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Stocks open higher on Wall Street, on track for weekly gain

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Stocks are opening higher on Wall Street Friday, keeping the market on track for a weekly gain following a big drop at the beginning...

Stocks push higher on Wall Street, on track for weekly gain

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Stocks rose in early trading on Wall Street Friday and put the major indexes on track for a strong finish in a week that...

Stocks push higher on Wall Street, on track for weekly gain

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Stocks rose on Wall Street Friday, putting the market on track for a strong finish in a week that opened with a stumble. ...

Stocks push higher on Wall Street, on track for weekly gain

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Stocks rose on Wall Street Friday, putting the market on track for a strong finish in a week that opened with a stumble. ...

CEO calls FirstEnergy’s conduct ‘wrong and unacceptable’

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CLEVELAND — FirstEnergy Corp.'s conduct in secretly funding a $60 million bribery scheme to win a $1 billion bailout for two nuclear power plants...

Yellen outlines to Congress emergency measures on debt limit

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WASHINGTON — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen told Congress on Friday that she will start taking emergency measures next week to keep the government from...

Haiti leader’s slaying exposes role of ex-Colombian soldiers

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BUCARAMANGA, Colombia — As the coronavirus pandemic squeezed Colombia, the Romero family was in need of money to pay the mortgage. Mauricio Romero Medina's...

Twitter posts stronger-than-expected Q2 results, shares jump

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Twitter on Thursday posted stronger-than-expected earnings for the second quarter thanks to growing advertising demand across all geographic regions and types of ad products....

Strong quarter from J&J as some operations return to normal

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NEW YORK — Johnson & Johnson reported strong second-quarter profit and revenue as the health care industry recovers from the effects of the coronavirus...

Dems hit McConnell, who says GOP won’t back debt limit boost

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WASHINGTON — Senate Democrats accused Republicans on Wednesday of a “shameless, cynical” ploy that would damage the economy and the government's credit rating after...