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State of Journalism Report: Tablets Helping Improve News Consumption
David BauderMobile technology appears to be increasing the public appetite for news but it's far from clear whether the news industry will profit from that, a study issued Monday concluded. The Pew Research Center's Project for Excellence in Journalism, in its...Tags: ABC (tv network), Entertainment, News Agency, Newspaper and Magazine, Companies and Corporations
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Buyers feeling more confident
MarketWatchWASHINGTON -- Consumer sentiment perked up in May to its highest level in more than six years, according to a survey released Friday, helped by falling gasoline prices, a rising stock market and firmer housing prices. The preliminary May reading of the...Tags: Market and Exchange, Consumers, Labor Markets, Petroleum Industry, Consumer Confidence
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Big banks get boost under new swap rules
ReutersThe top U.S. regulator adopted watered-down rules to bring swaps onto exchange-like trading platforms in the $640 billion derivatives market, giving big banks a boost. The rules constitute a compromise that critics say means supervisors have fewer tools...Tags: Citigroup Incorporated, Bank of America Corp., Lobbying, Financial Markets, Politics
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May consumer sentiment highest in nearly 6 years
(Reuters) - U.S. consumer sentiment rebounded in early May to the highest level in nearly six years, an encouraging sign after recent data that has suggested economic growth is cooling. A gauge of future economic activity released on Friday also...Tags: Gasoline Industry, Consumers, Labor Markets, St. Petersburg (Pinellas, Florida), Finance
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J.C. Penney sales, earnings plunge in 1Q
J.C. Penney Co. on Thursday said that total sales and same-store sales posted double-digit declines in the first quarter, as the struggling retailer forecast last week. Its operating margins plunged in the on the weak sales and heavy clearance deals, as...Tags: Corporate Officers, Macy's, Inc., Ron Johnson, Companies and Corporations, JC Penney Company Inc.
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CF Industries 1Q profit rises 10%
Fertilizer producer CF Industries on Wednesday reported that net earnings climbed to a record-high $406.5 million, or $6.47 per share, for the first quarter, from $368.4 million, or $5.54 per share, a year ago. Excluding one-time items, among them a $22....
Tags: Energy Resources, Sports, Chemical Industry, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Natural Gas
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Bloomberg in damage-control mode over client snooping
Officials at Bloomberg, the New York financial news and information service, scrambled to deal with an unfolding customer privacy scandal after admitting its journalists had snooped on business clients for years through its network of terminals ubiquitous...
Tags: Central Bank, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Investments, U.S. Department of the Treasury, Journalism
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Retail sales brighten, but less than expected
Late last month, as the weather began to warm into a semblance of spring, teens and bargain hunters who had spent months crunching their spending surged into retailers to shop. Their activity helped push up a monthly measure of same-store sales by 3.8%...
Tags: Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., Macy's, Inc., Target Brands, Inc., American Apparel, Ross Stores Incorporated
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April retail sales mixed; teen, discount outlets show strength
Teens and bargain hunters propelled retail sales in April, but couldn’t save the industry from the dampening effects of chilly weather and continuing economic worries. A monthly measure of same-store sales rose 3.7% last month, according to...
Tags: Target Brands, Inc., Easter, Ross Stores Incorporated, Gap Inc., TJX Companies Incorporated
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Olympus introduces a new tool
HealthWith more than 220,000 people diagnosed each year with lung cancer, it's critical for physicians to have the tools needed to detect the disease at the earliest stages. This week Olympus, based in Center Valley, introduced a new device to help doctors... -
Mondelez chief brushes off merger chatter
Mondelez International CEO Irene Rosenfeld on Tuesday sought to sidestep speculation that her newly formed company could be looking at its third major event in about as many years. "There's no question that there's lots of chatter out there, and I'm not...
Tags: Irene B. Rosenfeld, Kraft Foods Group, Inc., Companies and Corporations, Mergers, Acquisitions and Takeovers, Earnings Forecasts
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Restaurant sales in a 'deep freeze,' Mother's Day to the rescue?
American restaurants are expected to report dismal same-store sales for the first quarter, slammed by cold weather and cost-conscious consumers, but the industry hopes that Mom will come to the rescue. A forecast from Thomson Reuters shows eatery...
Tags: Hamburgers, Weather, Restaurants, Burger King, Mother's Day
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