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  • Happy days are here again, if you are the oil company Exxon Mobil. Our Marketplace Daily Pulse was quickened today after Exxon said it earned $10…

  • College tuition bills will soon start showing up for next semester and they'll be enough to get the pulse racing. The College Board said today tu…

  • Netflix stock could use some mouth-to-mouth today. The company's shares fell more than 30 percent today, the first time they have been below $100 since the summer of 2009.

  • The Pulse today starts with a riddle: Why would good fortune for FedEx also be good for one of its arch-competitors, the U.S. Postal Service? Fe…

  • San Francisco tops trick-or-treat rankings

    Zillow has released its list of the top 20 trick-or-treat destinations in the US. Top of the charts: San Francisco. The city scored highest on w…

  • With only days to go before a deadline to come up with a plan to settle the European sovereign debt crisis, the main players are still a long way from accord

  • An advertisement for Fortune in New York City.
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    "They're the hottest young stars in business across the globe," Fortune Magazine says, but only six of them are women. Of Fortune's 40 Under 40,…

  • DeLorean Motors aims for electrifying comeback

    I grew up with DeLorean. Literally. Not just because I saw "Back to the Future" numerous times, but I also lived around the corner from the DeLor…

  • Core inflation may be up only slightly, but the rising price of essentials like food and fuel is hurting the economy

  • Crocs footwear is displayed in one of the company's retail stores in Chicago, Ill.
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    Crocs Inc., purveyors of rubbery footwear, fell off a cliff this morning. The company's stock dropped 35 percent after it told investors that it expects poor sales and falling profits because of the economic slowdown.

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