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CLOSING BELL
DJIA 12,959.71 +37.69 | NSDQ 2,983.66 -4.68 | S&P 1,371.09 +0.22
Mixed start. The Dow rose slightly as China's economic data and a Federal Reserve monetary policy statement due later this week gave traders reason to pause after a three-day rally: MORE>>
TOP BUSINESS NEWS
 The owner of the Chicago Reader has hired a Dallas firm to help shop the paper: MORE>>
• Sun-Times named as potential buyer: MORE>>
• News comes about a year after the Reader launched a redesign: MORE>>
Comedian Steve Harvey to host new TV show in downtown Chicago and hire 100 employees: MORE>>
Chicago's New City Bank becomes the 13th U.S. bank failure this year: MORE>>
Activewear label Athleta to open first Chicago store on April 4: MORE>>
It took just two days for Apple's new iPad to sell out for release day delivery: MORE>>
WTO rules that Boeing received $3 billion to $4 billion in illegal subsidies: MORE>>
Citigroup may be a surprise winner when the Fed reveals the results of bank stress tests: MORE>>
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TALKING BUSINESS
"I think this might be a bit of a wake-up call for Apple," said antitrust attorney Ted Henneberry. Apple's clout is coming under scrutiny as the Justice Department considers filing a lawsuit against the company and five U.S. publishers on allegations they orchestrated a price-fixing scheme on e-books: MORE>>
IN OTHER NEWS
 Sen. Dick Durbin announces measures to capture the growing number of suspects who leave the U.S. after they are charged with violent felonies: MORE>>
Illinois town that was ravaged by storms will appeal FEMA's decision to deny it aid: MORE>>
It's a three-way tossup in Alabama and Mississippi between Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich and Rick Santorum: MORE>>
Taliban vow vengeance on troops in Afghanistan and scoff at reports that soldier who killed 16 people might be mentally ill: MORE>>
Horrifying situation in Syria just going to get worse: MORE>>
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IN THE BLOGOSPHERE
Love letters exchanged by Richard Nixon and his wife, Patricia, during their two-year courtship were unveiled this week at the Nixon Presidential Library and Museum in Yorba Linda, Calif. More from the LATimes blog LANow: MORE>>
SPORTS FIX
Ugh. Bulls missing Luol Deng, C.J. Watson and Richard Hamilton for tonight's matchup against Jeremy Lin and the Knicks: MORE>>
Penn State trustees defend firing Joe Paterno: MORE>>
LATEST SPORTS NEWS >>
OFF THE CLOCK
 More U.S. newspapers decide to move Doonesbury's series on abortion to their opinion pages or run them online only: MORE>>
• Read the strip here: MORE>>
• Trudeau: "I thought reproductive rights was a settled issue": MORE>>
Riccardo Muti speaks out about fistfight that took place during a Chicago Symphony Orchestra concert: MORE>>
French actor Olivier Martinez confirms that he and Halle Berry are engaged: MORE>>
HEADED OUT?
Traffic | See current information on area highways, buses, trains and planes on our commuting page: MORE>>
 Weather | Overcast and warm-ish, with a chance of a thunderstorm in the evening, then clear. Low of 46 degrees. See our weather page with radar and Tom Skilling's seven-day forecast: MORE>>
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