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Pizza's perfect storm Mar. 14 - Domino's Pizza and fast food chains around the country are getting hit hard by record commodity prices and a skittish consumer. Wheat prices have surged 170-percent in the past year and that's having a big impact on pizza companies like Domino's which is also seeing record prices for cheese and tomatoes. Ruben Ramirez reports. Tags: Reuters Domino's pizza business_GF |
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Wall St. stops slide Feb. 7 - U.S. stocks finished higher for the first time in four sessions as bargain hunting and merger speculation lured buyers back to the market. The Dow rose 46 points to 12,247. The S&P 500 gained 10 points to 1,336. The Nasdaq rallied 14 points to 2,293. Conway Gittens reports from New York. Tags: Reuters business_GF stocks wall street |
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2007: The subprime meltdown Dec. 26 - After years of massive credit expansion, the debt industry snapped -- taking down major Wall Street figures and hitting corporations with initial loss estimates in the tens of billions. Investors from Wall St to Main St. were left wondering how it all happened. In the prior six years interest rates were historically low and the housing market was booming. The home mortgage industry doled out loans to subprime or more risky borrowers. Loans with loose terms like no-money down or incredibly low teaser rates. Jeanne Yurman reports. Tags: business_GF subprime Reuters loans mortgage |
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Inside America's gold mines Mar. 7 - An exclusive look inside one of America's largest gold mines as the price of the precious metal climbs toward $1,000 an ounce. Northeastern Nevada is home to the the most abundant gold field in the Western Hemisphere. Soaring gold prices have been a boom to the mining industry but those high prices are not necessarily translating into record profits. Ruben Ramirez reports from Carlin, Nevada. Speakers: Steve Grusing Geologist, Newmont Joel Lenz Nevada Process Manager, Newmont Tags: Reuters business_GF gold mines Nevada metal |
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Nintendo's game plan Grand Theft Auto IV may be a big hit but its not the only game in town.Big crowds may have turned out for the launch of Grand Theft Auto IV, but Nintendo and its family friendly games are attracting a lot of attention, and sales, as well. Bobbi Rebell reports. Tags: Nintendo Grand Theft Auto IV Reuters business_GF |
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Bear Stearns scares Wall St. Mar. 14 - U.S. stocks finished sharply lower on Friday after liquidity problems at Bear Stearns prompted new worries about global banks. The Dow fell 194 points to 11,951. The S&P 500 lost 27 points to 1,288. The Nasdaq dropped 51 points to 2,212. Crude oil snapped its record winning streak. SPEAKER: Brian Bethune, Chief U.S. economist, Global Insight Conway Gittens reports from New York. Tags: Reuters business_GF stocks Bear Stearns market |
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Economy on the brink Mar. 7 - More job losses in US pointing to further weakness in economic outlook. U.S. employers unexpectedly cut jobs in February at the steepest rate in nearly five years, a second straight month of employment losses that heightened fears the world's largest economy has skidded into recession. Deborah Lutterbeck reports. Tags: Reuters business_GF job loss rate economy recession |
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Pixar scores with WALL-E Jun. 30 - WALL-E was at the top of the box office on its opening weekend, giving Disney's Pixar its latest number one hit.Pixar continues its winning streak with the successful release of WALL-E. Its creativity and risk taking have given it a unique perch at the top of Hollywood. Bobbi Rebell reports. Tags: Disney Pixar WALL-E business_GF |
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Blu-Ray makes gains in DVD war Jan. 15 - The battle of the next generation DVD formats may finally be headed for a close. With Warner Brothers on its side, and competitor Toshiba slashing prices on its HD DVD players, Blu Ray maker Sony could be close to winning the battle of the next generation DVD players. Bobbi Rebell reports. Tags: Reuters business_GF DVD Blu Ray HD format |
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Bear Stearns downfall Mar 17 - Bear Stearns found itself in the bargain bin after a cash crunch forced a quick sale. JP Morgan and the Fed stepped in to save Bear Stearns, paying just $236 million dollars for the former Wall Street powerhouse. Bobbi Rebell reports. Tags: Bear Stearns Reuters business_GF JP Morgan |
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Recession not depression Apr. 2 - Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke said he sees a possible slowdown in the first half of year -- but no signs of a replay of the Great Depression. While the economy may be in fragile shape and financial markets under stress, Federal Reserve Board Chairman Ben Bernanke, a Great Depression Scholar told a congressional panel history is not repeating itself. Deborah Lutterbeck reports. Tags: Reuters business_GF Federal Reserver Ben Bernanke recession depression |
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Google in the hot seat Feb. 28 - Google unveils several new applications, but Wall Street focuses on weak click through numbers. Google is under a microscope. The search engine, which not too long ago seemed untouchable, is finding itself under pressure. Bobbi Rebell reports. Tags: Reuters business_GF Google Wall Street search engine |
