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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

Economic upturn, auto bailout lift Dems in Midwest

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 23rd

By DONNA CASSATAAssociated Press SHEBOYGAN, Wis. (AP) - Republicans and Gov. Scott Walker spent months and millions of dollars on ads in the divisive recall election telling Wisconsin voters that the state is on the economic upswing - a strong dose of good news that even Mitt Romney backers

Facebook 3Q results show mobile ad growth

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 23rd

By BARBARA ORTUTAYAP Technology Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Facebook finally has proof that it can make money from mobile advertising. As part of Tuesday's third-quarter results, the world's biggest social media company disclosed for the first time that some 14 percent of its ad revenue came

WHY IT MATTERS: Education

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 23rd

By CAROLE FELDMANAssociated Press The issue: States and local governments have the primary responsibility for education in the United States. But the federal government gets a big say, too, by awarding billions in aid, often with strings attached. ___ Where they stand: President Barack Obama