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Stocks traded in a tight range Friday as early gains from a strong report on new home sales dried up by late morning.

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New orders for long-lasting U.S. manufactured goods unexpectedly dropped in March as civilian aircraft bookings plunged.

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Sales of new homes surged 27 percent last month, bouncing off the previous month’s record low and blowing past expectations as government incentives and better weather boosted sales.

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Senior staffers at the SEC spent hours surfing pornographic websites on government-issued computers while they were being paid to police the financial system, an agency watchdog says.

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President Obama’s speech Thursday exhorting bankers to “join us, instead of fighting us” on financial reform appeared to have won over some on Wall Street.

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Target Corp. is taking the Visa out of its proprietary credit card, issuing instead a Target credit card to qualifying card applicants, the discount retailer said Tuesday.

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Accumulating money for retirement is only half the battle. Figuring out how to convert those savings into a reliable income stream during retirement is what throws many for a loop.

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Can taking out the trash provide a lesson in money management? It can, if you offer some kind of payment and teach your child how to handle the money.

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Stocks fell Thursday as Greece’s debt crisis took a turn for the worse, raising the prospect that the country will need a bailout program offered by its European neighbors.

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Home sales rose sharply last month and claims for jobless benefits fell last week. The two reports Thursday sketched a picture of a modestly improving economy.

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