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Investors have grown nervous that the Federal Reserve will scale back its efforts to boost the U.S. economy sooner than many expected. But whenever the Fed slows its drive to keep interest rates low, it will be cause for celebration.

Google Inc.'s new music service offers a lot of eye candy to go with the tunes. The song selection of around 18 million tracks is comparable to popular services such as Spotify and Rhapsody.

Leonard Marsh — a lowly window-washer before he co-founded the famous Snapple beverage brand — has died at the age of 80.

McDonald's once again faced criticism on Thursday that it's a purveyor of junk food that markets to children at its annual shareholder meeting.

Stocks are ending the day slightly lower after recouping a big loss early on -- as the Dow finished Thursday just below 15,300.