Retail trade group reduces annual sales forecast

NEW YORK — The nation's largest retail trade group is paring its annual sales forecast because of slower-than-expected growth during the first half of the year tied to winter storms and lingering economic woes. The Washington-based National Retail Federation...

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Agents get subsidized 'Obamacare' using fake IDs

WASHINGTON — Undercover investigators using fake identities were able to secure taxpayer-subsidized health insurance under President Barack Obama's health care law, congressional investigators said Wednesday. The weak link seemed to be call centers...

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China detains employees of suspect meat seller

BEIJING — Five employees of a company accused of selling expired beef and chicken to McDonald's, KFC and other restaurants in China were detained by police Wednesday after an official said illegal activity was an organized effort by the supplier. China's...

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Stocks open mostly lower following mixed earnings

NEW YORK — Stocks are mostly lower in early trading as traders look over a mixed batch of earnings reports. Whirlpool, Ryder systems and Boeing all fell Wednesday morning after reporting their latest quarterly results. Apple was slightly higher after...

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Md. state senator must drop Hershey-bar-like signs

BALTIMORE — A federal judge says a political candidate whose last name is Hershey must stop using campaign materials that mimic the look of the famous chocolate bar. The judge ruled Thursday that Maryland state Sen. Stephen Hershey Jr. must stop using...

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Writers Guild leaders sound alarm over Fox's Time Warner bid, pitch for funds

Leaders of the Writers Guild of America West, alarmed by Rupert Murdoch's $80 billion bid for Time Warner Inc., are pitching for funds from the 8,000 members of their guild. The missive -- sent out by WGA West president Chris Keyser and negotiating...

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Madeline Amgott dead: Pioneering female TV news producer dies at 92

Madeline Amgott, who was one of the only women to produce TV news programming in the 1950s and '60s, died of lymphoma on Saturday in Manhattan. She was 92. But Amgott's achievements went beyond just successfully penetrating a male-dominated arena. She...

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US stocks mixed as earnings reports roll in

NEW YORK — Stock indexes were mostly higher in late-morning trading Wednesday as investors weighed positive earnings in the technology sector against disappointing news out of aircraft giant Boeing and the appliance maker Whirlpool. Biotechnology stocks...

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Global stocks bolstered by US earnings, home sales

LONDON — Markets were steady Wednesday as the focus turned toward U.S. corporate earnings and as tensions between Russia and the West over the downing of a Malaysian jetliner in Ukraine eased. In Europe, Britain's FTSE 100 closed flat at 6,798.15 while...

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Amazon Fire Phone panned as frustrating, gimmicky by reviewers

The first reviews of Amazon's Fire Phone are in, and the technorati are not impressed. The poor critical reception signals that the e-commerce company will face even higher hurdles than previously expected in attempting to challenge Apple's iPhone,...

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