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Central bank warns of exposure
BERLIN — Bundesbank President Jens Weidmann has warned Europe’s central banks not to increase their exposure to Greece because of the high level of political uncertainty there ahead of next month’s...
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Parties refuse to budge on debt
WASHINGTON — Republicans and Democrats are refusing to budge when it comes to their already hardened positions on spending cuts versus tax increases to deal with the nation’s debt. House Speaker...
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App scans bar-goers’ faces to guess age, gender
SAN FRANCISCO — A watchful eye has arrived on San Francisco’s bar scene, but not to keep you in check. It just wants to check you out. A new app launched this weekend that will scan the faces of...
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ADAM SHULL | The Sun Allen Ward, director of athletics at Murray State University, explains details of the planned basketball practice facility that will connect to the CFSB Center in Murray on the side facing Ky. 121. Ward said the timing of the new facility is nice but coincidental as it relates to the Racers' unprecedented basketball season.
All they do is win-win
MURRAY — Allen Ward, director of athletics at Murray State University, had a moment when he knew this was no normal Racers basketball season. It was a game before the first sellout of the year a...
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Jobs
From May 9 to Wednesday, 33 new job orders were added to the Office of Employment and Training’s database for McCracken County employers. The jobs listed are: college counselor, communications f...
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Unemployment rate decreases for April in two-thirds of states
WASHINGTON — The unemployment rate fell in two-thirds of U.S. states last month, evidence that modest economic growth is boosting hiring in most areas of the country. And in many states, unemplo...
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Associated Press Trader John Bishop works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Facebook's opening day ultimately fell flat, closing at $38.23.
Stocks slump on Europe worries; Facebook debuts
It’s going to take more than Facebook’s initial public offering to push the stock market higher. Facebook shares rose 23 cents above their $38 offering price. It seemed like everything else fell...
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Wal-Mart reports 10.1 percent increase in 1Q
NEW YORK — Wal-Mart may have gotten its groove back, but an alleged bribery scheme threatens to curtail its progress. As Wal-Mart reported first-quarter profit on Thursday that beat Wall Street ...
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Natural gas prices decrease on report of increasing supplies
Natural gas is no longer at decade lows, but the price remains sensitive to reports of any significant increase in supply. The price dropped Thursday as the government said supplies continue to ...
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Associated Press Shoppers visit a J.C. Penney store in New York. This week, the company suffered its biggest stock decline in decades after announcing a significant first-quarter loss.
J.C. Penney’s stocks plunge following substantial 1Q loss
NEW YORK — Wall Street doesn’t seem to like J.C. Penney’s new everyday low pricing any better than Main Street does. The department store chain’s stock plunged nearly 20 percent on Wednesday — t...
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