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Japan in 2nd-longest economic expansion
Apr 15 2006 10:51PM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - Japan's economy is logging its second-longest expansion since the end of World War II, the country's economy minister said Sunday in the latest in a stream of optimistic forecasts.
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Ex-Exxon CEO's massive pension draws fire
Apr 15 2006 10:03PM (CT)
DALLAS (AP) - A $69.7 million compensation package and $98 million pension payout to Exxon Mobil Corp.'s former chief executive and chairman Lee R. Raymond has some shareholders and economists asking, "how much is enough?"
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Many Mexicans have jobs before crossing
Apr 15 2006 8:43PM (CT)
SASABE, Mexico (AP) - When Pedro Lopez Vazquez crossed illegally into the United States last week, he was not heading north to look for a job. He already had one.
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Delta pilots, court must approve deal
Apr 15 2006 11:38AM (CT)
ATLANTA (AP) - Delta Air Lines Inc. and negotiators for its pilots union reached a tentative agreement Friday on long-term pay and benefit cuts that could avert a strike at the nation's third largest carrier and ease uncertainty among travelers over the busy holiday weekend.
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Michelin plans expansion in S.C.
Apr 15 2006 11:03AM (CT)
GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) - French tire manufacturer Michelin SA plans to expand a Lexington County plant that makes large earthmover tires, the company's chairman said Monday.
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U.S. automakers trying to fill every niche
Apr 15 2006 9:52AM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Automakers seem to be a little frantic these days. At this season's major auto shows in Detroit, Chicago, Geneva and New York, they offered vehicles powered by diesel fuel, hybrid systems and ethanol, massive pickups and tiny subcompacts, nostalgic muscle cars and futuristic crossovers.
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Bausch & Lomb asks stores to pull ReNu
Apr 15 2006 9:48AM (CT)
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) - ReNu with MoistureLoc was being pulled from U.S. store shelves at the request of Bausch & Lomb amid concern the contact lens solution may be linked to a fungal eye infection that can cause blindness.
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Hyundai execs released after questioning
Apr 15 2006 5:57AM (CT)
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - Prosecutors released two top executives of Hyundai Motor Co. Saturday, a day after detaining them for questioning over allegations that the company created a slush fund to buy influence with government officials.
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Tokyo exchange to resume trading in April
Apr 15 2006 1:38AM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - The Tokyo Stock Exchange plans to resume full trading hours as early as April 24, ending a three-month stretch of shortened sessions designed to curb surges in trading traffic that shut down the bourse, news reports said Saturday.
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