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Stocks head lower, market on track for weekly loss

Trader Randy Biller, left, works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Thursday, May 23, 2013. A global stock market slump is continuing on Wall Street as traders worry about how committed the Federal Reserve remains to keeping up its bond-buying program.

The stock market is heading lower in early trading, putting it on track for its first weekly loss in a month. 31 minutes ago

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News Corp. board approves split, stock buyback

News Corp. says its board of directors has approved plans to split its entertainment and publishing businesses into two separate companies.

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Slovenia adopts debt cap to stave off crisis

Slovenia's parliament on Friday adopted a cap on public spending to try to convince foreign investors that the small eurozone country will not need an international bailout.

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Some unions now angry about health care overhaul

When President Barack Obama pushed his health care overhaul plan through Congress, he counted labor unions among his strongest supporters.

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France won't force companies to cap executive pay

The French government is trying to woo executives and entrepreneurs, amid concerns that it has antagonized the businesses needed to reinvigorate the economy.
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Futures slide; markets appear headed for down week

Stock futures are sinking and it appears major U.S. indexes are heading for a down week roiled by corporate earnings, good and bad, and confusion about what the Fed will do next.

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Procter & Gamble brings back A.G. Lafley as CEO

Household products giant Procter & Gamble Co. is hoping its former CEO can work his magic once again.
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A year later, U.S. trade with Colombia grows while anxiety mounts

Colombian Ambassador Carlos Urrutia says there’s no doubt that his country’s trade deal with the U.S. has paid off. U.S. officials are equally excited, saying U.S. businesses have improved their sales to the South American country by 20 percent. But a year after the agreement took ...
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Summer travel forecast: Better, but no blowout

The forecast for summer travel, 2013: Partly sunny.
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Taiwan cuts growth forecast on muted export demand

Taiwan has lowered its economic growth forecast for 2013 to a muted 2.4 percent as global demand for the island's electronics exports remained subdued.
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German business confidence unexpectedly rebounds

German business confidence rebounded this month in an unexpectedly strong showing that sends a hopeful signal for more robust growth in Europe's biggest economy, a closely watched survey found Friday.