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• Industrial Production in U.S. Declines by Most in Eight Months

  Updated 11 minutes ago

  Industrial production declined in April by the most in eight months, reflecting broad-based cutbacks in U.S. manufacturing that show factories will provide little support for the economy.

• Foreign Demand for U.S. Financial Assets Declined in March

  Updated 12 minutes ago

  International demand for U.S. stocks, bonds and other financial assets weakened for a second straight month in March as stronger economic outlook emboldened investors to take other risks.

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  Wholesale Prices in U.S. Decrease by Most in Three Years

  Updated 39 minutes ago

  Wholesale prices in the U.S. dropped in April by the most in three years, reflecting a decrease in fuel costs that is helping underpin profits.

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  Obama Allies See Lax Scandal Response Imperiling Agenda

  Updated 19 minutes ago

  Allies of President Barack Obama are warning the administration that it has been too slow in responding to a cascading set of scandals and risks letting Republicans define his second term and derail his agenda.

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  New York Area Manufacturing Unexpectedly Contracts

  Updated 11 minutes ago

  Manufacturing in the New York region unexpectedly shrank in May as factories received fewer orders and sales stagnated.

• Credit Swaps in U.S. Hold Before Producer Price, Industrial Data

  Updated 56 minutes ago

  A gauge of U.S. corporate credit risk held as investors awaited reports that may show producer prices and industrial production declined last month.

• China Granted Access to Arctic Club as Resource Race Heats Up

  Updated 1 hour, 13 minutes ago

  China was granted observer status by the Arctic Council, giving the world’s second-largest economy more influence amid an intensifying search for resources in the globe’s most northern region.

• Nintendo, Apple, Samsung, Metso: Intellectual Property

  Updated 1 hour, 39 minutes ago

  Nintendo Co., maker of the Wii video- gaming system, won a U.S. appeals court ruling that makes it harder for patent-licensing companies to seek an import ban on products as a way to demand royalties.

• Russia Ousting U.S. Official Accused of Being CIA Spy

  Updated 2 hours ago

  Russian authorities are expelling a U.S. official they accused of being a CIA officer who offered a member of the special services in Moscow as much as $1 million a year for information.

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  Russia Ousting U.S. Official Accused of Being CIA Spy

  Updated 1 hour, 39 minutes ago

  Russian authorities are expelling a U.S. official they accused of being a CIA officer who offered a member of the special services in Moscow as much as $1 million a year for information.

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