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Buybacks are a big factor behind stock market boom

May 19

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NEW YORK (AP) — It’s the narcissist rally.

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Tags: Business, By BERNARD CONDON, Corporate news, Corporate stock, Economy, Financial markets, Leading economic indicators, North America, Personal finance, Stock markets, United States

Buybacks are a big factor behind stock market boom

May 17

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NEW YORK (AP) — It’s the narcissist rally.

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Tags: Business, By BERNARD CONDON, Corporate news, Corporate stock, Economy, Financial markets, Leading economic indicators, North America, Personal finance, Stock markets, United States

As yen falls, goods from Japan are more affordable

May 17

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In this Wednesday, May 15, 2013, file photo, people are reflected on the electronic stock board of a securities firm in Tokyo. Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 index has returned more than 40 percent so far in 2013, to roughly 14,000. No other major stock index is even close. The U.S. Standard & Poor's 500 stock index, for instance, has delivered a terrific first four months. It's up 14 percent. (AP Photo/Itsuo Inouye)

Attention, bargain-hunters around the world: Japanese goods — from cars to televisions — are going on sale.

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Tags: Asia, Business, By The Associated Press, China, Consumer products and services, Currency markets, East Asia, Economy, Europe, Financial markets, Financial services, General news, Germany, Greater China, Industries, International trade, Japan, Lifestyle, North America, Seoul, South Korea, Stock markets, Travel, United States, Western Europe

Stocks rise on hopeful signs for the US economy

May 17

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In this Thursday, May 2, 2013, file photo, Trader Kevin Lodewick works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. World stock markets were mixed Friday May 17, 2013 as investors digested a slew of disappointing data from the U.S. ahead of the release of a key measurement of the country's economic outlook. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

NEW YORK (AP) — Encouraging news about the U.S. economy extended the stock market’s rally Friday.

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Tags: Business, By STEVE ROTHWELL, Commodity markets, Economy, Financial markets, General news, Leading economic indicators, North America, Stock markets, United States

Rising consumer demands aids organic industry sway

May 17

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In this Feb. 22, 2009, file photo, bottles of Heinz organic tomato ketchup are on display inside Costco in Mountain View, Calif. The organic industry is gaining clout on Capitol Hill, prompted by rising consumer demand and its entry into traditional farm states. But that isn’t going over well with everyone in Congress. Tensions between conventional and organic agriculture boiled over this week during a late-night House Agriculture Committee debate on a sweeping farm bill that has for decades propped up traditional crops and largely ignored organics. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)

WASHINGTON (AP) — The organic food industry is gaining influence on Capitol Hill, prompted by its entry into traditional farm states and by increasing consumer demand.

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Tags: Agriculture and the environment, Business, By MARY CLARE JALONICK, Commodity markets, Consumer products and services, Eco-friendly practices, Environment, Environment and nature, Financial markets, Government and politics, Government business and finance, Government programs, Government regulations, Industries, Industry regulation