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Bernanke in the hot seat Feb. 27 - Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke faces a US economy plagued by weaker growth, upward pressure on prices, and a housing sector in crisis. Bernanke assured lawmakers in his semi-annual report on the economy that the US Federal Reserve stands by ready to assist the economy is it weakens further. Deborah Lutterbeck reports. Tags: Reuters business_GF Ben Bernanke Federal Reserve inflation |
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On Wall St., little pity for Spitzer Mar 11 - After years of being the target of Eliot Spitzer's investigations, Wall Street may be having the last laugh.Eliot Spitzer went after Wall Street for years. Now facing allegations of ties with a prostitution ring, the New York Governor finds himself on the defensive. Bobbi Rebell reports. Tags: Wall St Governor Eliot Spitzer scandal reuters business_GF |
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Tanker bids reopened; US stocks slump Jul 9 - The Pentagon reopened bidding on an aerial refueling tanker; stocks continue recent slide. The Pentagon will hold a new competition for the $35 billion dollar aerial refueling tanker contract. Meanwhile the markets extended their downward spiral, pushing the S&P into bear market territory. Bobbi Rebell reports. Tags: US Stcoks tanker bids reuters business_GF |
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Bank of America to buy Countrywide Jan. 11 - Bank of America's plan to buy battered home lender Countrywide Financial could prevent the credit crisis from getting worse. The elimination of the possibility that Countrywide, America's largest independent home loan company, could go bankrupt and flood an already stressed market with more loans, "takes out a major point of uncertainty in the industry", one analyst told Reuters. Conway Gittens reports from New York. Tags: business_GF Reuters Countrywide Financial Bank of America |
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Stocks rally as oil drops May 12 - U.S. investors showed they were willing to take on risk as oil prices fell for the first time in six sessions and investors bet a faster BlackBerry would spur corporate spending. The Dow rallied 130 points to 12,876. The S&P 500 rallied 15 points to 1,403. The Nasdaq rallied 42 points to 2,488. Crude oil shed $1.73 to $124.23 a barrel. Conway Gittens reports from New York. Tags: Dow Nasdaq S&P Market Close reuters business_GF |
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Stocks gain despite new oil record U.S. stocks staged a late-day turnaround as the energy sector rallied on the back of $121 oil and Fannie Mae led a rebound in financials.The Dow rose 51 points to 13,020. The S&P 500 rose 10 points to 1,418. The Nasdaq rose 19 points to 2,483. Crude oil settled at a record $121.84 a barrel. Tags: stocks Dow oil business_gf |
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Google courts Yahoo Feb 4 - Google has begun flirting with a Yahoo alliance, less than a week after Microsoft's unsolicited bid for the company.Sources tell Reuters that Google has offered, and Yahoo is now considering a business alliance. This comes just days after Yahoo received an unsolicited $44.6 billion takeover bid from Microsoft. Tags: Google Yahoo Reuters business_GF |
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Fed cut disappoints Wall Street Dec. 11 - A big decline on Wall Street as the Fed cuts interest rates again, but less than some had expected. The US central bank cut interest rates for a third straight time -- lowering the fed funds rate another quarter point to four and a-quarter percent. Many on Wall Street had been betting that a half point cut would be what the economy needed to help it climb out of a housing slump and a sub-prime mortgage mess. Tags: sub-prime mortgage economy Business_GF wall street decline fed interest rates us central bank |
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Central Bank Gamble Dec 13 - A new era for the Federal Reserve as it joins other Central Banks to stem global credit crisis.For Fed chief Ben Bernanke - now nearly two years into the job - the stakes are high. Tags: Federal Reserve interest rate reuters business_GF |
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Stocks fizzle as oil hits $100 Feb 19 - U.S. stocks erased a sharp rally as oil prices closed above $100 a barrel for the first time.The Dow shed 10 points to 12,337. The S&P 500 lost more than a point to 1,348. The Nasdaq lost 15 points to 2,306. Crude oil surged to $100.01 a barrel. Tags: U.S oil hits $100 stock prices DOW Nasdaq Fed Reuters business_GF |
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Stocks fall as Bush disappoints Jan. 18 - U.S. stocks reversed gains to close lower after scant details of a White House economic stimulus plan failed to ease recession concerns. The Dow lost just under 60 points to 12,099. The S&P 500 lost 8 points to 1,325. The Nasdaq gave up 6 points to 2,340. Conway Gittens reports from New York. Tags: business_GF Reuters economic stimulus stocks |
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Oil shrugs off threat from Dolly Jul 22 - Dolly was upgraded to a hurricane from a tropical storm but oil prices still fell due to small risk of disruption to Gulf operations.The Dow surged 135 points to 11,602. The S&P 500 gained 17 points to 1,277. The Nasdaq rallied 24 points to 2,303. Crude oil lost more than $3 to settle at $127.95 a barrel. Conway Gittens reports from New York. Tags: Ol prices Hurricane Dolly business_GF |
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Oil hits $100, Dow drops Jan 2 - Oil jumped past $100 a barrel on the first trading day of the year, sending stocks to a first trading day loss record.Violence in OPEC countries Nigeria and Algeria helped drive oil prices across the $100 mark, just a day ahead of a US government oil supply report. Bobbi Rebell reports. Tags: Oil prices OPEC Nigeria Algeria Energy futures business_GF |