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By Jihoon LeeSEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's factory activity contracted at the sharpest pace in 15 months in September as overseas demand slowed for the first time in the year, a private survey showed on Wednesday, suggesting a slow…

One hundred twenty-five years ago, the Dow Jones Industrial Average made its debut.The index of 12 smokestack companies closed that first trading day, May 26, 1896, at 40.94. It included General Electric Co.…