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Associated Press

Business in brief 05/23/13 - 12:13am

WASHINGTON The Federal Reserve is torn over when to slow its aggressive efforts to stimulate the economy. Its uncertainty burst into view Wednesday, when Chairman Ben Bernanke testified to Congress in the morning and the Fed in the afternoon released the minutes of its last policy meeting. Stock prices gyrated through the day as investors struggled to determine whether the Fed might soon pull back — even gradually — on its extraordinary efforts.

Frenship grad Lyons leads Cards past Padres in big league debut 05/23/13 - 12:14am

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Tyler Lyons pitched seven solid innings in his major league debut on the same day St. Louis lost Jaime Garcia for the season, and the Cardinals beat the San Diego Padres 5-3 on Wednesday night.

Deadliest Tornadoes 05/21/13 - 12:24am

Source: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

At least 24 dead as massive tornado rips through Oklahoma City suburb (updated) 05/21/13 - 3:30pm

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A mile-wide tornado churned through the Oklahoma City suburbs, destroying homes for the second day in a row Monday, as part of a severe weather outbreak that was expected to spread in other parts of the Plains and Midwest.

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Business in brief 05/16/13 - 12:11am

SAN FRANCISCO Google on Wednesday launched a subscription-based music service, allowing users of Android phones and tablets to listen to their favorite songs and artists for a monthly fee. The streaming service, called All Access, is available in the U.S. for $9.99 per month after a 30-day free trial. It will be available in other countries later. For those who start the trial by June 30, the monthly fee is $7.99.

Business in brief 05/14/13 - 12:13am

Business in brief WASHINGTON The Supreme Court said Monday that an Indiana farmer violated Monsanto Co.’s patents on soybean seeds resistant to its weed-killer by growing the beans without buying new seeds from the corporation. The justices unanimously rejected the farmer’s argument that cheap soybeans he bought from a grain elevator are not covered by the Monsanto patents, even though most of them also were genetically modified to resist the company’s Roundup herbicide.

Business in brief 05/09/13 - 12:29am

SANTA ANA, Calif. Disney has dropped an effort to trademark “Dia de los Muertos,” the name of the traditional “Day of the Dead” holiday celebrated by millions in Mexico and the U.S. The company announced Tuesday it was withdrawing a trademark request it made May 1 to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Disney Enterprises Inc. hoped to secure name rights for merchandise such as snack foods and Christmas ornaments as it partners with Pixar Animation Studios Inc. to create an animated movie inspired by the holiday. MINNEAPOLIS

Jodi Arias convicted of first-degree murder 05/08/13 - 4:24pm

Arias was charged in the June 2008 killing of Travis Alexander

PHOENIX (AP) — Jodi Arias has been convicted of first-degree murder in the brutal stabbing and shooting death of her one-time boyfriend in Arizona. Arias was charged in the June 2008 killing of Travis Alexander in his suburban Phoenix home. Authorities say she planned the attack in a jealous rage. Arias initially denied involvement, then blamed it on two masked intruders. Two years after her arrest, she said she killed Alexander in self-defense.

Business in brief 04/30/13 - 12:03am

Business in brief DETROIT Chrysler’s first-quarter profit tumbled 65 percent as shipments of cars and trucks fell while it prepared factories to launch several key new vehicles. The Auburn Hills, Mich., company said Monday that it earned $166 million in the January-March quarter, compared with $473 million a year ago. Revenue fell 6 percent to $15.4 billion. Chrysler, which is majority-owned by Italy’s Fiat SpA, said worldwide vehicle shipments fell 6 percent during the quarter to 574,000. ST. LOUIS