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S&P 500 ends at record high boosted by tech shares

2014-11-27 00:56:50| Semiconductors - Topix.net

U.S. stocks rose on Wednesday boosted by tech shares, with the S&P 500 and Dow industrials closing at records, while the energy sector was once more the largest weight on the market as crude prices continued to flirt with multi-year lows. Hewlett-Packard, Apple and chipmakers were among the largest advancers, with the PHLX semiconductor index closing up 2.1 percent to its highest since June 2001.

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Banker Pay Is Where Nordic Sex Equality Ends as Women Lag Behind

2014-11-26 08:40:45| Appliances - Topix.net

Annika Falkengren, the chief executive officer of Stockholm-based bank SEB AB says Sweden needs to do more to bring gender equality into the corporate sphere. In a December interview, she cautioned against "glorifying" Sweden, because there are still "so few women at the very top."

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Trucker strike at ports of L.A. and Long Beach ends

2014-11-22 03:26:10| Logistics - Topix.net

Trucks make their way out of the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach on the 710 Freeway. Striking truck drivers from two companies agreed Friday to return to work, organizers said, ending a nine-day trucker protest at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach.

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