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Utah GOP activist charged with rape found dead

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 24th

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - A Republican activist charged with raping five women apparently committed suicide Tuesday at the Heber cabin where the crimes allegedly took place, sheriff's officials said. Two bail bond agents were dispatched to the cabin Tuesday to check on Gregory Nathan Peterson

Survey shows China's manufacturing improving

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 24th

By JOE McDONALDAP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) - China's manufacturing improved this month, adding to signs a recovery might be taking shape after a sharp slump in the world's No. 2 economy. A preliminary version of HSBC's monthly purchasing managers' index rose to a three-month

On the Call: Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 24th

By The Associated Press Facebook Inc. posted stronger than-expected results for the third quarter on Tuesday, sending its shares sharply higher in after-hours trading. The company saw advertising revenue growth accelerate from the second quarter, and for the first time it gave details on how

WHY IT MATTERS: Issues at stake in election

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 24th

By The Associated Press A selection of issues at stake in the presidential election and their impact on Americans, in brief: ___ Abortion: Abortion and birth control are divisive issues in politics, and they've flared up at times in this campaign despite the candidates' reluctance to

A look at recent tech-industry earnings

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 23rd

By The Associated Press Technology companies have begun releasing their earnings reports for the latest quarter. The reports come as consumers shift their spending toward tablets and a weak global economy curbs corporate spending on computers. They also come as Microsoft prepares to release a

WHY IT MATTERS: Issues at stake in election

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 23rd

Business Highlights

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 23rd

By The Associated Press ___ Stocks sink as earnings scare investors NEW YORK (AP) - Nobody was expecting this round of corporate earnings reports to be great. But some companies' underwhelming results are still rattling investors. The Dow Jones industrial average plunged Tuesday to its

Prices of Facebook stock since long-awaited IPO

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 23rd

By The Associated Press Facebook's stock has been down on 60 trading days, up on 47 and unchanged on three since its initial public offering. Facebook began trading publicly in mid-May following one of the most anticipated stock offerings in history. The IPO priced at $38, at the top of a

US May Soon Be The World's Top Oil Producer

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 23rd

NEW YORK, NY - U.S. oil output is surging so fast that the United States could soon overtake Saudi Arabia as the world's biggest producer. Driven by high prices and new drilling methods, U.S. production of crude and other liquid hydrocarbons is on track to rise 7 percent this year to an average

Ex-Costa Rican exec sentenced to 60 years

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 23rd

By LARRY O'DELLAssociated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - A judge sentenced a former Costa Rican businessman and professional soccer team owner to 60 years in prison Tuesday after hearing heart-wrenching and often tearful testimony from victims of his $485 million insurance fraud scheme. The