- Stocks jump on better-than-expected GDP, jobs data - NEW YORK (AP) -- Wall Street barreled higher Thursday after a better-than-expected reading on the gross domestic product and a drop in jobless claims gave investors some reassurance that the economy is holding up. The Dow Jones industrial average jumped more than 200 points....
- Spring's economic rebound unlikely to last - WASHINGTON (AP) -- The economy pulled out of a dangerous rough patch in the spring, thanks largely to strong exports, but the rebound isn't expected to last. Economic slowdowns overseas could make exports tail off just as Americans are hunkering down after the bracing impact of rebate checks wanes, plunging the country into another rut later this year....
- Dell 2Q profit drops 17 percent and stock plunges - Computer maker Dell Inc. said Thursday its fiscal second-quarter profit fell 17 percent, hurt in part by PC price cuts. Both earnings and margins fell short of Wall Street estimates, and Dell shares plunged....
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Alewel’s Country Meats exhibited the grand champion bacon at the Missouri State Fair for the second year in a row and took the top award in a national competition.The Warrensburg business has participated in the smoked meat contest at the Missouri...
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