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Yale joins online education platform Coursera
Online college course provider Coursera announced Wednesday that Yale University has joined the growing network of campuses that offer free classes through the organization. Mountain View, Calif.-based Coursera said that Yale will offer four courses...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Global Expansion, Yale University
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US stock prices turn higher in midday trading on Wall Street; Macy's up after earnings rise
NEW YORK (AP) — Stock prices are shaking off a morning slump and turning higher in midday trading on Wall Street. Macy's rose 2 percent, or 97 cents, to $48.36 after reporting a 20 percent profit increase, despite cool temperatures. The market got...Tags: S&P 500, Stock Market, Earnings Forecasts, Stock Activities, Federal Reserve
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Indexes drift lower in early trading on Wall Street as manufacturing weakens in the Northeast
NEW YORK (AP) — A report of slowing manufacturing in the Northeastern U.S. is getting the stock market off to weak start. Traders were also disappointed by news that Europe's economic slump continued, dragging France into a recession. The Dow...Tags: S&P 500, Stock Market, Stock Activities, Federal Reserve
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Chinese investors to fund Pa. turnpike I-95 connection
(MCT) — To help pay for the construction of the long-awaited connection between the Pennsylvania Turnpike and I-95, turnpike officials plan to borrow $200 million from wealthy foreign investors. The investors, expected to be primarily from China,...Tags: Politics, Bonds, Comcast Corporation, Migration, Sales
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US stock market falls to start week of retail earnings reports
NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. stock market is falling in early trading to begin a week full of hints about the health of the nation's retailers. Americans boosted spending at retail stores in April, according to the Commerce Department, surprising...Tags: Nordstrom, S&P 500, Stock Market, JC Penney Company Inc., Macy's
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Will Dodd-Frank save (or stifle) capitalism?
WASHINGTON -- It's been five years since the onset of the financial crisis -- the rescue of Bear Stearns in March 2008 -- and we still don't know whether the financial system is safe. In a recent speech, Daniel Tarullo, the Federal Reserve's point man...
Tags: Politics, U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Consumers, Economy, Business and Finance, Christopher Dodd
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Stock markets mixed; record-breaking rally takes pause even as retail sales unexpectedly rise
Markets WriterNEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are closing little changed Monday as investors assess whether stock valuations are overstating the recent improvement in the economy. The Dow Jones industrial average fell 26.81 points, or 0.2 percent, to 15,091. The Standard...Tags: NYSE Euronext, Inc., S&P 500, NASDAQ, Stock Market, Stock Activities
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Baseball teams get dynamic with ticket pricing
Chicago baseball fans are faced with a dizzying array of ticket prices that can change from day to day based on demand. Want to go to the Cubs game against the Colorado Rockies this week? A check of the Cubs website Tuesday showed that a bleacher...
Tags: Colorado Rockies, Chicago White Sox, Games, Consumers, Inventories
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Stocks power through April
NEW YORK — The market wasn't supposed to go this far, this fast. Just a few months ago, Wall Street analysts predicted this year's stock rally would level off given the strong run-up seen in the first three months of the year. They held out hope...Tags: Consumer Confidence, Credit Ratings, Bonds, Companies and Corporations, Economy, Business and Finance
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Don't blame computers; blame humans
Economist Paul Krugman has questioned whether the economic malaise of the last five years could correctly be labeled as “the Excel Depression.” The short version of this theory is that a spreadsheet coding error led a couple of respected...
Tags: Lobbying, Interior Policy, Politics, Economy, Business and Finance, Mortgages
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The wrong way for Washington to avoid defaulting
It's rare that the president explicitly pledges to veto a bill -- usually, the White House says the president's advisors would "recommend" a veto -- but that's what happened Tuesday. The measure in question is HR 807, the Full Faith and Credit Act, by...
Tags: George W. Bush, Public Finance, Politics, Economy, Business and Finance, Tom McClintock
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Hampton Roads real estate developer goes public
Virginia Beach-based Armada Hoffler Properties, the developer for the Apprentice School and Aaron Brooks mixed-use project in Newport News, began trading on the New York Stock Exchange on Wednesday. The company announced its initial public offering...
Tags: NYSE Euronext, Inc., Real Estate, Newport News (Newport News, Virginia), Williamsburg (Brooklyn, New York), Services and Shopping
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