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Paul Dykewicz

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Factory production in the United States unexpectedly declined in January by the most since May 2009, with severe winter weather likely playing a role in holding back the economy.

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Less than two months into 2014, global investors pulled more money out of emerging-market stock and bond funds than the total amount they withdrew last year.

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U.S. stocks rose to send benchmark indexes to their best gains this year, as claims for unemployment benefits fell and earnings from Walt Disney Co. (NYSE: DIS) to Akamai Technologies Inc. (Nasdaq: AKAM) topped estimates.

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Harmony Gold Mining Co. (NYSE: HMY) suffered a share-price drop of more than 5 percent Wednesday after announcing that nine of its employees are unaccounted after an underground fire.

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American Electric Power (AEP) is a stock that investors may want to consider today because it offers an attactive 4.1 percent dividend yield and has been showing momentum by rising close to 8 percent so far this year when the market in general has fallen.

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Apple Inc. (AAPL) offers a dividend yield of 2.4%, has fallen in price more than 8% so far this year and later this month will pay a dividend to shareholders of record today.