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Bank of America sees 31 percent profit jump
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmp...ts_bankamerica
CHARLOTTE, North Carolina (AFP) - Bank of America's bottom line was boosted by strong results from mortgage lending and credit cards, with net earnings jumping 31 percent in the third quarter to 2.92 billion dollars.
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Merrill Profit Soars, But Shares Fall
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmp...rrill_earns_dc
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Merrill Lynch & Co. (NYSE:MER - news) on Tuesday reported a 50 percent rise in third-quarter profit, notching its second-best quarterly earnings ever, powered by bond trading and sales of securities to investors.
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Dow Jones' Good News
http://news.google.com/url?ntc=0M3A0...ft03101413.htm
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Intel Beats 3Q Earnings Forecasts
http://news.google.com/url?ntc=0M3B0...icleID%3D45209
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No progress seen in grocery strike
http://signonsandiego.printthis.clic...&partnerID=621
Mickey Kasparian, president of United Food and Commercial Workers Local 135 in San Diego County, said the chains are moving against the union because of greed, not competitive pressures.
"We let them off the hook when the economy was good and now when things get a little worse, they want to decimate our gains," Kasparian said.
But Wall Street was cheering the supermarkets' tactics, because investors have pushed the chains to cut costs to compete with the grocery divisions of retail giants such as Wal-Mart and Target.
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Courts, County Brace for Resumption of Deputy Sickout
http://www.metnews.com/articles/sick101403.htm
After a quiet day Friday and a holiday yesterday, court and county officials were bracing for a possible resumption of a sheriff’s deputy sickout today as a judge in Orange County decides whether to make an order blocking the sickout permanent.
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The salery for the average American is down .05%
Maybe it's just me but i think i see a pattern here!
