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Analysts: Storms could affect gas prices
May 25 2007 11:37PM (CT)
HOUSTON (AP) - If you think gasoline prices are high now, consider the eye-popping possibilities if another monster storm pummels the Gulf of Mexico this hurricane season, the way Katrina and Rita battered the petroleum-rich waters in 2005.
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38M plan to travel over holiday weekend
May 25 2007 10:56PM (CT)
CALABASAS, Calif. (AP) - Like many holiday travelers, Ron Evenhaim isn't going to let rising gasoline prices curtail his plans for a weekend getaway.
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38M plan to travel over holiday weekend
May 25 2007 10:56PM (CT)
CALABASAS, Calif. (AP) - Like many holiday travelers, Ron Evenhaim isn't going to let rising gasoline prices curtail his plans for a weekend getaway.
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Jack In The Box ads called misleading
May 25 2007 9:06PM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - The parent company of the Carl's Jr. and Hardee's fast food chains sued rival Jack In The Box Inc. on Friday to stop TV ads that it says suggest Carl's Jr. and Hardee's use cow anus to make Angus beef hamburgers.
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Poll: Gas costs hurt, but many adjust
May 25 2007 7:49PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Nearly half the country thinks near-record gasoline prices will cause serious hardship, prompting ever more people to consider trading their gas guzzlers for more fuel-efficient cars, an AP-Ipsos poll says.
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Poll: Gas costs hurt, but many adjust
May 25 2007 7:49PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Nearly half the country thinks near-record gasoline prices will cause serious hardship, prompting ever more people to consider trading their gas guzzlers for more fuel-efficient cars, an AP-Ipsos poll says.
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Roehm: Wal-Mart CEO broke ethics policy
May 25 2007 6:38PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Wal-Mart chief executive Lee Scott violated the company's ethics policy and accepted trips and received discounts on yachts and jewelry from a vendor, according to documents filed by a marketing executive fired by Wal-Mart in December.
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Nasdaq in $3.7B deal for Nordic bourse
May 25 2007 5:23PM (CT)
STOCKHOLM, Sweden (AP) - Nasdaq Stock Market Inc., which lost its battle to cross the Atlantic with a failed bid for the London Stock Exchange, agreed Friday to buy Nordic stock exchange operator OMX AB for $3.67 billion.
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Coca-Cola buys Glaceau for $4.1B
May 25 2007 5:17PM (CT)
ATLANTA (AP) - Coca-Cola is betting big that Glaceau will help it expand its water and energy drink offerings and jump-start North American sales. On Friday, the world's largest beverage maker said it would buy the privately held maker of Vitaminwater for $4.1 billion in cash.
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Coca-Cola buys Glaceau for $4.1B
May 25 2007 5:17PM (CT)
ATLANTA (AP) - Coca-Cola is betting big that Glaceau will help it expand its water and energy drink offerings and jump-start North American sales. On Friday, the world's largest beverage maker said it would buy the privately held maker of Vitaminwater for $4.1 billion in cash.
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Coca-Cola buys Glaceau for $4.1B
May 25 2007 5:17PM (CT)
ATLANTA (AP) - Coca-Cola is betting big that Glaceau will help it expand its water and energy drink offerings and jump-start North American sales. On Friday, the world's largest beverage maker said it would buy the privately held maker of Vitaminwater for $4.1 billion in cash.
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Home prices fall for 9th straight month
May 25 2007 4:45PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Sales of existing homes fell more than expected in April while prices slid for a record ninth consecutive month, indicating further troubles ahead for the housing market.
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Pump prices hit home more in Kentucky
May 25 2007 2:59PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - As gasoline prices flirt with all-time highs ahead of Memorial Day weekend, the drivers hit hardest aren't the ones paying the highest prices.
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Gas, crude oil rise before Memorial Day
May 25 2007 2:56PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Road warriors will receive little relief as they head out the door for this year's Memorial Day weekend as retail prices hover at all-time highs and gasoline futures plow higher on supply fears.
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Gas, crude oil rise before Memorial Day
May 25 2007 2:56PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Road warriors will receive little relief as they head out the door for this year's Memorial Day weekend as retail prices hover at all-time highs and gasoline futures plow higher on supply fears.
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Treasurys end flat to lower
May 25 2007 2:32PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - U.S. Treasury bond prices were unchanged to slightly lower Friday, despite what might have been supportive home sales data ahead of the U.S. holiday weekend.
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EU data-privacy officials probing Google
May 25 2007 2:13PM (CT)
BRUSSELS, Belgium (AP) - An independent European Union panel is investigating whether Google Inc.'s Internet search engine abides by European privacy rules, which tend to be stricter than those in the United States.
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Infrared fires up backyard barbecues
May 25 2007 1:43PM (CT)
ALBANY, Ga. (AP) - For a quarter century, chefs at pricey steakhouses have been searing meat on burners that cook with infrared energy. Now the high-temperature technology may be coming to a backyard barbecue near you.
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Sony develops film-thin, bending display
May 25 2007 12:20PM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - In the race for ever-thinner displays for TVs, cell phones and other gadgets, Sony may have developed one to beat them all _ a razor-thin display that bends like paper while showing full-color video.
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Chinese stocks hit another record
May 25 2007 9:12AM (CT)
SHANGHAI, China (AP) - Chinese stocks rose to a fresh record high Friday as foreign currency shares rebounded from losses the day before.
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China presses U.S. on food regulations
May 25 2007 9:11AM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - China appeared to go on the defensive Friday in response to rising concern about the safety of its food and drug exports, asking the United States to clarify its regulations on the use of antibiotics that turned up in Chinese catfish in three southern states.
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China presses U.S. on food regulations
May 25 2007 9:11AM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - China appeared to go on the defensive Friday in response to rising concern about the safety of its food and drug exports, asking the United States to clarify its regulations on the use of antibiotics that turned up in Chinese catfish in three southern states.
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Precious, industrial metals prices drop
May 25 2007 6:30AM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Gold prices tumbled Thursday under pressure from a firming U.S. dollar, an expiring gold options contract and weaker crude oil prices.
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Senate bill encourages farmers
May 25 2007 3:55AM (CT)
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) - Legislation introduced in the U.S. Senate this week would entice farmers located near ethanol biorefineries to grow dedicated energy crops.
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Senate bill encourages farmers
May 25 2007 3:55AM (CT)
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) - Legislation introduced in the U.S. Senate this week would entice farmers located near ethanol biorefineries to grow dedicated energy crops.
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Senate bill encourages farmers
May 25 2007 3:55AM (CT)
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) - Legislation introduced in the U.S. Senate this week would entice farmers located near ethanol biorefineries to grow dedicated energy crops.
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Japan consumer prices down 0.1 percent
May 25 2007 1:31AM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - Japan's most-watched consumer price index fell for a third month in April, edging down 0.1 percent, the government said Friday, raising doubts that deflation was really a thing of the past.
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Gap Inc.'s 1Q profit falls 26 percent
May 25 2007 12:11AM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Gap Inc.'s management has changed, but the troubled clothing retailer's financial trends remain distressingly familiar with both profits and sales still evaporating.
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