Stocks mostly lower as oil sinks, Europe struggles

NEW YORK — Energy companies led U.S. stocks lower Monday as the price of oil languished around $80 a barrel and more disappointing economic news came out of Europe. Goldman Sachs lowered its outlook for crude prices and a report on business confidence...

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Novartis selling flu vaccine unit to CSL for $275M

NEW YORK — Australian drugmaker CSL Ltd. said Monday it will buy Novartis' flu vaccine business for $275 million. CSL Ltd. said the deal will make it the second-largest flu vaccine maker in the world. The company said the Novartis business had $527...

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Fed will likely signal no rate hike anytime soon

WASHINGTON — The global economy has slumped. Turmoil has gripped financial markets. And the U.S. job market, despite steady gains, still isn't fully healthy. Yet when the Federal Reserve meets this week, few foresee any major policy changes. The Fed...

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Condé Nast reshuffles digital group, to be headed by video exec Fred Santarpia

Magazine publisher Condé Nast, as part of a restructuring of digital operations, appointed Fred Santarpia -- previously involved in the launch of the company's video-entertainment properties -- to be EVP and chief digital officer. In the newly created...

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Ratings: NBC's 'Sunday Night Football' dominates World Series on Fox

While the World Series was no match in the ratings last night for "," the good news for Fox is that a sixth, and potentially seventh game of the Fall Classic -- airing without any competition from the NFL -- should produce a surge in viewership for Fox....

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Movietickets.com introduces scanner-free mobile tickets

MovieTickets.com will begin offering mobile tickets that can be validated without scanners. The company will begin rolling out a pilot edition of the technology by the end of the year and has commitments from theater chains it represents to begin offering...

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Massachusetts gas prices still falling

Massachusetts gas prices have fallen another eight cents per gallon in the past week, and are now down 29 cents in the past month. AAA Southern New England reports Monday that self-serve, regular has dropped to an average of $3.09 per gallon. That's...

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Chiquita OKs $681M deal with 2 Brazilian bidders

NEW YORK — Chiquita has sealed a deal to be acquired by two Brazilian companies for about $681 million, with the U.S.-based banana producer expected to go private by the end of this year or early next. The deal comes just days after the fresh produce...

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Correction: Colon Cancer Test story

In a story Oct. 26 about Cologuard, a new DNA test for colon cancer screening, The Associated Press reported erroneously that the test was approved in September and was not yet available nationwide. The test was approved in August and has been available...

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Q&A about care of Dallas Ebola patient who died

DALLAS — Of the nine people who have been treated for Ebola in the United States, only one has died. Family members of Thomas Eric Duncan, who was diagnosed with the virus in Dallas after arriving from Liberia, say he did not get all the help they wanted...

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