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Stock market drops as dollar strengthens

AP – 13 mins ago

NEW YORK – Investors sought safety Tuesday as concerns about spiraling debt loads and disappointing corporate reports tarnished hopes for an economic recovery. Full Story »

  • U.S. online holiday spending up 3 percent: comScore

    Reuters – 1 hr 59 mins ago  

    SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - U.S. online holiday spending has risen 3 percent this holiday season, but shopping online slowed over the weekend after the special deals and discounts offered by retailers on Cyber Monday ended, analytics firm comScore Inc said on Tuesday. Full Story »

  • GE Capital outlook improving, losses to continue

    AP – 1 hr 13 mins ago  
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    WASHINGTON - General Electric Co. says profits at its lending arm will start improving by 2011, but first it will have to slog through another year of big losses on loans gone bad in areas like commercial real estate. Full Story »

  • Texas Instruments raises 4Q profit, sales targets

    AP – 8 mins ago  
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    DALLAS - Texas Instruments Inc. raised its fourth-quarter profit and sales outlook on Tuesday, citing an improving market for chips used in cell phones and other electronic gadgets like hard disk drives and video game consoles. Full Story »

  • European stocks drop in morning trade

    AFP – Tue Dec 8, 7:00 am ET  
    Europe's main stock markets have fallen as the strength of... AFP/File

    LONDON (AFP) - Europe's main stock markets fell on Tuesday as the strength of US recovery was downplayed and after Tokyo's benchmark shares index closes lower for the first time in seven sessions. Full Story »

  • GE chief hopes Copenhagen leads to US clean energy

    AP – Tue Dec 8, 3:19 pm ET  

    GREENVILLE, S.C. - General Electric CEO Jeffrey Immelt said Tuesday he hopes the Copenhagen conference on climate change leads the United States to develop a green energy policy to grow the economy. Full Story »

  • SAIC 3rd-quarter profit rises to $135 million

    AP – 3 mins ago  

    MCLEAN, Va. - Engineering company SAIC Inc. said Tuesday its third-quarter profit rose on higher revenue and cost cuts, but warned that next year's earnings per share will fall at the low end of the company's target range. Full Story »

  • FTSE 100 down 0.49%

    AFP – Tue Dec 8, 4:40 am ET  
    The headquarters of the London Stock Exchange. The leading share... AFP/File

    LONDON (AFP) - The leading share index slid backwards on Tuesday losing 0.49 percent to stand at 5,284.61 points. Full Story »

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