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*Farmers overwhelm fertilizer dealers as weather improves. CHICAGO, June 13- The frenzied push to plant this year's U.S. corn crop in the face of repeated delays has exposed a strained link in the agricultural network: fertilizer.
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June 13- Wal-Mart Stores Inc has in recent months been only hiring temporary workers at many of its U.S. stores, the first time the world's largest retailer has done so outside of the holiday shopping season. Their hours flex by the needs of the business from time to time, "he told reporters the day before Wal-Mart's annual meeting last week.
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TOKYO, June 13- Japan's Nikkei share average is expected to fall below 13,000 on Thursday after U.S. stocks weakened on worries that the Federal Reserve may trim its stimulus programme, while a stronger yen is likely to hurt exporters.
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*Coffee at Sept 2009 lows on supply glut fears. *Corn down as USDA crop reduction below expectations. Cotton jumped more than 2 percent, leading gains for the day and rallying for a third session in a row after the U.S. Department of Agriculture slashed production estimates for the fiber.
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BUENOS AIRES, June 12- Corn exports from grain powerhouse Argentina may be delayed next week as farmers go on a five-day strike to protest the government's policies, traders said on Wednesday.
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SPRINGFIELD, Ill.-- Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan is planning a fresh vote on his plan to overhaul the public-employee pension system, despite a request by the governor for compromise with the Senate. Madigan, a Chicago Democrat, filed legislation Wednesday identical to a bill the House approved last month that failed by a wide margin in the Senate.
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TOKYO, June 12- Japan's Nikkei share average is expected to fall below 13,000 on Wednesday, joining a global selloff in equities as investors fret over the lack of fresh steps from the Bank of Japan to quell bond market volatility, sending the yen sharply higher.
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NEW YORK, June 11- Brent crude oil prices retraced earlier steep losses on Tuesday as investors worried that central banks, following Japan's example, could begin to rein in their loose monetary policies.
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WASHINGTON, June 11- The Senate Finance Committee on Tuesday approved the nomination of White House chief international economic affairs adviser Mike Froman to be U.S. trade representative, setting the stage for full Senate approval.
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*Unica: Brazil's center-south late May sugar output falls 11 pct. *Brazil's mills allocate 41.8 pct cane to sugar, 58.2 pct to ethanol.
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*SEC says CBOE failed to police for short-selling abuses. *SEC says CBOE edited optionsXpress "Wells" notice reply. *CBOE says exchange is implementing remedial measures.
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DALLAS-- Southwest Airlines Co. is running a three-day sale on fall travel, and other airlines are starting to match the lower prices. Southwest and its AirTran subsidiary launched the sale Tuesday, with round-trip prices ranging from $98 to $298 based on distance.
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*Early sell-off provides buying opportunities. NEW YORK, June 11- U.S. stocks fell on Tuesday following the Bank of Japan's decision to hold monetary policy steady, but indexes were well off lows as investors took earlier dips in the market as a buying opportunity.
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CHICAGO, June 11- For Eugene Fama, the University of Chicago professor and father of modern finance, the key to investing is relatively simple- stay in a low-cost, diversified portfolio to capture virtually all market returns with a mix that's right for the amount of risk you can stomach.
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NEW YORK-- Amazon.com' s push into the grocery business could win over shoppers with convenience, but it faces a tougher challenge if the decision comes down to price, Janney Capital Markets said in a research report Tuesday. Amazon has tested an online grocery service for almost six years in Seattle and on Monday it said it's bringing AmazonFresh to Los Angeles.
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WASHINGTON, June 11- The Senate Finance Committee on Tuesday approved the nomination of White House chief international economic affairs adviser Mike Froman to be U.S. trade representative, setting the stage for full Senate approval.
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WASHINGTON, June 10- The Senate Commerce Committee on Monday gave strong bipartisan backing to President Barack Obama's nominees to head the Departments of Transportation and Commerce, sending them to the Senate floor for approval.
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TOKYO, June 11- Japan's Nikkei is expected to open higher on Tuesday, ahead of the outcome of the Bank of Japan's policy meeting, building further momentum from its biggest one-day rise since March 2011 in the previous session.
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But the measure, which will start in the Senate, may not even be voted upon in the House, where Speaker Michael Madigan said a bill his chamber passed in May to make unilateral changes to retirement benefits was the right approach to address the state's nearly $100 billion unfunded pension liability.
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