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Stocks rise with oil prices…Russia, Saudis discuss production cuts…Navy fighting climate change
Associated Press | April 12, 2016 2:40 pmStocks have closed higher on Wall Street, led by big gains in oil and gas companies. On the downside, earnings didn't get off to a… -
Move to cable costs NCAA championship game viewers
Associated Press | April 12, 2016 2:40 pmCompared to last year, Jim Nantz lost more than half his audience with the NCAA men's basketball championship game's move from CBS to cable television's… -
US, Goldman Sachs reach $5B settlement over risky mortgages
Associated Press | April 12, 2016 2:11 pmWASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department on Monday announced a roughly $5 billion settlement with Goldman Sachs over the sale of mortgage-backed securities leading up… -
Nielsen’s top programs for April 4-10
Associated Press | April 12, 2016 1:56 pmPrime-time viewership numbers compiled by Nielsen for April 4-10. Listings include the week's ranking and viewership. -
US budget deficit up sharply to $108 billion in March
Associated Press | April 12, 2016 1:01 pmWASHINGTON (AP) — The federal government’s budget deficit rose sharply in March, pushing the deficit for the first six months of this budget year above… -
Canadian Pacific ends bid to buy Norfolk Southern
Associated Press | April 12, 2016 11:09 amOMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A major railroad merger appears unlikely in the near future after Canadian Pacific dropped its roughly $30 billion bid for Norfolk… -
Stocks climb on big gains in oil…IMF lowers global growth forecast…Bank won’t add jobs in North Carolina
Associated Press | April 12, 2016 11:08 amStocks are moving steadily higher in afternoon trading as investors work through the first batch of earnings from the first quarter of the year. Reports… -
Israeli minister urges McDonald’s boycott for health reasons
Associated Press | April 12, 2016 10:52 amIsrael's health minister has called on the country to downsize its consumption of junk food and boycott McDonald's. -
Italian banks battered after bailout fund announced
Associated Press | April 12, 2016 10:22 amInvestors in Italy have reacted with skepticism to the creation of a 5 billion-euro fund to bail out weak lenders. -
Judge dismisses investor lawsuit against SeaWorld
Associated Press | April 12, 2016 10:08 amORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A judge in southern California has dismissed a securities fraud lawsuit brought by investors in SeaWorld Entertainment, Inc. who claimed company…