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New York, New YorkTreasury prices fall, yields inch off lows
Treasury prices mostly fell Friday, pushing their yields higher. Yields on short-term bills hovered near their lows of the year.
Philly mayor visits NYC to make good on Series bet
Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter is making good on his World Series bet with New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg.
Moody's downgrades Sprint rating
Moody's Investors Service said Friday that it downgraded ratings for Sprint Nextel Corp. because it is taking longer than expected to stanch a deterioration in its profit.
Medidata shares fall on offering announcement
Medidata Solutions Inc., a maker of software and services for clinical development of drugs and medical devices, said Friday it plans a public offering of 4.5 million shares of its common stock.
NFL players getting hooked on fantasy football
Fantasy and reality collided at the 1-yard line for Maurice Jones-Drew.
AP names New England news editor in restructuring
The Associated Press has named Karen Testa, currently the news editor for Massachusetts and Rhode Island, as New England news editor as part of a restructuring of U.S. news management to ensure the continuing strength of the news cooperative's state reports.
D.R. Horton, J.M. Smucker, Dell are big movers
The following stocks were among those that moved substantially or traded heavily Friday on the New York Stock Exchange:
Dollar keeps gaining as traders pare risk exposure
The safe-haven dollar further strengthened Friday and Treasury yields hovered around their lows for the year as worries about the economy in 2010 diminished traders' appetites for risky bets.
Report: Hershey may launch bid for Cadbury
The Wall Street Journal reports that Hershey Co. may make a $17 billion competing bid for UK candy company Cadbury.
Gold ekes out small gain, other metals hold steady
Gold prices finished higher for a sixth straight day Friday, rising even as the dollar strengthened.
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