second quarter

If you were ready for some football Monday night — too bad. The aptly named Candlestick Park in San Francisco lost electricity twice — causing a Monday night football lighting malfunction.

The game started 20 minutes late due to darkness, and the second quarter blackout lasted almost as long.

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AP - The recovery lost momentum in the second quarter as growth slowed to a 2.4 percent pace, its most sluggish showing in nearly a year and too weak to drive down unemployment.

The automaker surprised Wall Street on Friday by announcing it had made $2.6 billion in the second quarter.

Ford's U.S. sales rose 28 percent in the first six month of this year.

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There have been signs lately that the recession is nearing an end. A Commerce Department report out Friday is further proof.

It indicates the economy slowed at a pace of just 1 percent in the second quarter of the year. The numbers were better than what had been expected.

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The Wall Street financial firm reported profits of nearly $3.5 billion in the second quarter. It has set aside $6.6 billion for compensation.

The investment bank has paid back the government money it borrowed during the height of the financial crisis, so it's not subject to limits on pay.

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