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U.S. manufacturing activity slowed as weak overseas demand and government belt-tightening at home led to the most sluggish growth rate since October.
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Federal regulators have approved a Boeing plan to redesign the 787 Dreamliner's batteries, though extensive testing will be needed before the planes can fly passengers again.
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Shipments of tablets running Google's Android will overtake the iPad this year for the first time, the IDC predicted.
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Although the spending plans will be miles apart ideologically, there are signs a compromise is possible, the New York Times reports.
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The stock market rally and economic recovery are missing a typical key element - a house call from Dr. Copper.
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The U.S. Treasury received about $489.9 million from the sale of General Motors shares in February, it said in its monthly report to Congress on its Troubled Asset Relief Program.
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Illinois, which has the worst-funded state pension system in the United States, has agreed to settle charges alleging it repeatedly misled municipal bond investors about the underfunding of its pensions.
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Gasoline prices, which have been on a near-relentless surge since late 2012, may be showing tentative signs of easing, according to an AAA report.
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For all the talk you hear from Capitol Hill about running government more like a business, Congress has a retirement plan that would make any Fortune 500 executive blush.
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Insurers know that extreme weather has become the new normal but a new survey says that many firms are not prepared for future super storms.
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Automatic Link, a device that plugs into your car to monitor your driving habits, could do for driving what the iPod did for music.
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Tech is about to come out of winter hibernation. This week: the U.S. gets to pre-order the BlackBerry Z10, and Samsung unveils the Galaxy S4.
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Investors in Allen Stanford's $7 billion Ponzi scheme, who have recovered nothing in the four years since it blew up, could finally get some money back under a $300 million multi-national settlement in the case.
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Chase Bank said its website suffered a denial-of-service attack Tuesday, which took the site down for about 90 minutes.
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For many Americans, the improving economy has yet to take hold even as they hear about a stronger stock market and better jobs data.
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A data breach apparently affecting the first lady of the United States, and singers Beyonce and Britney Spears—among others—resulted from an old-fashioned "pretexting" attack, rather than a sophisticated computer hack, a company told CNBC.
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The retail sales report to be released Wednesday morning will help show how much higher payroll taxes and rising gas prices are hurting American pocketbooks.
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Confidence among small businesses rose in February as owners shrugged off a tightening in fiscal policy and raised plans to increase capital spending and restock their warehouses.
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Small-business owners' confidence edged up just slightly in February, but Main Street is showing signs of a surge in optimism or hiring.
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SEC nominee Mary Jo White told lawmakers on Tuesday she does not believe her prior work defending big Wall Street clients will hinder her ability to lead the agency.
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The Federal Reserve's eventual hand-off from assisted economic growth to "genuine growth" will be key to the future direction of the stock market, Mohamed El-Erian, Pimco CEO and co-CIO, told CNBC.
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Goldman Sachs raises its S&P year-end price target to 1,750 after its prior target is met. David Kostin, Goldman Sachs, explains.
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A number of retailers are out with quarterly numbers, from the low-end to high-end, with Stacey Widlitz, S.W. Retail Advisor, and Matthew Boss, JPMorgan retail analyst.
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The markets are down across the board following a huge drop in Japanese stocks, with Greg Ip, The Economist.