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April 17, 2003
Today’s headlinesDespite earnings, blue-chips are in a dip
Investors, wary of economic fickleness, are quick to take profits.
Ford reports profit in the first quarter
NEW YORK -- Ford Motor Co. posted a profit of $896-million in the first quarter in contrast to a $1.1-billion loss a year earlier, handily beating Wall Street expectations and sending its share price up more than 10 percent.
Good Friday isn't what it used to be
The tradition of businesses closing to mark the day is eroding, leaving a mishmash of schedules.
Rays: A Ray of Ideas
Fans speak frankly about what's wrong with the Rays, the Trop and what it'll take to get them out to the ball game.
Business today
MODEST INFLATION: The Consumer Price Index rose a modest 0.3 percent in March -- half the size of the 0.6 percent advance posted in February, the Labor Department reported. Rising energy costs drove the increase. Excluding energy and food prices, which can swing widely from month to month, the "core" rate of inflation was flat in March -- down from a tiny 0.1 percent rise the month before -- representing the best showing in four years.
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
Earnings Preview: Kroger Co.
Earnings Preview: Brown-Forman Corp.
Novell posts wider 4Q loss on charges
Ulta Salon 3rd-qtr profit rises 69 percent
Smith & Wesson posts 2Q profit on higher sales
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