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First Charter Corp. told shareholders Wednesday that its board of directors has authorized 1.6 million shares to be sold in a stock repurchase program the bank hopes will boost its sagging share price.

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Xcel Energy Inc. will increase its quarterly dividend to 23 cents per share, up 3.3 percent from 22.25 cents a share previously, the Minneapolis-based utility announced Thursday.

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The discount shoe retailer is attempting to move up-market by buying footwear company

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Abercrombie & Fitch (ANF) announced after the close today that its first-quarter earnings came in at %2460.1 million, or 65 cents per share, a 7% improvement over its year-ago profit of %2456.2 million, or 62 cents per share…(Read More)

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US stocks retreated in late trading, closing lower, after former Federal Reserve chairman said he feared a ‘massive contraction’ in Chinese stocks and a slowdown in global growth.

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SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — Philips Electronics North America Corp. has submitted its own testing device to U.S. regulators as part of a coalition lobbying to open up surplus spectrum for high-speed Internet use.

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The Japanese Yen weakened significantly on the weight of carry trade demand and soft economic data. Activity in Japan continues to be lackluster with the all industry index falling by the largest amount in 3 years.

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Positive economic data continues to fuel gains in the Euro. Italian retail sales doubled expectations by rising 0.5 percent in March, bringing the annualized pace of growth up from 0.4 percent to 2.6 percent.

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What could trigger a more significant move lower in the Dow and dollar? Perhaps durable goods and new home sales.

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A single exchange-traded fund captured more than 13 per cent of the world’s silver output last year, according to data from GFMS, a precious metals consultancy.

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