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Oil prices fall on mideast cease-fire
Aug 14 2006 10:20PM (CT)
SINGAPORE (AP) - Oil prices continued to fall Tuesday as the market responded a nearly day-old cease-fire in Lebanon that ended a month of fighting and eased concerns of a supply disruption in the oil-rich region.
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Japanese stocks mixed, dollar lower
Aug 14 2006 10:14PM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - Japanese stocks were mixed Tuesday, with the benchmark Nikkei 225 index falling slightly on moderate profit-taking after the nearly 300-point rally registered the previous day.
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PepsiCo names Nooyi as new female CEO
Aug 14 2006 6:03PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - PepsiCo Inc. said Monday that Chief Financial Officer Indra K. Nooyi will replace Steven Reinemund as chief executive officer of the soft-drink and snacks company, making her the No. 2 female CEO in the Fortune 500.
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CA 1Q profit falls 64 percent
Aug 14 2006 5:50PM (CT)
ISLANDIA, N.Y. (AP) - CA Inc.'s first-quarter profit fell 64 percent on increased expenses, and the business software maker said it will trim its work force by about 10 percent, or 1,700 positions.
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In comeback, Cracked vows crass comedy
Aug 14 2006 4:59PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - The story of how the crass comics magazine Cracked was brought back to life begins, of all places, at a white-shoe law firm in New York.
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Wal-Mart workers mixed on new pay caps
Aug 14 2006 4:41PM (CT)
BENTONVILLE, Ark. (AP) - A dozen years into a Wal-Mart career, Brad Moore looked forward to earning more money based on his good annual performance reviews. That changed last week when the retailer announced chain-wide pay caps it says are intended to move people up the company ladder.
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Bonds slide on Lebanon cease-fire
Aug 14 2006 4:33PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - U.S. Treasury prices settled lower Monday, as investors reversed safe-haven buying and prepared for crucial data releases later this week.
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Bonds slide on Lebanon cease-fire
Aug 14 2006 4:33PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - U.S. Treasury prices settled lower Monday, as investors reversed safe-haven buying and prepared for crucial data releases later this week.
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Gold down on cease-fire, silver gains
Aug 14 2006 4:27PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Gold futures followed crude oil lower at the New York Mercantile Exchange on Monday amid news of a U.N.-imposed cease-fire in Lebanon.
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Dollar gains on most currencies
Aug 14 2006 3:38PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - The dollar rose against most major currencies Monday as investors awaited U.S. inflation data due out this week.
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Terror spells trouble for cheap travel
Aug 14 2006 2:20PM (CT)
LONDON (AP) - Europeans have become used to cheap flights, sometimes paying no more than the price of a lavish meal for a ticket between London and Spain.
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Judge orders voice samples in Coke case
Aug 14 2006 1:46PM (CT)
ATLANTA (AP) - A judge on Monday ordered three people charged in the theft of trade secrets from The Coca-Cola Co. to turn over voice samples to allow the government to try to match them with recorded telephone conversations that are part of the investigation.
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HealthSouth to sell outpatient clinics
Aug 14 2006 1:36PM (CT)
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) - The name will remain the same at HealthSouth Corp., but plenty else will change under a restructuring announced Monday as the medical services company continues its recovery from a $2.7 billion fraud.
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Oil companies OK Ukraine gas price cap
Aug 14 2006 12:55PM (CT)
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) - Ukraine's oil businesses have agreed to temporarily cap gasoline prices, the energy minister said Monday, amid a dramatic spike in prices that has alarmed consumers and prompted calls for the government to intervene.
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HSN to offer shop-by-remote TV service
Aug 14 2006 12:33PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Home shopping network HSN is offering another way for shoppers to buy their goods: using their remote control pad to buy such merchandise as clothing and jewelry on TV. It is the first service of its kind being offered in the U.S.
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Euro-zone economies grow 2.4 pct. in 2Q
Aug 14 2006 6:55AM (CT)
BRUSSELS, Belgium (AP) - Economic growth in the 12 nations that use the euro accelerated to 2.4 percent in the second quarter, the European Union said Monday, raising its forecast for the third-quarter but cutting it for the fourth.
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2 Ahold shareholders call for breakup
Aug 14 2006 6:39AM (CT)
AMSTERDAM, Netherlands (AP) - Two shareholders of grocery store chain Royal Ahold NV called Monday for "drastic" changes to its corporate structure, including selling Ahold's U.S. assets _ the bulk of the company.
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Wall Street is back on inflation watch
Aug 14 2006 5:06AM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Investors got their long-awaited pause in interest rate hikes from the Federal Reserve last week. But perhaps they should've looked up the definition of the word "pause" before wishing so hard.
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Organic farmers hit by worker shortage
Aug 14 2006 2:02AM (CT)
WATSONVILLE, Calif. (AP) - For every fragrant bunch of parsley that foreman Eber Diaz picked, he stopped to rip out handfuls of thick-stemmed weeds crowding the crop.
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