Fox News, Fox Business launch new mobile-viewing tools

As news networks start to prepare for coverage of the 2014 mid-term elections, Fox News Channel and Fox Business Network are launching mobile-viewing functions that allow viewers to watch the networks on mobile tablets and phones, as well as desktops....

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Twitter tests shopping service

Twitter is testing a way to let users go shopping or make charitable contributions between tweets. A small percentage of users will receive tweets from Twitter test partners Monday featuring a "buy" button that lets them make purchases or donate money....

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Electrolux to buy GE Appliances in $3.3B deal

STOCKHOLM — Sweden's Electrolux is buying the appliances business of General Electric for $3.3 billion, boosting its presence on the North American market, the companies said Monday. The acquisition is the largest ever for Stockholm-based Electrolux,...

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Walgreen adds activist hedge fund founder to board

Walgreen has named Jana Partners founder Barry Rosenstein to its board, and the activist investor will get a say in choosing at least one additional director for the nation's largest drugstore chain. Walgreen Co. is feeling shareholder pressure after...

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Chick-fil-A founder S. Truett Cathy has died

ATLANTA — Chick-fil-A founder S. Truett Cathy died early Monday at 93. The billionaire rose from poverty by building a privately held restaurant chain that famously closes every Sunday but drew unwanted attention for the Cathy family's opposition to...

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Gambling board to Wynn: Change your look

The state Gaming Commission, which today begins its marathon deliberations over the coveted Boston-area casino license, is recommending Wynn Resorts redesign the exterior of its $1.6 billion casino proposal as a condition of a license if the company's...

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CBS names James Corden to replace Craig Ferguson

NEW YORK — British actor James Corden will replace Craig Ferguson as host of "The Late Late Show" on CBS next year, part of a complete overhaul of the network's late-night talk show lineup put in motion by the impending retirement of David Letterman....

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US seeks prison in New York insider trading case

NEW YORK — The federal government is recommending that a former portfolio manager serve up to about 20 years in prison. His lawyers call that "outrageous" and "irrational." Mathew Martoma will be sentenced Monday afternoon. His lawyers said in a recent...

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Ryanair commits to order 100 737 MAX 200 aircraft

NEW YORK — European airline Ryanair has committed to order 100 of Boeing's 737 MAX 200 airplanes, valued at $11 billion at current list prices. Buyers often get steep discounts off list prices for passenger jets. Ryanair has options to buy another...

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Dubai pushes ahead on world's biggest airport plan

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Dubai's ruler has endorsed a $32 billion expansion plan for the city's second airport that aims to make it the world's biggest, the emirate's airport operator said Monday in the latest sign that the Middle East's brash commercial...

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