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In this Oct. 14, 2019 photo a CSX locomotive rests on railroad tracks at a rail yard, in Framingham, Mass. CSX Corp. reports financial results Thursday, Jan. 16, 2020. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)
January 16, 2020 - 2:03 pm

CSX 4Q profit declines 9% as railroad hauls less freight

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — CSX said its profit declined 9% in the fourth quarter as the railroad hauled 7% less freight. The Jacksonville, Florida, based railroad said Thursday it earned $771 million, or 99 cents per share, in the quarter. That's down from $843 million, or $1.01 per share, a year ago. The...
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FILE - This Oct. 16, 2012, file photo, shows a portion of the UnitedHealth Group Inc.'s campus in Minnetonka, Minn. UnitedHealth Group reports financial results Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2020. (AP Photo/Jim Mone, File)
January 15, 2020 - 3:41 am

UnitedHealth finishes the year with strong profits, again

UnitedHealth Group’s net income jumped 16% in the fourth quarter as the nation’s biggest health insurer ended 2019 by topping Wall Street’s earnings expectations again. But the Minnetonka, Minnesota, company missed forecasts for revenue, but on Wednesday reaffirmed profit expectations for 2020,...
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FIE - In this Feb. 5, 2019, file photo a ramp worker guides a Delta Air Lines plane at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport in Seattle. Delta Air Lines says it earned $1.1 billion in the fourth quarter by operating more flights and filling a higher percentage of seats. The financial results beat Wall Street expectations. Delta and other U.S. airlines are enjoying a prolonged period of profitability thanks to steadily rising demand for travel. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File)
January 14, 2020 - 6:52 am

Strong demand, mild fuel prices help Delta earn $1.1 billion

Delta Air Lines boosted its fourth-quarter profit to $1.1 billion by adding more flights over the holiday-packed period and stuffing them even more full of passengers. Lower fuel prices helped too, as Delta reported Tuesday that earnings rose 8% over a year earlier and beat analysts' expectations...
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FILE - In this June 25, 2019, file photo signage hangs outside a Walgreens pharmacy in downtown Cincinnati. Walgreens reports financial results on Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2020. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)
January 08, 2020 - 7:21 am

Walgreens begins 2020 much as it ended 2019, on a sour note

Walgreens is kicking off its year much as it ended its last, with a big earnings plunge. The drugstore chain said Wednesday that first-quarter net income dropped nearly 25% in a performance that fell short of Wall Street expectations. Revenue also inched up less than 2% for the drugstore chain,...
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FILE - In this Dec. 13, 2019, file photo trader Sal Suarino works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. The U.S. stock market opens at 9:30 a.m. EST on Thursday, Dec. 19. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)
December 19, 2019 - 5:25 pm

Asian shares mixed as markets yawn at Trump's impeachment

Stocks were mixed in early trading in Asia on Friday after Wall Street posted more record highs, extending the market's gains for the week. Japan's Nikkei 225 index edged 0.2% lower to 23,809.33, while the Kospi in Seoul was almost unchanged, at 2,196.45. The S&P ASX 200 in Sydney slipped 0.2%...
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FILE - This June 25, 2019, file photo shows a sign for a Rite Aid Pharmacy is on the facade at a strip mall in Harmony, Pa. Rite Aid Corporation reports financial results on Thursday, Dec. 19. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic, File)
December 19, 2019 - 6:22 am

Rite Aid shares rocket higher after big profit and 3Q beat

Rite Aid shares may be in for their biggest one-day jump in more than two years Thursday after the struggling drugstore chain posted a rare quarterly profit and easily topped analyst expectations. The company said it booked $51.5 million in net income in its fiscal third quarter mainly because of a...
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Visitors past through the Beijing Daxing International Airport near Beijing on Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2019. Newly opened in Sept, the airport was built in less than five years at a cost of 120 billion yuan (dollars 17 billion U.S.), is designed to handle 72 million passengers a year. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
December 12, 2019 - 4:09 am

Happy contrails ... Delta sees strong 2020 profit, revenue

Delta Air Lines, the most profitable U.S. carrier, expects profits and revenue to increase next year on sustained demand for air travel and stable prices for jet fuel. The Atlanta airline said 2020 adjusted earnings will be between $6.75 and $7.75 per share. The midpoint of that range is modestly...
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FILE - In this Sept. 18, 2019, file photo, stock prices are displayed at the New York Stock Exchange. U.S. stocks pushed upward in early trading Friday, Nov. 22, 2019, following a global tide higher, as a week clouded by uncertainty about progress in U.S.-China trade talks comes to a close. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)
November 22, 2019 - 2:17 pm

S&P 500 snaps 6-week string of gains even as stocks rise

U.S. stocks shook off a midday stumble to finish slightly higher Friday, though the modest rebound was not enough to keep the S&P 500 from breaking its longest stretch of weekly gains in two years. Banks, health care stocks and companies that rely on consumer spending powered much of the...
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Specialist Anthony Rinaldi, left, and trader Fred DeMarco work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2019. Stocks are opening slightly higher on Wall Street, led by gains in technology and health care companies. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
November 12, 2019 - 1:52 pm

US stock indexes turn mixed after early rally loses momentum

Stocks on Wall Street closed with modest gains Tuesday after an early rally lost momentum toward the end of the day. The Nasdaq composite still finished with its second record high in three days, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average ended unchanged from the all-time high it set a day earlier. The...
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FILE - In this Oct. 29, 2019, file photo specialist Gregg Maloney, left, and trader John Panin work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. The U.S. stock market opens at 9:30 a.m. EST on Friday, Nov 8. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)
November 08, 2019 - 11:17 am

Stocks wobble amid conflicting signals on China trade talks

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks wobbled between small gains and losses Friday amid conflicting signals about how much progress is being made toward resolving the U.S.-China trade war. Despite the confusion, the S&P 500 was still poised for a fifth straight week of gains, which would match its longest...
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