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• Quake kills 12 in Russia's North Caucasus
ROSTOV-ON-DON, Russia - A strong earthquake hit Chechnya and other parts of Russia's North Caucasus Saturday, killing at least 12 people and damaging scores of hospitals, schools and other buildings, emergency officials said. The quake hit around 1 p ...
• Why 'circuit breakers' haven't been triggered
The Dow Jones industrial average would have to fall 1,100 points in a day to trigger the first halt. If that point is reached before 2 p.m., the market would shut down for an hour. If the threshold is breached between 2 p.m. and 2:30 p.m., the halt ...
• Dale Chihuly opens Rhode Island school gallery
Open Tuesday-Sunday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. (and until 9 p.m. the third Thursday of each month). Adults, $10; children 5-18, $2; RISD students and staff, free; students of other colleges, $3 with ID. Admission is pay as you wish every Sunday, 10 a.m.-1 p.m ...
• A Beginner's Guide to Growth Stocks
DNA) , for example, sport price-to-earnings (P/E) ratios that sprint past that of the broader market. Amazon.com (Nasdaq: AMZN) and eBay (Nasdaq: EBAY), meanwhile, more than double up on it.   Why are investors willing to pay such premiums? Well ...
• Dow falls through 9,000 and picks up speed
... came as Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services put GM and its finance affiliate GMAC LLC under review to see if its rating should be cut. GM has been struggling with weak car sales in North America. The action means there is a 50 percent chance that S&P ...