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US stock market recovers most of an early loss
NEW YORK (AP) -- Stock prices are slightly lower at midday on Wall Street after manufacturing contracted unexpectedly in China this month....
Applications for US unemployment aid fall to 340K
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell 23,000 last week to a seasonally adjusted 340,000, a level consistent with solid job growth....
Review: Google music plan solid, serendipitous
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Google Inc.'s new music service offers a lot of eye candy to go with the tunes. The song selection of around 18 million tracks is comparable to popular services such as Spotify and Rhapsody, and a myriad of playlists curated along different genres provides a big playground for music lovers....
US new home sales up 2.3 percent in April
WASHINGTON (AP) -- U.S. sales of new homes rose in April and nearly matched the fastest pace in five years, driving the median price to a record high. The gains suggest the housing recovery is strengthening....
Japan gyrations underline economy's vulnerability
TOKYO (AP) -- Japan's financial markets gyrated wildly Thursday, underscoring the vulnerability of its economy to a loss of investor confidence as Prime Minister Shinzo Abe attempts shock monetary easing to end two decades of stagnation....