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US ponders: How deep is economic abyss?
Mar 23 2008 10:47PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - For months, Americans have been subjected to a sort of economic water torture _ a maddening drip of bad news about jobs, gas prices, sagging home values, creeping inflation, the slouching dollar and a stock market in bumpy descent.
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Metro One to shut call centers, cut jobs
Mar 23 2008 4:22PM (CT)
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Metro One Telecommunications Inc. will exit the wholesale directory assistance business by May 5, resulting in the closing of call centers and the elimination of about 600 positions.
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Iraq plans oil, gas development projects
Mar 23 2008 2:38PM (CT)
BAGHDAD (AP) - Iraq's Oil Ministry said Sunday that it has invited local and international oil companies to bid for contracts including one to develop a natural gas field in a Sunni area in the western part of the country.
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High gas prices aid prop-plane comeback
Mar 23 2008 1:25PM (CT)
BRUSSELS, Belgium (AP) - As fuel prices soar to record highs and airlines struggle to maintain profitability, the unglamorous but fuel-efficient turboprop regional airliner is making a remarkable comeback.
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Investors await housing, spending data
Mar 23 2008 1:11PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Few investors expect this week's readings on the housing market and personal spending to be especially strong. But many are hoping the data shows at least a few clues that an economic rebound is on the horizon.
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Investors await housing, spending data
Mar 23 2008 1:11PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Few investors expect this week's readings on the housing market and personal spending to be especially strong. But many are hoping the data shows at least a few clues that an economic rebound is on the horizon.
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Health insurers limit advanced scans
Mar 23 2008 12:46PM (CT)
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - Insurance companies are taking a harder look at advanced medical scans like CT scans, citing spiraling costs and safety concerns. And some doctors agree there's emerging evidence that these scans are being over-prescribed.
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