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Snow forces JetBlue to cancel 66 flights
Feb 26 2007 10:44PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - JetBlue canceled 66 flights because of snow Monday and tested the airline's customer bill of rights created after an uproar of criticism from the Valentine's Day storm that grounded more than 1,000 flights.
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TXU's $32B buyout draws muted criticism
Feb 26 2007 10:33PM (CT)
DALLAS (AP) - Texans weary of high electric bills and environmentalists who fought TXU Corp.'s plans for more coal-fired power plants offered only muted criticism Monday of the proposed takeover of the state's largest electric utility.
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TXU's $32B buyout draws muted criticism
Feb 26 2007 10:33PM (CT)
DALLAS (AP) - Texans weary of high electric bills and environmentalists who fought TXU Corp.'s plans for more coal-fired power plants offered only muted criticism Monday of the proposed takeover of the state's largest electric utility.
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TXU's $32B buyout draws muted criticism
Feb 26 2007 10:33PM (CT)
DALLAS (AP) - Texans weary of high electric bills and environmentalists who fought TXU Corp.'s plans for more coal-fired power plants offered only muted criticism Monday of the proposed takeover of the state's largest electric utility.
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Nordstrom 4Q profits rise 22 percent
Feb 26 2007 10:31PM (CT)
SEATTLE (AP) - Nordstrom Inc. said Monday its fourth-quarter profit rose 22 percent in the period that includes the crucial holiday season. The results just missed Wall Street expectations, sending the clothing retailer's shares lower in after-hours trading.
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Nordstrom 4Q profits rise 22 percent
Feb 26 2007 10:31PM (CT)
SEATTLE (AP) - Nordstrom Inc. said Monday its fourth-quarter profit rose 22 percent in the period that includes the crucial holiday season. The results just missed Wall Street expectations, sending the clothing retailer's shares lower in after-hours trading.
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Nordstrom 4Q profits rise 22 percent
Feb 26 2007 10:31PM (CT)
SEATTLE (AP) - Nordstrom Inc. said Monday its fourth-quarter profit rose 22 percent in the period that includes the crucial holiday season. The results just missed Wall Street expectations, sending the clothing retailer's shares lower in after-hours trading.
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Postal regulators back 'forever' stamp
Feb 26 2007 10:18PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Say goodbye to those pesky 1- and 2-cent stamps that used to clutter up desks and purses every time the price of mailing a letter went up.
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Oil prices settle at 2-month high
Feb 26 2007 6:50PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Oil prices settled at their highest level in more than two months on Monday as snowy weather in the United States spurred expectations for strong heating oil demand.
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EADS board backs Airbus turnaround plan
Feb 26 2007 6:48PM (CT)
PARIS (AP) - The board of Airbus parent EADS approved a restructuring plan for the troubled European aircraft maker Monday, breaking a weeklong deadlock over job cuts and future jet programs between France and Germany.
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Gap to close Forth & Towne chain
Feb 26 2007 6:41PM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Gap Inc. is closing the Forth & Towne chain that was supposed to help the struggling retailer sell more clothes to older women, aborting the 18-month expansion so management can concentrate on reviving the company's more established brands.
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N.O. trumpets Mardi Gras financial boost
Feb 26 2007 6:39PM (CT)
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - The economic impact of the 2007 Carnival season was strong, if not quite up to the levels it reached before Hurricane Katrina, city officials said Monday.
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N.O. trumpets Mardi Gras financial boost
Feb 26 2007 6:39PM (CT)
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - The economic impact of the 2007 Carnival season was strong, if not quite up to the levels it reached before Hurricane Katrina, city officials said Monday.
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N.O. trumpets Mardi Gras financial boost
Feb 26 2007 6:39PM (CT)
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - The economic impact of the 2007 Carnival season was strong, if not quite up to the levels it reached before Hurricane Katrina, city officials said Monday.
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N.O. trumpets Mardi Gras financial boost
Feb 26 2007 6:39PM (CT)
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - The economic impact of the 2007 Carnival season was strong, if not quite up to the levels it reached before Hurricane Katrina, city officials said Monday.
