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Tenants of the River Park Square shopping center will look for applicants for more than 300 jobs at a job fair Monday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m at the Northeast Community Center and from 2 to 7 p.m. at the East Central Community Center. The job fair will continue Tuesday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 2 to 7 p.m. at the West Central Community Center. Call 532-3080 for more information.

Yahoo! Inc. reported second-quarter profits and revenues that easily beat Wall Street expectations, helped by a sharp increase in visitors to its leading network of Web sites.

Alcoa reported its second-quarter earnings rose 15.9 percent, a gain the No. 1 aluminum maker attributed to productivity improvements.

In a race to keep pace with online rival Amazon.com, Barnesandnoble.com launched a music superstore Wednesday.

The GE90 engine has been selected to power new, long-range Boeing jets in a deal that could be worth up to $30 billion, General Electric Co. said.

Northwest Airlines ranked second in on-time performance in May and is reclaiming its position as the most punctual of the seven largest carriers, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation.

The Associated Press reported erroneously in a story and graphic that appeared on Wednesday’s Business page that the wireless phone company Sprint PCS charges for calls that are unanswered. Sprint PCS does not charge for such calls.