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'); document.write(''); document.write('MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Paint and coatings maker Valspar Corp. said Monday its fiscal fourth-quarter profit climbed as the company trimmed the cost of sales and research and development expenses.
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'); document.write(''); document.write('NORWOOD, Mass. (AP) — Chipmaker Analog Devices Inc. said Monday its net income fell 27 percent in the fiscal fourth quarter, as demand declined for semiconductors in its industrial and communications business.
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'); document.write(''); document.write('HOUSTON (AP) — Defense contractor KBR said Monday the U.S. Air Force has asked it to bid for future task orders under the Worldwide Environmental Restoration and Construction program.
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'); document.write(''); document.write('SUNNYVALE, Calif. (AP) — Chip maker Advanced Micro Devices Inc. said Monday it will sell $500 million in senior notes in a private offering.
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'); document.write(''); document.write('The stock market ended a three-day losing streak Monday, closing broadly higher as a weaker dollar and upbeat home sales numbers encouraged investors to take on more risk. The dollar resumed its slide, sending prices for commodities including gold and oil higher and in turn, the stocks of companies that produce them. Meanwhile, the National Association of Realtors reported that October home sales rose more than 10 percent revived investors\' optimism after disappointing data on the housing industry last week raised concerns about the strength of the economic recovery.
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'); document.write(''); document.write('ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A jury will return Tuesday to further deliberate the fate of a Minnesota businessman accused of operating a Ponzi scheme that cost investors more than $3.5 billion.
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'); document.write(''); document.write('NEW YORK (AP) — The stock market ended a three-day losing streak Monday, closing broadly higher as a weaker dollar and upbeat home sales numbers encouraged investors to take on more risk.
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'); document.write(''); document.write('Key barometers in the Treasury market late Monday, compared with late Friday. Price changes in the 10-year note and 30-year bond are per $1,000 invested:
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'); document.write(''); document.write('NEW YORK (AP) — Treasury prices recovered from early losses Monday as investors took advantage of a dip in prices to add more government debt to their portfolios.
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'); document.write(''); document.write('NEW YORK (AP) — Consumers got more serious about paying down their credit card debt this summer, a time when deliquencies usually go up.
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