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Ahead of the Bell: Boston Beer
Ahead of the Bell: Boston Beer
Boston Beer's soft full-year earnings performance and rising costs may give investors pause on Thursday. Shares began to dip in after-hours trading. The Samuel Adams brewer reported late Wednesday that its full-year net income declined to $4.39 per share from $4.81 per share. While that was at the

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Ahead of the Bell: Cheesecake Factory
Ahead of the Bell: Cheesecake Factory
Cheesecake Factory shares may be under pressure Thursday following the restaurant chain's weaker-than-expected fiscal fourth-quarter performance. The company said late Wednesday that it earned $22.1 million, or 40 cents per share, for the period ended Jan. 1. That's down from $29.9 million, or 54 c

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Oil prices drop below $95 per barrel
Oil prices drop below $95 per barrel
Oil fell below $95 a barrel Thursday as disagreement among U.S. Federal Reserve officials about its super easy monetary policy weighed on prices ahead of the release of a report on U.S. crude inventories. Benchmark crude for April delivery was down 89 cents to $94.33 per barrel at midday Bangkok ti

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News Summary: Stocks drop following Fed minutes
News Summary: Stocks drop following Fed minutes
FED NEWS: Minutes from the Federal Reserve's last meeting helped drive the Standard & Poor's 500 index to its biggest loss this year. Several Fed policymakers worried that the bank's bond-buying could eventually unsettle financial markets or cause the bank to take losses. ENOUGH GADGETS?: News that

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Gold falls sharply, closes below $1,600 an ounce
Gold falls sharply, closes below $1,600 an ounce
Gold prices fell sharply Wednesday following the latest positive signs for the U.S. economy and signs of dissent at the Federal Reserve about continuing its bond purchases. Gold for April delivery dropped $26.20, or 1.6 percent, to $1,578 an ounce, its first close below $1,600 an ounce since August.

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Dollar rises as Fed expresses doubt on stimulus
Dollar rises as Fed expresses doubt on stimulus
The dollar rose Wednesday after a report from the Federal Reserve hinted that the central bank may be closer to slowing or ending its efforts to support the economy. The Fed released minutes from its January meeting disclosing that several policymakers said they were concerned about the risks of th

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Oil hovers beneath $96 on US, Europe growth fears
Oil hovers beneath $96 on US, Europe growth fears
The price of oil hovered below $96 a barrel Monday, weighed by data released late last week which showed that U.S. industrial production weakened and Europe remained mired in recession. By early afternoon in Europe, benchmark crude for March delivery was down 17 cents to $95.69 a barrel in electroni

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Asia stocks mixed, Japan's Nikkei up as yen falls
Asia stocks mixed, Japan's Nikkei up as yen falls
Japan's benchmark stock index jumped Monday after Group of 20 finance officials avoided directly criticizing Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's new government for trying to force down the yen. Other Asian stock markets were mixed. Currency policy was high on the agenda at the weekend meeting in Moscow of

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Runoff called in Cyprus' presidential election
Runoff called in Cyprus' presidential election
Cyprus heads into a runoff presidential election next weekend, with voters called on to select who will lead the country through a severe financial crisis after no candidate won an outright majority in Sunday's vote. Nicos Anastasiades, a right-winger who presented himself as the most capable to ne

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