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N.O. trumpets Mardi Gras financial boost
Feb 26 2007 6:39PM (CT)
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - The economic impact of the 2007 Carnival season was strong, if not quite up to the levels it reached before Hurricane Katrina, city officials said Monday.
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N.O. trumpets Mardi Gras financial boost
Feb 26 2007 6:39PM (CT)
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - The economic impact of the 2007 Carnival season was strong, if not quite up to the levels it reached before Hurricane Katrina, city officials said Monday.
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XM Radio posts narrower 4Q loss
Feb 26 2007 6:34PM (CT)
McLEAN, Va. (AP) - XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc., which last week announced plans to combine with rival Sirius, said Monday a 45 percent jump in revenue and a tighter leash on marketing costs helped narrow its fourth-quarter loss.
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Temple-Inland to break up business
Feb 26 2007 5:21PM (CT)
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Temple-Inland Inc. _ a packaging, forest products, real estate and financial services company _ said Monday it plans to separate itself into three stand-alone public companies and sell its timberlands.
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Electronic Arts replaces CEO Probst
Feb 26 2007 5:20PM (CT)
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) - Electronic Arts Inc. replaced Larry Probst as chief executive on Monday, naming former EA executive John Riccitiello as the new leader of world's largest video game publisher.
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FDA inspections down amid food recalls
Feb 26 2007 4:56PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - The federal agency that's been front and center in warning the public about tainted spinach and contaminated peanut butter is conducting just half the food safety inspections it did three years ago.
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FDA inspections down amid food recalls
Feb 26 2007 4:56PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - The federal agency that's been front and center in warning the public about tainted spinach and contaminated peanut butter is conducting just half the food safety inspections it did three years ago.
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FDA inspections down amid food recalls
Feb 26 2007 4:56PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - The federal agency that's been front and center in warning the public about tainted spinach and contaminated peanut butter is conducting just half the food safety inspections it did three years ago.
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Groups offer ringtones with a statement
Feb 26 2007 4:25PM (CT)
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - Amid the cacophony of cell phone ringtones these days, add these: the clickety-click-click of a rare Central American poison arrow dart frog, the howl of a Mexican gray wolf and the bellows of an Arctic beluga whale.
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Groups offer ringtones with a statement
Feb 26 2007 4:25PM (CT)
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - Amid the cacophony of cell phone ringtones these days, add these: the clickety-click-click of a rare Central American poison arrow dart frog, the howl of a Mexican gray wolf and the bellows of an Arctic beluga whale.
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Groups offer ringtones with a statement
Feb 26 2007 4:25PM (CT)
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - Amid the cacophony of cell phone ringtones these days, add these: the clickety-click-click of a rare Central American poison arrow dart frog, the howl of a Mexican gray wolf and the bellows of an Arctic beluga whale.
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Groups offer ringtones with a statement
Feb 26 2007 4:25PM (CT)
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - Amid the cacophony of cell phone ringtones these days, add these: the clickety-click-click of a rare Central American poison arrow dart frog, the howl of a Mexican gray wolf and the bellows of an Arctic beluga whale.
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Iraqi Cabinet approves draft oil law
Feb 26 2007 3:47PM (CT)
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - The Iraqi Cabinet approved draft legislation Monday to manage the country's vast oil industry and divide its wealth among the population, a key U.S. benchmark for progress in this country. The legislation now goes to parliament for approval.
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Interest rates unchanged at auction
Feb 26 2007 3:41PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Interest rates on short-term Treasury bills were unchanged in Monday's auction, with three-month bills remaining at the highest level in more than six years.
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Japan's slopes emerge as ski magnet
Feb 26 2007 3:10PM (CT)
NISEKO, Japan (AP) - American skiers have the Rockies, Europeans the Alps. But for increasingly affluent Asia, Japan's powdery slopes are emerging as the top international draw from Shanghai to Sydney.
