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Mild temps reduce electricity sales for TVA
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- The Tennessee Valley Authority said a mild winter so far has reduced electricity sales by 5 percent in the first quarter of the fiscal year and will cause the utility to reconsi...
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Stock futures get boost from strong jobs report
NEW YORK -U.S. stock futures jumped after a report on January employment showed the biggest growth in jobs in nine months and an unemployment rate that dropped to 8.2 percent. Dow Jones industrial...
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US stocks flat after mixed economic data
U.S. stocks were little changed on Thursday, as a mixed bag of retail sales reports and unemployment claims data failed to push stocks in either direction. Investors may be putting off big decisio...
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This Dec. 13, 2011 file photo, shows of worker inside Facebook headquarters in Menlo Park, Calif. Facebook, the social network that changed "friend" from a noun to a verb, is expected to file as early as Wednesday to sell stock on the open market. Its debut is likely to be the most talked-about initial public offering since Google in 2004. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, file)
Facebook surrenders its privacy in IPO documents
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Facebook is baring its business soul. The unveiling came late Wednesday when the company that depends on people to share their lives online filed its plans to raise $5 billion...
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Oil below $97 amid mixed US demand signs
Oil prices fell below $97 a barrel Thursday amid mixed signs about the strength of crude demand in the U.S., the world's largest economy. By early afternoon in Europe, benchmark crude for March de...
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Stocks rise on manufacturing data
U.S. stocks had a big January and they're starting February strong, too. Stocks rose more than 1 percent in afternoon trading on the first day of February. The Dow Jones industrial average was up ...
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FILE - In this May, 26, 2010 file photo, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg talks about the social network site s new privacy settings in Palo Alto, Calif. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, File)
Will Facebook deliver an IPO surprise?
NEW YORK (AP) — Facebook, the social network that changed "friend" from a noun to a verb, is expected to file as early as Wednesday to sell stock on the open market. Its debut is likely to be the m...
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Wall St. futures head higher on manufacturing data
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stock futures are getting a boost from solid manufacturing data from around the world as attention turns toward the state of the U.S. economy in the run-up to a crucial jobs re...
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Secretary of State Kemp announces release of business identity theft white paper
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Atlanta – Georgia Secretary of State Brian Kemp announced today the release of a new white paper by the National Association of Secretaries of State (NASS) that is designed to prevent the increasin...
Stock futures rise on Greek debt hopes
by The Associated Press
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NEW YORK -Markets clawed back lost ground Tuesday on hopes that Greece is heading toward a conclusion of debt-reduction talks with private creditors and that it may soon secure its second bailout p...
US stocks down on Europe worries
by The Associated Press
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NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks dropped and yields for ultra-safe U.S. government debt fell to their lowest level this year Monday while financial markets around the world waited for Greece to nail down a d...
Suit seeks TVA damages for costume ban at meeting
by The Associated Press
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KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- The Tennessee Valley Authority has been sued for enforcing a ban on costumes at a board meeting in Knoxville weeks after people dressed like zombies protested restarting constru...
Study: Atlanta transit hub could boost Ga. economy
by The Associated Press
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ATLANTA -- A new study says Georgia's annual economic output would increase by more than $5.2 billion by 2040 if a new transit terminal and green space stretching from the Georgia Dome to the Capit...
US stock futures dragged down by euro worries
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NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stock futures are falling as uncertainty about a tentative deal to resolve Greece's debt crisis weighs on investor sentiment ahead of a summit of European leaders. Dow Jones i...
FDA detains OJ imports after finding fungicide
by MARY CLARE JALONICK, Associated Press
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WASHINGTON -- The Food and Drug Administration has detained several shipments of imported orange juice after finding traces of an illegal fungicide. The government says the juice is safe to drink....
Stocks slip after US economic growth disappoints
by BERNARD CONDON, AP Business Writer
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NEW YORK — Stocks were mostly lower Friday after the government reported the U.S. economy grew at a slower pace than economists had expected in the fourth quarter. The Dow Jones industrial average...
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