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D.R. Horton, J.M. Smucker, Dell, ADC Telecommunications are among big market movers Friday
NEW YORK (AP) — The following stocks were among those that moved substantially or traded heavily Friday on the New York Stock Exchange:
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Dollar and precious metals at a glance
NEW YORK (AP) — Key currency exchange rates Friday, compared with late Thursday in New York:
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Wheat, corn, oats fall on the Chicago Board of Trade, soybeans climb; beef, pork futures rise
CHICAGO (AP) — Agriculture futures were mixed Friday on the Chicago Board of Trade.
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Career guidance handbook from a 40-year vet, a portrait of the entrepreneur
CAREER COACH: The "Job-Hunter's Survival Guide" is a slim paperback manual of little more than 100 pages, chock-a-block with bullet points and tips, wrapped in a road-sign shade of yellow.
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Barnes & Noble says customers ordering Nook starting today will receive it after Christmas
NEW YORK (AP) — Consumers who haven't yet ordered Barnes & Noble's electronic book reader, the Nook, won't see one before Christmas. more
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Wis. law firm sues rival over search-engine keywords; suit based on privacy law, not trademark
MILWAUKEE (AP) — A lawsuit in Wisconsin is bringing a fresh challenge to the practice of paying for keywords on Google and other search engines to boost one company's link over a rival's. more
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EU extends antitrust review of Oracle's Sun takeover until Jan 27
BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union regulators said Friday that they have extended until Jan. 27 a deadline to wrap up their antitrust review of Oracle Corp.'s planned $7.4 billion takeover of Sun Microsystems Inc. more
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Busy week for IPOs signals there's more to come, but investors remain picky about placing bets
NEW YORK (AP) — The flurry of initial public offerings this week is confirmation that this fall's rebound in the market wasn't a fluke and sets the stage for more companies to raise money through IPOs in 2010. But the response to two of the newly public companies shows that investors... more
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Microsoft offering nearly 24,000 vouchers for computer skills training to NC residents
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Microsoft Corp. is giving away nearly 24,000 vouchers to North Carolina residents who want to improve their computer skills so they can improve their lot in the work force. more
