WDTN Stocks slide after gloomy economic reportsUSA TodaySeveral companies offered nuggets of optimism: Profits at Apple and eBay fanned hopes for technology companies. Defense contractor Raytheon raised its full-year earnings forecast. PNC Financial Services' first-quarter profit came in well ahead of what …Page One: A Consolidation TradeBriefing.comall 220 news articles …
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The gift for the person who has everything: HimselfSmartBrief, DCFor $68000, you can start the bidding Friday on eBay for a personal gene-sequencing service from Knome. "People ordered genomes for Christmas. I wouldn't have anticipated that," Knome chief executive Jorge Conde said. New York Times, The (04/22) …X PRIZE Foundation and …
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For each of the major negative signs in eBay’s first-quarter results, there was a reassuring “but.” Sales fell 8%, to $2 billion, from a year earlier but were higher than estimates the company provided in January. Earnings fell 21% from the previous year, to 39¢ a share. More: continued here
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Officials: Food stamps provide financial boonSan Mateo Daily Journal, CABy Michelle Durand An increase in food stamp use is giving needy residents access to a basic necessity but county officials say the program benefits the entire county by directing dollars back into local coffers. The greater demand for the program, … …
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