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FILE - In this Aug. 16, 2007 file photo, the flags on the facade of the New York Stock Exchange are a backdrop for a Wall Street street sign. European stocks were lower after most Asian markets abandoned modest gains Thursday July 17, 2014 ahead of U.S. economic data and corporate earnings reports. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, file)

Jet downing, weak earnings rattle stock market

The Associated Press · July 17, 2014 8:21 pm

Gold, silver prices rise on news of downed plane

Gold, silver prices rise on news of downed plane

The Associated Press · July 17, 2014 8:06 pm

Details of court ruling on 2012 gas drilling law

Details of court ruling on 2012 gas drilling law

The Associated Press · July 17, 2014 7:42 pm

Memo from Microsoft CEO announcing job cuts

Memo from Microsoft CEO announcing job cuts

The Associated Press · July 17, 2014 4:18 pm

FILE - In this July 11, 2013 file photo, then Nokia CEO Stephen Elop shows the company's Nokia Lumia 1020, in New York. Elop, now Microsoft Executive Vice President, sent employees of the company's devices business a memo detailing its job cut plans. Microsoft on Thursday, July 17, 2014 said it would cut up to 18,000 jobs over the next year, with about 12,500 related to Microsoft's acquisition of Nokia's phone business in April. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)

Memo from Microsoft exec Elop announcing job cuts

The Associated Press · July 17, 2014 4:17 pm

Pedestrians look at an electronic stock board of a securities firm in Tokyo, Thursday, July 17, 2014. Asia's major stock markets mostly posted modest gains Thursday after positive U.S. corporate and economic news underpinned confidence. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)

Markets roiled by fresh US sanctions on Russia

The Associated Press · July 17, 2014 4:02 pm

FILE - In this Aug. 16, 2007 file photo, the flags on the facade of the New York Stock Exchange are a backdrop for a Wall Street street sign. European stocks were lower after most Asian markets abandoned modest gains Thursday July 17, 2014 ahead of U.S. economic data and corporate earnings reports. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, file)

Stocks edge lower in midday trading; Mattel sinks

The Associated Press · July 17, 2014 3:50 pm

FILE - In this Aug. 16, 2007 file photo, the flags on the facade of the New York Stock Exchange are a backdrop for a Wall Street street sign. European stocks were lower after most Asian markets abandoned modest gains Thursday July 17, 2014 ahead of U.S. economic data and corporate earnings reports. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, file)

Stocks edge lower in early trading; Mattel sinks

The Associated Press · July 17, 2014 1:52 pm

5 Things to Know in Florida for July 17

5 Things to Know in Florida for July 17

The Associated Press · July 17, 2014 10:07 am

BC-IL–Illinois Daybook, IL

BC-IL–Illinois Daybook, IL

The Associated Press · July 16, 2014 9:05 pm

Oil price rises on inventory draw, China growth

Oil price rises on inventory draw, China growth

The Associated Press · July 16, 2014 8:41 pm

Corn and soybean futures turn higher; metals mixed

Corn and soybean futures turn higher; metals mixed

The Associated Press · July 16, 2014 8:39 pm