8:03p.m. EST January 24, 2013  After a big improvement in 2012, banks are about to show what the future of an industry ravaged by the 2008 financial crisis will look like.This week, many of the nation's top banks will disclose fourth-quarter 2012 profits and give their first glimpse of prospects for the new year. In all, 22 of the 37 S&P 500 companies expected to report fourth-quarter earnings this week are from the financial sector, according to FactSet.

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4:19p.m. EST December 16, 2012  NEW YORK (AP) — Best Buy shares plunged almost 15% Friday after the struggling electronics retailer said it extended the window for co-founder Richard Schulze to make a buyout bid until after the holiday season.

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5:45p.m. EST January 3, 2013 NEW YORK (AP) -- Stocks finished lower Thursday after minutes of the most recent Federal Reserve meeting showed some members favored slowing or stopping the Fed's bond buying in 2013.

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12:54PM EST December 12. 2012 - Construction workers atop One World Trade Center Wednesday in New York City hoisted into place the first section of a spire that will extend the building to its full height of 1,776 feet. It took crews about 45 minutes to lift the 16-foot section, weighing almost 70 tons, into place.

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7:37p.m. EST December 27, 2012  Millions of homeowners who were in foreclosure in 2009 or 2010 could miss a chance to have their cases reviewed for errors — and possible compensation — if they don't act by Monday.

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4:25PM EST November 9. 2012 - The Supreme Court agreed Friday to consider a challenge to the landmark Voting Rights Act of 1965, which could result in less federal oversight of the racial impact of state and local election laws.

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4:49p.m. EST December 17, 2012 About 2.1 million Americans will lose their extended jobless benefits on Dec. 29, leaving many on the brink of poverty, if Washington doesn't renew them as part of a deal on the package of tax increases and spending cuts known as the "fiscal cliff".

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10:05PM EST November 8. 2012 - Most investors have a private chamber of horrors they peek into from time to time, typically after steep drops in the Dow Jones industrial average. In the Pit of Pre-Announcements, managements shriek their excuses for poor earnings.

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