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Japan's slopes emerge as ski magnet
Feb 26 2007 3:10PM (CT)
NISEKO, Japan (AP) - American skiers have the Rockies, Europeans the Alps. But for increasingly affluent Asia, Japan's powdery slopes are emerging as the top international draw from Shanghai to Sydney.
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Japan's slopes emerge as ski magnet
Feb 26 2007 3:10PM (CT)
NISEKO, Japan (AP) - American skiers have the Rockies, Europeans the Alps. But for increasingly affluent Asia, Japan's powdery slopes are emerging as the top international draw from Shanghai to Sydney.
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Japan's slopes emerge as ski magnet
Feb 26 2007 3:10PM (CT)
NISEKO, Japan (AP) - American skiers have the Rockies, Europeans the Alps. But for increasingly affluent Asia, Japan's powdery slopes are emerging as the top international draw from Shanghai to Sydney.
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Japan's slopes emerge as ski magnet
Feb 26 2007 3:10PM (CT)
NISEKO, Japan (AP) - American skiers have the Rockies, Europeans the Alps. But for increasingly affluent Asia, Japan's powdery slopes are emerging as the top international draw from Shanghai to Sydney.
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Japan's slopes emerge as ski magnet
Feb 26 2007 3:10PM (CT)
NISEKO, Japan (AP) - American skiers have the Rockies, Europeans the Alps. But for increasingly affluent Asia, Japan's powdery slopes are emerging as the top international draw from Shanghai to Sydney.
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Japan's slopes emerge as ski magnet
Feb 26 2007 3:10PM (CT)
NISEKO, Japan (AP) - American skiers have the Rockies, Europeans the Alps. But for increasingly affluent Asia, Japan's powdery slopes are emerging as the top international draw from Shanghai to Sydney.
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Japan's slopes emerge as ski magnet
Feb 26 2007 3:10PM (CT)
NISEKO, Japan (AP) - American skiers have the Rockies, Europeans the Alps. But for increasingly affluent Asia, Japan's powdery slopes are emerging as the top international draw from Shanghai to Sydney.
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Japan's slopes emerge as ski magnet
Feb 26 2007 3:10PM (CT)
NISEKO, Japan (AP) - American skiers have the Rockies, Europeans the Alps. But for increasingly affluent Asia, Japan's powdery slopes are emerging as the top international draw from Shanghai to Sydney.
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Japan's slopes emerge as ski magnet
Feb 26 2007 3:10PM (CT)
NISEKO, Japan (AP) - American skiers have the Rockies, Europeans the Alps. But for increasingly affluent Asia, Japan's powdery slopes are emerging as the top international draw from Shanghai to Sydney.
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Station Casinos to be bought for $5.4B
Feb 26 2007 10:01AM (CT)
LAS VEGAS (AP) - Casino-owner Station Casinos Inc. on Monday said it agreed to be acquired by a private equity group that includes key members of its founding family for about $5.4 billion.
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Greenspan warns of likely U.S. recession
Feb 26 2007 8:34AM (CT)
HONG KONG (AP) - Former U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan warned Monday that the American economy might slip into recession by year's end.
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Slower economic growth is predicted
Feb 26 2007 8:02AM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Restrained by a worse-than-expected slump in housing, the economy will grow at the slowest pace in five years in 2007, leading economic forecasters say. They predict consumers will get a break on inflation from falling energy prices.
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Nissan joins Renault to build car plant
Feb 26 2007 6:22AM (CT)
NEW DELHI (AP) - Japan's Nissan Motor on Monday joined France's Renault SA's plan to build a car plant in southern India in collaboration with local automaker Mahindra & Mahindra amid strong demand for passenger cars from India's growing middle class.
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Dollar falls against yen, euro in Asia
Feb 26 2007 6:08AM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - The dollar dipped against the euro in Asia Monday to its lowest level in almost two months, and it also fell against the yen as market sentiments turned sour toward the dollar.
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Demand for ethanol may hike food prices
Feb 26 2007 2:30AM (CT)
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - Soaring demand for ethanol will likely mean higher prices at grocery stores for products from soft drinks to broiler chickens, but the increases may be too small for most consumers to notice.
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