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Apple Profit Surges 95% as iPhone Sales Soar
Apple's fiscal second-quarter profit jumped 95% as the company posted record iPhone sales, as well as strong sales of its multimedia iPad device and Macintosh computers.
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AmEx Profit Jumps as Customer Spending Rises 17%
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Chipotle Faces U.S. Probe Over Hiring
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Director of 'Restrepo' Killed in Libya
Tim Hetherington, the Oscar-nominated co-director of the 2010 film "Restrepo" and Vanity Fair contributing photographer, was killed Wednesday in the western city of Misrata, Libya, amid a battle between rebel and government forces.
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Dow Jumps 1.5% to Highest Close Since June '08
The Dow Jones industrials rose 186.79 points, or 1.52%, to 12453.54, the highest closing level since June 5, 2008. Wednesday's climb represented the measure's largest one-day gain since March 3.
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Nasdaq CEO Keeps Sights on NYSE
The top executive of Nasdaq OMX Group said a 70% jump in first-quarter profits proved the strength of the share-trading business, as the the exchange company continues to pursue a deal with NYSE Euronext.
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Prosecutors: Galleon Founder's 'Own Words' Point to Guilt
Galleon Group founder Rajaratnam provided "in his own words" powerful evidence that he is guilty of insider trading, a prosecutor told jurors during closing arguments in the hedge-fund manager's trial.
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Two Poker Sites Can Use Domain Name
Federal prosecutors have agreed to let two of the three online gambling companies targeted in a federal crackdown, to use their domain names to facilitate U.S. players' withdrawal of funds in accounts.
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Unreliable Data Further Roil Oil Markets
Unreliable data on oil production—starting with the world's largest exporter, Saudi Arabia—are adding to the price volatility triggered by unrest in the Middle East, despite efforts to improve transparency.
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Home Resales Increase
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Euro Hits 15-Month High
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China Signals Yuan May Be Inflation Tool
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Wireless Growth Lifts AT&T; Profit
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General Motors May Cut Production Due To Parts Shortages
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Signs of Strain at UBS Investment Bank
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Wells Fargo's Mortgage Business Dents Revenue; Profit Jumps
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Emerging Economies' Fear: Easy Credit
Housing prices are rising rapidly in Australia, Canada, China, Hong Kong, Israel, Singapore, South Africa and Sweden. Housing prices are flat—or falling—in Britain, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy and the U.S. Welcome to the two-speed global economy.
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Foreign Firms Aren't Hiring in U.S.
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Need a Job in Miami? Move to Detroit
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New Terror-Alert System Unveiled
Homeland Security will replace the much-derided color-coded terror-alert system next week with a system designed to give specific information.
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Japan May Enforce Evacuation Zone
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Oil-Spill Liability Divides Lawmakers
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New Rules Target Lost Baggage, Delays
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What Your iPhone Knows About You
Two researchers have uncovered a secret file on iPhones that keeps a record of where the phone has been -- a file that is unencrypted and stored by default.
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Cheap E-Books Crowd Best Sellers
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Amazon to Add Library Lending to Kindle
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Telepan Hit With Dismal Inspection Score
Telepan is the latest fine-dining restaurant to take a beating from New York City's controversial restaurant-grading system.
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Roommate Charged in Rutgers Suicide
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Good Time for Mall Shopping
It is spring selling season for U.S. mall landlords, with property giants Westfield Group, Simon Property Group and General Growth Properties marketing 40 malls across the country.
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Apartment-Building Foreclosures Rise
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10 Things the Beauty Industry Won't Say
Makeup and makeovers may not be as safe -- or as effective -- as you think.
Tech
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EBay Buys Mobile-Ad Provider
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Facebook Seeking Friends in Beltway
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TiVo Picks Up a Win in Patent Case
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China Mobile Posts $4.12 Billion Profit
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DOJ Orders Changes to Novell Patents Sale
Opinion
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The Other Medicare Cutters
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Jenkins: Obama-Ryan Plan: A Progress Report
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Iken, Johnson and Wolf: How to Honor the Lost at Ground Zero
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Tehran's Nuclear Bazaar
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None Dare Call It Default
World
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France, Italy to Send Officers to Libya
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Syrian Demonstrations Gain Pace
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Kurds Clash With Turkish Police
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Motorcycle Gunmen Strafe Yemen Protest
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RWE Lashes Merkel's Nuclear Stance
Business
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Small Oil Companies Stay In Gulf's Deep Waters
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Bolivia's Plan to Nationalize Mines Hits Snag
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Earnings Soar for Macau Casino Operators
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Nissan Shifting an SUV to U.S. Plant
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Deere CEO: Fed Should Worry More About Economic Stimulus Than Inflation
Markets
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Apple Earnings: Another Big Beat!
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Oil Tops $111
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Gold Above $1,500
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Judge Allows Wiretaps in Drimal Case, Rebukes FBI
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Austerity Chills Ardor for Muni Debt
Management
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Strings Attached to Options Grant for GE's Immelt
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Panel to Propose Changes
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H-P Executive to Leave
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Ferrero Co-CEO Dies in Accident
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More Directors Face Yearly Votes
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The Disease Demographics of Doggy Death
The new study relies on data covering 74,556 dogs whose deaths were recorded between 1984 and 2004.
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Carolina's Students Get Educated
North Carolina's elite men's basketball team hits the dormitory courts to play classmates—just for fun.
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Hollywood's Famous Sign Elicits Few Hoorays From Its Neighbors
Visitors to the Hollywood sign have grown in number in the past two years, sparking a war in the neighborhood over what to do.
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Luxury Designer Bijan Pakzad Dies
Bijan Pakzad, a Beverly Hills designer of ultraluxury clothing, perfume and jewelry, suffered a stroke Thursday and died a few days later.
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In a Trying Year, Optimism Paid Off
Preview: When the markets hit a pothole in mid-2010, some analysts put their bullish bent on hold. That's when the winners of the 19th annual Best on the Street analysts survey pulled away from the pack.
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Photos of the Day: April 20
In today's pictures, a Christian woman takes part in a baptism in the Jordan River, Italian police investigate a recently found ancient mausoleum, cyclists race across Belgium, reindeer show their strength and more.
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