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Trader Peter Tuchman rests his handheld device on his head as he works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Friday, Jan. 31, 2014. Stocks fell sharply in early trading Friday, as investors fretted over disappointing earnings from companies like Amazon.com and more trouble in overseas markets. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

Dow drops after reports of sluggish US growth

The Associated Press · February 3, 2014 4:42 pm

Smith & Nephew to buy ArthroCare in $1.5B deal

Smith & Nephew to buy ArthroCare in $1.5B deal

The Associated Press · February 3, 2014 2:01 pm

Herbalife expects 4Q profit to beat Street

Herbalife expects 4Q profit to beat Street

The Associated Press · February 3, 2014 1:48 pm

Oil price falls to near $97 a barrel

Oil price falls to near $97 a barrel

The Associated Press · February 3, 2014 11:33 am

Minimum wage rally, review of MSA bill planned

Minimum wage rally, review of MSA bill planned

The Associated Press · February 3, 2014 9:16 am

In this Friday, Jan. 31, 2014 photo, the body of boxer Christopher Rivera is propped up on a staged boxing ring during his wake in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Rivera was memorialized at his wake standing up in the makeshift boxing ring set up at a community center. Police said he was shot on Jan. 26. No one has been arrested. Marin Funeral Home Vice President Elsie Rodriguez said that it took them several hours to create the scene. She said Rivera had told his relatives that if he died, he wanted his boxing career acknowledged at his funeral. (AP Photo/Ricardo Arduengo)

AP PHOTOS: Editor selections from Latin America

The Associated Press · February 3, 2014 6:08 am

Expected issues for 2014 Conn. legislative session

Expected issues for 2014 Conn. legislative session

The Associated Press · February 2, 2014 1:44 pm

FILE - In this Sunday, Oct. 6, 2013 file photo, former Afghan Finance Minister Ashraf Ghani, right, is photographed by an official of the Independent Election Commission, as he registers his candidacy in the 2014 presidential election in Kabul, Afghanistan. Ghani is a former finance minister who ran in the 2009 presidential elections but received just 3 percent of the vote. A well-known academic with a reputation as a somewhat temperamental technocrat, Ghani chairs a commission in charge of transitioning responsibility for security from the U.S.-led coalition to Afghan forces. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul, File)

Leading candidates for the Afghan presidency

The Associated Press · February 1, 2014 5:08 pm

US frustrated with Sri Lanka’s reconciliation

US frustrated with Sri Lanka’s reconciliation

The Associated Press · February 1, 2014 3:00 pm

What’s in State’s Keystone XL oil pipeline report

What’s in State’s Keystone XL oil pipeline report

The Associated Press · February 1, 2014 1:36 am

Recalls this week: strollers, pacifiers, beds

The Associated Press · January 31, 2014 9:49 pm

Pump prices fell in Jan. as drivers stayed home

Pump prices fell in Jan. as drivers stayed home

The Associated Press · January 31, 2014 8:49 pm