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TOKYO, April 4- The Nikkei average is expected to open lower on Thursday, ahead of the outcome of the Bank of Japan's policy-setting meeting, on concerns over the U.S. recovery after weak service sector data and a slowdown in job hiring by private employers.
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CHICAGO, April 3- BBQ fans, brace yourselves: "Pork butt" will soon be a thing of the past. The revised nomenclature emerged after two years of consumer research, which found that the labels on packages of fresh cuts of pork and beef are confusing to shoppers, said Patrick Fleming, director of retail marketing for trade group National Pork Board.
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Corn edged higher in choppy trade, stabilizing after three straight losing sessions following last week's U.S. Department of Agriculture report, which surprised investors with estimates of big U.S. corn and wheat stockpiles. At the CBOT, front-month May wheat settled up 25-3/ 4 cents at $6.96- 1/ 2 per bushel, its biggest single-day rally since Sept. 28.
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WASHINGTON, April 3- Yes, stocks have been on a real tear lately, but guess who hasn't been along for the ride: The millions of 401 investors who "moved to safety" after the 2008-2009 market and never felt comfortable enough to move back to stocks.
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NEW YORK, April 3- Former broker Thomas Conradt pleaded guilty Wednesday to insider trading charges related to trades he made ahead of a $1.2 billion acquisition by International Business Machines Corp in 2009..
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NEW YORK, April 3- Former broker Thomas Conradt pleaded guilty Wednesday to insider trading charges related to trades he made ahead of a $1.2 billion acquisition by International Business Machines Corp in 2009..
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*Corn choppy, trying to stabilize after 13 percent plunge. Corn was choppy and trying to stabilize after three straight losing sessions following last week's U.S. Department of Agriculture report, which surprised investors with estimates of big U.S. corn and wheat stockpiles.
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*Plentiful coffee from previous Brazil crop-Licht. NEW YORK/ LONDON, April 3- Raw sugar futures were little changed on Wednesday, hovering near the previous session's 2-1/ 2 year low as expectations of ample global supplies weighed, and cocoa futures on ICE sank on pressure from forward West Africa sales and technical selling.
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*Wheat also up on hope of strong world demand for U.S. supplies. *Corn rises after record loss on bargain-hunting. Corn stabilized after three straight losing sessions following last week's U.S. Department of Agriculture report which surprised investors with estimates of big U.S. corn and wheat stockpiles.
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MILWAUKEE-- When three vials of a possible cancer-fighting compound disappeared recently from a professor's desk at the Medical College of Wisconsin, suspicion quickly fell on a research assistant who had been working in the scientist's lab.
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UNITED NATIONS- The 193- nation U.N. General Assembly on Tuesday overwhelmingly approved the first treaty on the global arms trade, which seeks to regulate the $70 billion business in conventional arms and keep weapons out of the hands of human rights abusers.
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Stockton and San Bernardino, the two California cities that have filed for bankruptcy protection, are both considered test cases in the epic battle over whether municipal bondholders or pensioners will absorb most of the pain when a government goes broke.
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TOKYO, April 3- Japan's Nikkei share average is likely to rise on Wednesday, as gains in Wall Street are expected to help the market recover from losses of more than 3 percent in the past two sessions.
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CHICAGO-- Unionized ground workers at United Airlines have rejected contracts designed to cover them whether they came from that airline or Continental. The International Association of Aerospace Machinists and Aerospace Workers said it would survey members to assess their priorities for future talks.
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LOS ANGELES, April 2- Stockton and San Bernardino, the two California cities that have filed for bankruptcy protection, are both considered test cases in the epic battle over whether muncipal bondholders or pensioners will absorb most of the pain when a government goes broke.
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CHICAGO-- Accretive Health Inc. said Tuesday that former Dell executive Stephen Schuckenbrock will become president and CEO of the company, and current President and CEO Mary Tolan will become chairman. Schuckenbrock will also join Accretive Health's board of directors.
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*Wheat rallies late, U.S. crop conditions a worry. *Soybeans bounce after falling to 3- month low. CHICAGO, April 2- Chicago Board of Trade wheat prices rose 1 percent Tuesday on bargain buying as the market rebounded from Monday when it fell to a nine-month low in reaction to last week's U.S. government report that showed larger-than-expected grain stockpiles.
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*Investors cautious after bearish U.S., Europe and China data. *Silver tumbles to near 8- month low. Silver, coffee, gasoline, nickel and gold all lost about 2 percent or more their value.
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ATLANTA-- Oxford Industries Inc.' s fiscal fourth-quarter profit fell about 25 percent, but its adjusted results showed a gain in profit with strength in its Tommy Bahama and Lily Pulitzer brands offsetting weakness of its Ben Sherman's business.
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CHICAGO, April 2- U.S. farmers who tasted record-high prices for corn during last summer's historic drought are abandoning long-held selling strategies in hopes that the market serves up another rally.