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Yahoo has submitted a formal proposal to buy Hulu, joining a growing list of bidders for the video service owned by News Corp. and Walt Disney.
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Top U.S. railroad BNSF Railway Co, one of the largest users of diesel fuel in the United States, plans to test using natural gas to power its locomotives this year.
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The Dow Jones Industrial Average pierced through levels last seen in 2007 to close at a record high of above 14,200 on Tuesday, boosted by an upbeat ISM non-manufacturing index and amid ongoing monetary support from the Federal Reserve.
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Google is launching a same-day delivery service called Google Shopping Express to rival Amazon's Prime business, according to a report.
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The U.S. services sector grew in February and topped Wall Street's estimates, the ISM non-manufacturing index showed.
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Supplies of homes in Las Vegas are down 57 percent from a year ago and housing starts are up 96 percent, according to Applied Analysis, a Las Vegas research firm.
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While a trader known as the "London whale" has come to represent a multibillion-dollar blowup at JPMorgan Chase, Congressional investigators have discovered that the problems involved more senior levels of the nation's largest bank. The New York Times reports.
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American car buyers, attracted by new models and cheap financing, are taking out bigger auto loans and stretching out the terms of those loans to a new record length.
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It may not be fast enough for some consumers, but the drop in pump prices is accelerating. Analysts said the gasoline price slide could continue.
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Shares in Google hit an all-time high in intraday trading on Monday as Apple shares continued to fall. Some say this signals Google is taking Apple's place.
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Spending on drugs to treat common diseases fell 1.5 percent among customers who receive prescription benefits through commercial insurers.
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At this Seattle-based, 400-employee video game developer and publisher, decisions are made by peer consensus. Seriously?
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The stock market is bolstered by the strength of corporate balance sheets, said Cantor Fitzgerald CEO Shawn Matthews Tuesday on "Squawk on the Street."
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We "suspect a drop is now likely to unfold over the next several months," Piper analysts said, adding that their full-year forecast is for a "hop, a drop and a pop."
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The shift toward low carbon energy will take time and require a major change in the electricity industry, a study released by IHS CERA and the World Economic Forum says.
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As the Dow roars into record territory, there's one sector that's nowhere near its glory days: Financials.
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In October 2007, the housing market was in the direct path of a massive foreclosure storm. Today, it is still picking up the pieces.
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Virgin America and Singapore Airlines frequent fliers can now earn and redeem points or miles on each carrier in an expanded partnership.
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A late winter storm that could blast Chicago with 10 inches of snow sent the windy city scrambling amid flashbacks of the 2011 blizzard.
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A large Dell shareholder is demanding the PC maker open its books, signaling that it could become more active in opposing its founder's proposal to take the company private.
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Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will form a joint venture for securitizing home loans that could end up replacing the two government-controlled mortgage finance giants.
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Former Education Secretary Bill Bennett has a new book out called "Is College Worth It?" Bennett discusses financial aid, tuition and what else is discouraging to students.
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Every single economic report beat the Street's expectations this week. Insight on the markets, and the Fed's impact, with Andy Cross, Motley Fool.
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Discussing what's next for IRS official Lois Lerner, and whether it's time for an IRS special counsel, with Tom Curran, Peckar & Abramson and John Eastman, Chapman University.