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Billionaire Ron Burkle has responded to Dow Jones employees’ call for a white night bid.

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SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — Profit-taking on Wall Street and a warning of lower earnings by Irish air carrier Ryanair weighed down a reading of U.S.-listed shares of overseas companies on Tuesday.

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Updating to correct location of Copart’s headquarters
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) - Copart Inc. late Tuesday reported third-quarter net earnings of $38.9 million, or 41 cents a share, up 12% from $34.7 million, or 37 cents a share, during the year-ago period. The Fairfield, Calif.-based provider of vehicle-salvage disposition services said revenue for the three months ended April 30 fell to $145.7 million from $149.5 million. Analysts polled by Thomson Financial had forecast, on average, a per-share profit of 41 cents on revenue of $154 million.

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EBay Inc. will begin taking bids for radio advertisements starting Wednesday as the online auction leader tries to expand into offline ads.

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ECB Rate Decision ECB?s Trichet Speaks To Press Expected: 4.00% Previous: 3.75%

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NEW YORK (MarketWatch) — Looking for that amazing summer destination without spending too much? Santa Cruz is cheaper than Santa Barbara. Alabama is cheaper than Florida. Victoria’s The Empress is less expensive than The Dorchester in London. Great Basin National Park is a bargain and Mexico is cheaper than Hawaii.

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A strengthening economy would probably deter the Federal Reserve from cutting interest rates this year, a growing view that led to heavy selling…

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Cotton was another agricultural commodity that saw heavy action, as futures of the fiber hit a two-month high in New York on speculative and…

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On a day marked by mostly lower prices, albeit a decent afternoon rally, many names within the specialized solar energy space witnessed some…

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Chinese oil firms led a rebound Tuesday and snapped four days of heavy selling in China.

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