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Brighter Fed forecast helps market pare losses

How the major stock indexes fared on Tuesday

Barnes & Noble, Medtronic, Peet's are big movers

Blue Coat posts profit as sales rise slightly

TiVo posts loss as sales slump

Netezza 3Q profit falls as compensation costs grow

EMC lowers 2009 guidance on $100M charge

NJ businesses pessimistic over economic turnaround

Citi upgrades global 2010 economic growth forecast

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Drugmaker moves to bar imports
GlaxoSmithKline is cracking down on Canadian pharmacies selling drugs to U.S. customers.

Owner of malls ups bid for rival
Simon Property Group is making its third attempt to take over Taubman Centers.

Raymond James sees bleak year
The black cloud hanging over the stock market continues to take its toll on Raymond James Financial Inc. The St. Petersburg financial services company said Wednesday that earnings fell 20 percent for the fiscal first quarter, which ended Dec. 27.

Markets decline as investors worry over Intel, DuPont
NEW YORK -- Mixed earnings news from Intel jolted Wall Street on Wednesday, sending stocks sharply lower as investors unloaded stocks on worries that corporate profits might not be so strong after all.

Business today
UNIVERSAL ORLANDO RAISES PRICES: Universal Orlando raised the cost of a daily admission ticket by $2 on Friday, to $51.95 plus tax for adults and $42.95 plus tax for children. The increase came after Busch Gardens in Tampa adopted the same prices last week. Tickets at Walt Disney World in Orlando remain at $50 plus tax for adults, a level the theme park adopted in September.

Latest business news

Monday's Metal Prices

Skilling, Lay optimistic as testimony ends

Wachovia shares fall on Golden West deal

GAO: Sarbanes-Oxley costs high for cos.

London's FTSE-100 index closes down 24.6

Calif. attorney general files fourth suit

Rigas sentencings reset for April

Plaintiffs in insurance fraud lawsuit

Health insurance plans claim vast fraud

Top 2 booksellers report losses, their shares fall

Blue Coat posts profit as sales rise slightly

TiVo posts loss as sales slump

Netezza 3Q profit falls as compensation costs grow

J. Crew more than doubles profit in 3Q