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(NEW YORK)Shares of for-profit education companies closed mostly higher Tuesday along with the broader market as oil prices fell more than $5 a barrel. The decline marked the commodity's sec...READ MORE

(NEW YORK)Shares of for-profit education companies traded mixed after Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke said the central bank might extend its lending efforts to investment banks amid ti...READ MORE

(NEW YORK)Shares of discount carrier AirTran Airways may trade actively Tuesday, following news of 480 job cuts, or more than 5 percent of the company's staff. The Orlando, Fla.-based airlin...READ MORE

(PHOENIX)Apollo Group Inc., a for-profit education company that operates the University of Phoenix, on Monday named Charles B. Edelstein as its chief executive, effective Aug. 26.READ MORE

(NEW YORK)Shares of Massey Energy Co. retreated the most on the Standard & Poor's 500 Index on Wednesday and helped tug the index to a lower close. The S&P 500 dropped 23.39 points, or 1.8 p...READ MORE

(NEW YORK)Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Wednesday on the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq Stock Market: NYSEREAD MORE

(NEW YORK)The Nasdaq 100 index declined to a lower close on Wednesday, as rising oil prices pressured shares of UAL Corp., which operates United Airlines. The profitability of airline operat...READ MORE