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JPMorgan turns in record profit, higher revenue

JPMorgan turns in record profit, higher revenue
By CHRISTINA REXRODEAP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) - JPMorgan Chase, the country's biggest bank, reported a record quarterly profit Friday, helped by a surge in mortgage refinancing. CEO Jamie Dimon said he believed the housing market "has turned a corner." The bank made $5.3 billion from

JPMorgan turns in record profit, higher revenue

JPMorgan turns in record profit, higher revenue
By CHRISTINA REXRODEAP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) - JPMorgan Chase, the country's biggest bank, reported a record quarterly profit Friday, helped by a surge in mortgage refinancing. CEO Jamie Dimon said he believed the housing market "has turned a corner." The bank made $5.3 billion from

India industrial output rose 2.7 percent in August

India industrial output rose 2.7 percent in August
By ERIKA KINETZAP Business Writer MUMBAI, India (AP) - Industrial production in India rose 2.7 percent in August, more than expected on a rebound in mining activity, though investment still appears weak. Markets took the news in stride Friday, suggesting that investors believe the numbers will

Body language: Love or hate him, it was all Joe

Body language: Love or hate him, it was all Joe
By JOCELYN NOVECKAP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) - This time, they didn't need Big Bird. Because really, who needed a "Sesame Street" character to grab all the post-debate attention when there was Joe Biden's smile- or laugh, chuckle, grimace, grin, smirk, or "goofy face," according to

Shuttle Xing: Endeavour treks through LA streets

Shuttle Xing: Endeavour treks through LA streets
By ALICIA CHANGAP Science Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) - It's a surreal sight residents won't soon forget: A hulking space shuttle strutting down city streets, pausing every so often to get its bearings as it creeps toward retirement. Endeavour's terrestrial journey began before dawn

Shuttle Xing: Endeavour treks through LA streets

Shuttle Xing: Endeavour treks through LA streets
By ALICIA CHANGAP Science Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) - It's a surreal sight residents won't soon forget: A hulking space shuttle strutting down city streets, pausing every so often to get its bearings as it creeps toward retirement. Endeavour's terrestrial journey began before dawn

Shuttle Xing: Endeavour treks through LA streets

Shuttle Xing: Endeavour treks through LA streets
By ALICIA CHANGAP Science Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) - It's a surreal sight residents won't soon forget: A hulking space shuttle strutting down city streets, pausing every so often to get its bearings as it creeps toward retirement. Endeavour's terrestrial journey began before dawn

Chicago schools CEO replaced after 17 months

Chicago schools CEO replaced after 17 months
By SARA BURNETT and TAMMY WEBBERAssociated Press CHICAGO (AP) - Just three weeks after Chicago teachers returned to the classroom following a bitter strike, Mayor Rahm Emanuel replaced his schools CEO with a veteran educator and administrator who he said had the experience to take Chicago

Viewers of oft-overlooked VP debate say it matters

Viewers of oft-overlooked VP debate say it matters
By ADAM GELLERAP National Writer Robert Munson has heard the conventional wisdom: Vice presidential debates aren't supposed to matter. But in an election this close, he and millions of others tuned in Thursday to a candidate faceoff that many said may not have changed their vote, but firmed

Threat looms over Bali bombing 10th anniversary

Threat looms over Bali bombing 10th anniversary
By FIRDIA LISNAWATIAssociated Press BALI, Indonesia (AP) - A decade after twin bombs killed scores of tourists partying at two nightclubs on Indonesia's resort island of Bali, survivors and victims' families on Friday braved a fresh terrorism threat to remember those lost to the tragedy