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03/15/2010 10:29 AM |
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Oil falls below $81 amid weak US crude demand
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 AP - Oil prices fell below $81 a barrel Monday in Asia amid investor concerns flagging U.S. crude demand doesn't justify the recent rally.
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03/15/2010 09:40 AM |
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Survey: Readers don't want to pay for news online
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 AP - Getting people to pay for news online at this point would be "like trying to force butterflies back into their cocoons," a new consumer survey suggests.
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03/15/2010 12:36 PM |
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Vermont dairy farmer talks about immigration probe
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 AP - A Vermont dairy farmer who was among those targeted in a federal crackdown on undocumented workers says he thought three illegal workers had proper documentation.
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03/15/2010 03:57 AM |
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Abu Dhabi sovereign wealth fund starts to open up
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AP - The Abu Dhabi Investment Authority broke with its customary privacy by issuing its first yearly statement Monday, marking one of the biggest steps yet by the world's largest sovereign wealth fund to increase transparency.
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03/13/2010 05:42 AM |
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GOP's Ryan Dissects ObamaCare, Lays Out 'Roadmap' To Health
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Investor's Business Daily - Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., took the national stage last month as he cut down Democratic health care plans point by point. If the GOP should win back the House In November, Ryan will become chairman of the House Budget Committee. And he has lots of ideas. He recently updated his "Roadmap for America's Future" to address many issues, including the budget deficit, entitlement programs, the tax system and health care.
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03/15/2010 11:42 AM |
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Asian stocks fall after mixed US economic reports
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 AP - Asian stock markets sank Monday after mixed economic reports about the U.S. economy inspired caution among investors.
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03/13/2010 03:03 AM |
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Wall Street ends flat after mixed data
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Reuters - Mixed consumer and retail data kept stocks near break even on Friday, but major indexes edged higher for a second straight week.
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03/13/2010 07:22 AM |
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Nortel sales decline as customers cut spending
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Reuters - Bankrupt Nortel Networks Corp on Friday posted a 62 percent drop in quarterly revenue, as customers cut spending in the face of uncertainty about its bankruptcy proceedings and the shaky economy.
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03/13/2010 06:38 AM |
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Nortel Networks posts profit in 4Q
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AP - Bankrupt telecom equipment maker Nortel Networks Corp. said Friday it posted a profit in the fourth quarter, thanks to a large gain related to an asset sale.
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03/15/2010 11:39 AM |
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Greek bailout tops EU finance ministers' agenda
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Reuters - Finance ministers from countries using the euro hope to agree on Monday on a way of providing heavily indebted Greece with financial aid, despite French and German doubts that a deal will be reached.
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03/15/2010 12:25 AM |
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Conn. would waive student loans in 'green' jobs
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AP - Paul Goulet hopes Connecticut will help him get from under nearly $8,000 he's borrowed for college after losing his job in a paper manufacturing plant.
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03/15/2010 09:15 AM |
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Talks start in Australia on Pacific trade deal
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 Reuters - Officials from eight nations including the United States began talks on a transpacific trade deal on Monday in a move Australia said could add momentum to stalled World Trade Organization talks.
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03/13/2010 04:24 AM |
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Business Highlights
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AP - Retail sales show surprising gain in February
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03/13/2010 04:13 PM |
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Runaway Prius case presents nagging questions
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 AP - Investigators are confronted with a series of nagging questions as they try to unravel the case of a California real estate agent who said his Toyota Prius turned into a runaway death trap after the gas pedal became stuck.
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03/15/2010 03:59 AM |
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Regulators accused of lax oversight at LA oilfield
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 AP - This sprawling metropolis is built atop one of the richest oil basins in the world. Wells dot the city landscape, some hidden behind hollow building facades much like a Hollywood movie set, or, in the case of Beverly Hills High School, encased in a tower painted with flowers.
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03/15/2010 01:36 PM |
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Chinese automaker BYD plans massive expansion
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 AFP - Chinese automaker BYD Co. said Monday it had massive expansion plans this year and would consider building a plant in the United States, a day after announcing annual profits had tripled.
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03/12/2010 06:38 PM |
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Why MBAs are Going East
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BusinessWeek - James Tsai is the sort of MBA corporate recruiters covet. He went to a good prep school, earned a degree with honors from Middlebury College, and made vice-president in Bank of America's (bac.) international wealth management group at the age of 26. Today, Tsai is about to graduate, straight A's in hand, from Northwestern's Kellogg School of Management, a top-rated program in America. And he's hustling to land his first post-MBA job -- in China.
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