Stocks off to a weak start, continuing a decline

NEW YORK — The stock market fell on Monday, led by declines in financial companies and specialty retailers. Technology stocks stemmed their losses after a slump last week. KEEPING SCORE: The Standard & Poor's 500 index fell nine points, or 0.5 percent,...

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Barbara Walters sets May 16 for exit

NEW YORK — Barbara Walters plans to make her final appearance on "The View" on May 16, part of a daylong retirement celebration that will include ABC News naming its New York headquarters after her. Later that night, ABC will air a two-hour prime-time...

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Boston's bike share program thrives, official says

BOSTON — Boston's bicycle sharing program, which just opened for its fourth season, is thriving, the program's director said, at a time when similar programs in other cities are struggling financially. Hubway opened last week with a positive financial...

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Court declines to hear dispute over Mich. mine

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court has declined to intervene in a dispute over construction of a new nickel and copper mine in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. The justices on Monday rejected an appeal from an outdoor sporting club that claims the mine will...

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TD Garden in Boston to get $70M makeover

BOSTON — The home arena of the Boston Bruins and the Boston Celtics is getting a $70 million makeover. TD Garden owner Delaware North Companies Inc. announced Monday that the two-year-project includes the expansion and relocation of the shop that sells...

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Tech stock sell-off spreads through world markets

LONDON — A sell-off of Internet and technology stocks that started on Wall Street spread around the globe on Monday, with tech companies hammered by worries about excessively high valuations. Renewed concerns over Ukraine also unsettled investors, particularly...

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Supreme Court to hear class-action dispute

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court will consider the requirements for transferring class-action lawsuits from state courts to federal courts. The justices on Monday agreed to hear an appeal from a Michigan energy company that asserts it should be allowed...

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Air travel: Late flights are up, complaints down

DALLAS — A big drop in customer complaints helped U.S. airlines post their best ratings ever even though more flights were late and more bags were mishandled, according to a report released Monday by university researchers. Virgin America topped the...

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Laclede buys Energen's gas utility for $1.28B

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — The Laclede Group Inc. is acquiring Alabama Gas Corp., the natural gas utility business of Energen, for about $1.28 billion in cash. The deal will expand Laclede's geographic footprint beyond its home state of Missouri and boost its...

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Obama: Students need help to get 'in-demand jobs'

BLADENSBURG, Md. — President Barack Obama on Monday announced more than $100 million in grants for two dozen schools across the country that are helping students gain work experience for what he called the "in-demand jobs of the future." The money,...

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