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Stock prices as of Thursday provided by Stifel Nicolaus & Co., Inc.

Metals

NEW YORK (AP) — Spot nonferrous metal prices Friday

Local interest stocks

As of closing Thursday

Wall Street

NEW YORK (AP) — The stock market is losing ground for a third straight day as investors grow uneasy about a rising dollar and spiking demand for the safest government debt. A disappointing earnings report from computer maker Dell Inc. is weighing on technology shares Friday and hurting the Nasdaq composite index.

Portland grain

PORTLAND, Ore. — Bids as of 11:30 a.m. Thursday for grains delivered to Portland by rail or barge, in dollars per bushel. Information from USDA Market News Service.

New York Stock Exchange

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2010 BMW 650i convertible is a grand tourer

The model year on the BMW 650i is 2010, but this lengthy, smooth-riding, luxury coupe and convertible feel a bit like yesteryear. There’s the old BMW styling, with a back end that looks subtly “smushed” in and headlights that seem sliced off at the top. The roof is fabric and contrasts with the current trend of retractable hardtops on the latest, newest convertibles.

Portland grain

PORTLAND, Ore. — Bids as of 11:30 a.m. Wednesday for grains delivered to Portland by rail or barge, in dollars per bushel. Information from USDA Market News Service.

Selected stocks

Stock prices as of Wednesday provided by Stifel Nicolaus & Co., Inc.

Local interest stocks

As of closing Wednesday

New York Stock Exchange

Wednesday’s closing New York Stock Exchange selected prices:

Mutual funds

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Wall Street

NEW YORK (AP) — A stronger dollar and more discouraging signs of a subdued economic recovery are driving a broad sell-off in stocks. Energy and material stocks are showing the biggest losses as a jump in the dollar sends commodity prices tumbling. A stronger dollar makes commodities more expensive to foreign buyers, and companies that produce the commodities make less money from them.

Metals

NEW YORK (AP) — Spot nonferrous metal prices Thursday.

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