will open up government contracts worth as much as $100 billion to more foreign competition, but China will not join the agreement this year.
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News Flash: Progress Happens
Date: 16 December 2011
By David Bornstein
David Bornstein
A look at several of the social programs featured here in 2011 that made progress in their mission to help others.
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The Driver Market and a Roundup of Other Racing News
Date: 16 December 2011
By Brad Spurgeon
Brad Spurgeon
Rookies named for 2012 as the F1 driver market develops, with other news coming from the report on the fatal accident of Dan Wheldon at the Las Vegas Speedway.
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The Driver Market and a Roundup of Other Racing News
Date: 16 December 2011
By Brad Spurgeon
Brad Spurgeon
Rookies named for 2012 as the F1 driver market develops, with other news coming from the report on the fatal accident of Dan Wheldon at the Las Vegas Speedway.
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Live Blogging the Fox News Debate in Iowa
Date: 15 December 2011
By The New York Times
Seven candidates take the stage tonight in Sioux City, Iowa, for the final debate before the Jan. 3 caucuses.
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