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Stocks up; S&P 500 hits five-year high

Stocks closed higher on Wall Street Thursday, sending the S&P 500 index to another five-year high. A good start to earning reports season helped push stocks up.
Supervalu Inc. to sell 5 grocery chains, including Albertsons, Acme, and Shaw's

The sale to AB Acquisition, an investor group led by Cerberus Capital Management, will include 877 stores.
Stocks slide on Wall Street for sixth straight day

US stocks slid for a sixth day Thursday as concern spread that weaker global economic growth will hurt US corporate earnings. The Dow fell as much as 112 points in early trading. It recovered to turn briefly positive before closing with a loss of 31 points, or 0.3 percent, at 12,573.
Stocks' worst day in 2012: Dow loses 213

The Dow slipped 213 to 12715, its biggest drop of the year and third triple digit loss in four days.
National grocery chains to stop selling beef containing 'pink slime'

Federal regulators say the filler, known in the industry as 'lean, finely textured beef,' meets food safety standards. But critics say the product could be unsafe and is an unappetizing example of industrialized food production.