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  • Sector Snap: Retailers trading mixed Friday, 24 May 2013 | 12:58 PM ET

    The chain's revenue also missed Wall Street's view, and it lowered its full-year earnings forecast. Shares of Abercrombie, which is still fighting off backlash from some comments CEO Mike Jefferies made seven years ago that recently went viral, dropped $5.23, or 9.6 percent, to $49.14 in midday trading.

  • Minn. governor signs solar energy standard Friday, 24 May 2013 | 12:15 PM ET

    ST. PAUL, Minn.-- Minnesota's investor-owned utilities will be required to get 1.5 percent of their power from solar energy by 2020 under legislation signed by Gov.

  • U.S. House votes to tie student loan rates to market Thursday, 23 May 2013 | 1:31 PM ET

    WASHINGTON, May 23- The Republican-dominated U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday voted to switch federal student loan interest rates to a market-based system. The White House also threatened on Wednesday to veto the bill, arguing the plan would create uncertainty for students.

  • Dental equipment sales lift Patterson 4Q income Thursday, 23 May 2013 | 1:29 PM ET

    ST. PAUL, Minn.-- Patterson Cos. net income rose 2 percent in the fourth quarter on improved sales of dental equipment and software, but sales in the medical unit slid and the company expects more of the same in the near term. However, within the rehabilitation supply and equipment unit, sales declined to $123.6 million from $130.0 million.

  • Wet U.S. Midwest sections may lead to fewer corn acres Thursday, 23 May 2013 | 8:27 AM ET

    *Corn acreage reductions possible in some areas of Midwest. CHICAGO, May 23- Rainfall over the next week to 10 days in parts of the Midwest will delay late corn seedings and possibly cause a shift from corn to soybean acreage, an agricultural meteorologist said on Thursday.

  • Link Student Loan Rates to Markets? House to Vote Thursday, 23 May 2013 | 6:58 AM ET

    Facing a deadline in which federal loan rates would double for 7 million college students, the House is ready to pass legislation that links student loan rates to the markets.

  • U.S. Midwest gasoline prices expected to cool after spike Wednesday, 22 May 2013 | 5:08 PM ET

    Problems at regional refineries, declining gasoline stockpiles and delays of shipments into the region from the Gulf Coast helped boost prices last week, prompting market players to hoard what fuel they had. In Minneapolis, the average price per gallon has fallen to $4.26 from an all-time high of $4.32.

  • NEW YORK, May 22- The U.S. government bond market has weakened in recent weeks but some investment strategists fear that this may only be the beginning of an extended sell-off.

  • CP Railway reopens line, cleans up after oil spill Wednesday, 22 May 2013 | 10:58 AM ET

    TORONTO, May 22- Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd said on Wednesday it has repaired and reopened a rail line near Jansen, Saskatchewan, and continues to clean up after a derailment that spilled 575 barrels of crude oil on Tuesday. The accident follows a CP derailment in western Minnesota that spilled 360 barrels of Canadian crude in late March.

  • Farmers race storms to wrap up corn plantings Wednesday, 22 May 2013 | 8:03 AM ET

    CHICAGO, May 22- U.S. farmers should begin winding down corn plantings over the next week to 10 days despite occasional showers and storms that will cause temporary delays, an agricultural meteorologist said on Wednesday.

  • States Bring Renewed Swagger to Top States 2013 Wednesday, 22 May 2013 | 7:46 AM ET

    CNBC has been ranking all 50 states for competitiveness since 2007. This year's report comes as states continue to get back in fighting shape—fighting for jobs, that is.

  • Categories and Criteria Wednesday, 22 May 2013 | 12:00 AM ET

    We score all the states on 55 measures of competitiveness and 10 categories, from the cost of doing business to technology and innovation.

  • CALGARY, Alberta, May 21- Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd said that five tankers containing oil derailed on Tuesday morning near Jansen, Saskatchewan, and one of the cars spilled 575 barrels of crude, the largest of three spills for the company in two months.

  • Medtronic rises on better-than-expected 4Q results Tuesday, 21 May 2013 | 1:06 PM ET

    MINNEAPOLIS-- Medtronic shares rose 5 percent Tuesday after the company reported better-than-expected fourth quarter earnings on sales of implantable heart defibrillators and pacemakers. "With our scale and breadth of innovative technology, Medtronic is clearly outperforming the market," said CEO Omar Ishrak, in a statement.

  • CALGARY, Alberta, May 21- Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd said five tankers containing oil derailed on Tuesday morning near Jansen, Saskatchewan, and one of the cars is leaking crude, the third spill for the company in two months.

  • *Corn plantings still lag five-year average pace. CHICAGO, May 21- Occasional rainfall over the next week to 10 days will slow seedings of the U.S. corn crop, which was planted at a record fast pace last week, an agricultural meteorologist said on Tuesday.

  • WASHINGTON, May 20- The U.S. Supreme Court agreed on Monday to weigh whether federal law prevented a customer from suing an airline for kicking him out of its frequent flyer program for allegedly complaining too frequently about the service.

  • Gas prices rise slightly in New Hampshire Monday, 20 May 2013 | 12:58 PM ET

    CONCORD, N.H.-- Gas prices have risen in New Hampshire, but they're still below the national average. The website Gasbuddy.com says the average retail price for a gallon of gas rose 1.9 cents in the last week, averaging $3.45 in New Hampshire on Sunday.

  • Target's 1Q results to offer clues on economy Monday, 20 May 2013 | 11:55 AM ET

    NEW YORK-- Target Corp.' s first-quarter financial results Wednesday should offer insight into how its shoppers are grappling with a payroll tax and other financial issues.

  • Dems to take late stab at Minn. minimum wage bill Monday, 20 May 2013 | 11:29 AM ET

    ST. PAUL, Minn.-- Minnesota Democrats are making a late push on a bill to raise the state's minimum wage. A House-Senate conference committee is set to meet Monday morning for the first _ and maybe only _ time. That's because the House approved a bill raising it in three stages until the hourly minimum reaches $9.50 by 2015; the Senate's bill topped out at $7.75.