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The number of planned layoffs at U.S. firms fell in March but downsizing by retail companies still helped the first quarter rack up the largest amount of cuts in over a year.
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*Plunge in Korea, China pulls MSCI Asia ex- Japan down 1.1 pct. TOKYO, April 5- Asian shares hit a three-month low on Friday as concerns over bird flu in China and escalating tensions in the Korean peninsula unsettled investors as they counted down to potentially pivotal U.S. payrolls data out later in the session.
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*MSCI Asia ex- Japan down 0.2 pct. TOKYO, April 5- Asian shares fell on Friday after the Bank of Japan's unprecedented monetary expansion drive prompted a global stock market rally and sank the yen overnight, while some investors turned to impending U.S. jobs data as concerns over the American economy rise.
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NEW YORK-- Shares of some top chemicals companies were up at the close of trading:. Dow Chemical Co. rose$. 43 or 1.4 percent, to $31.43. DuPont Co. rose$. 25 or. 5 percent, to $49.04.
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*Facebook shares rise on new app software, Google falls. NEW YORK, April 4- U.S. stocks ended slightly higher on Thursday after the Bank of Japan announced aggressive, market-lifting policies to jump-start its economy, but weak U.S. jobs data capped gains.
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MENLO PARK, Calif., April 4- Facebook Inc unveiled "Home" software on Thursday to place the world's social network front and center on Android users' smartphones, a move that may divert users from Google Inc services and steal some of its rival's momentum in the fast-growing mobile arena. Shares in Facebook climbed 2 percent to $26.83 in the afternoon.
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NEW YORK-- Shares of some top chemicals companies are mixed at 1 p.m.:. Dow Chemical Co. rose$. 24 or. 8 percent, to $31.24. DuPont Co. fell$. 15 or. 3 percent, to $48.64.
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NEW YORK-- Shares of some top big-box retail companies are mixed at 1 p.m.:. Costco Wholesale Corp. fell$. 68 or. 6 percent, to $105.68. Wal-Mart Stores Inc. rose$. 07 or. 1 percent, to $76.07.
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Apple Inc. fell 1.0 percent to $427.64 with 8,654,200 shares traded. Cisco Systems Inc. fell. 2 percent to $21.00 with 13,803,800 shares traded. Facebook Inc. rose 1.3 percent to $26.59 with 35,896,000 shares traded.
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NEW YORK-- A look at New York Stock Exchange 10 most-active stocks at 1 p.m.:. AT&T Inc. rose 1.2 percent to $37.74 with 12,668,400 shares traded. Alcoa Inc. fell. 2 percent to $8.25 with 13,362,800 shares traded.
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Panera Bread Co. shares rose Thursday after a Goldman Sachs analyst upgraded his rating on the restaurant chain's stock based on improving consumer demand. THE SPARK: Analyst Michael Kelter said that based on his firm's survey, consumers are more optimistic and willing to spend, especially those in high-income households.
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NEW YORK-- Shares of some top big-box retail companies are up at 10 a.m.:. Costco Wholesale Corp. rose$. 23 or. 2 percent, to $106.59. Wal-Mart Stores Inc. rose$. 44 or. 6 percent, to $76.44.
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NEW YORK-- Shares of some top chemicals companies are up at 10 a.m.:. Dow Chemical Co. rose$. 52 or 1.7 percent, to $31.52. DuPont Co. rose$. 21 or. 4 percent, to $49.00.
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NEW YORK-- Shares of some top drug benefits companies are up at 10 a.m.:. CVSCaremark rose$. 94 or 1.7 percent, to $55.07. Express Scripts Holding Co. rose$. 38 or. 7 percent, to $57.99.
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NEW YORK-- Shares of some top machinery companies are up at 10 a.m.:. Deere& Co. rose$. 57 or. 7 percent, to $85.37. Terex rose$. 23 or. 7 percent, to $31.51.
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NEW YORK-- Shares of Navidea Biopharmaceuticals Inc. rose Thursday after the company reported favorable new clinical trial results for its imaging agent Lymphoseek. The Food and Drug Administration approved Lymphoseek March 13 to help doctors locate lymph nodes in patients with breast cancer and skin cancer.
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NEW YORK, April 4- U.S. stock index futures pointed to slight gains at the open on Thursday as aggressive action by the Bank of Japan and supportive comments by U.S. officials indicated continued support for the market. U.S. shares of Toyota Motor rose 3.6 percent to $104.50.
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The number of planned layoffs at U.S. firms fell in March but downsizing by retail companies still helped the first quarter rack up the largest amount of cuts in over a year.
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Lululemon Athletica's chief product officer is leaving the company after yoga pants had to be recalled for too-sheer material.
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NEW YORK-- Shares of some top chemicals companies were mixed at the close of trading:. Dow Chemical Co. rose$. 05 or. 2 percent, to $31.00. DuPont Co. fell$. 24 or. 5 percent, to $48.79.
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NEW YORK-- Shares of some top drug benefits companies were down at the close of trading:. CVSCaremark fell $1.11 or 2.0 percent, to $54.13. Express Scripts Holding Co. fell$. 85 or 1.5 percent, to $57.61.