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**FILE** Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke speaks Sept. 13, 2012, during a news conference in Washington. (Associated Press)
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The iPad Mini is shown in San Jose, Calif., on Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2012. Apple Inc. is refusing to compete on price with its rivals in the tablet market, as the company is pricing the new, smaller iPad well above the competition. The iPad Mini, with a screen that's about two-thirds the size of the full-size model, will cost $329 and up. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
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Demonstrators shout slogans against the government Oct. 23, 2012, in Madrid outside Parliament as lawmakers debate budget spending cuts for 2013. (Associated Press)
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A demonstrator places a placard on a wall Oct. 23, 2012, in Madrid during a demonstration outside Parliament as lawmakers debate budget spending cuts for 2013. (Associated Press)
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Protestors attend an assembly in Madrid on Oct. 23, 2012, during a demonstration outside Parliament as lawmakers debate budget spending cuts for 2013. (Associated Press)
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A trader sits Oct. 23, 2012, at his booth on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. (Associated Press)
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Protestors holds banners reading "neoliberals are criminals" and a EU flag with the Nazi symbol on it during a demonstration Oct. 23, 2012, in Madrid outside Parliament, as lawmakers debate budget spending cuts for 2013. (Associated Press)
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Protesters shout slogans during a demonstration outside Parliament as lawmakers debate budget spending cuts for 2013 in Madrid on Oct. 23, 2012. (Associated Press)
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Specialist John O’Hara (right) works at his post on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on Tuesday. Stocks began falling sharply at the opening of trading on Wall Street after 3M and DuPont slashed their earnings forecasts. The Dow closed down 243.36. (Associated Press)
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Trader John Panin (right) works Oct. 23, 2012, on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. (Associated Press)
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**FILE** A pumping unit sucks oil from the ground near Greensburg, Kan., on March 6, 2012. (Associated Press)
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**FILE** Apple CEO Tim Cook announces a new iPad on March 7, 2012, in San Francisco. (Associated Press)
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Caterpillar, which makes the yellow-painted excavators, heavy tractors and other construction equipment often used on road-building projects, cut its 2012 revenue and profit guidance Monday. The company is taking a cautious view toward its performance in 2013 after concluding the world’s economy is weaker than it thought. (Associated Press)
