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Arena project divides Brooklyn residents
Sep 4 2006 9:10PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - A state senator stood up and endorsed a development project that includes a new arena for the New Jersey Nets. He was shouted down by a woman who opposes the plan.
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Brazilian VW workers end weeklong strike
Sep 4 2006 8:48PM (CT)
SAO PAULO, Brazil (AP) - Volkswagen workers ended a weeklong strike at the company's largest and oldest Brazilian factory on Monday after the company suspended a plan to lay off about 1,800 production employees, union leaders said.
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Airbus superjumbo jet makes test flight
Sep 4 2006 7:04PM (CT)
PARIS (AP) - The Airbus A380, the world's largest passenger jet, took to the sky with a full load of passengers for the first time Monday, and the European aircraft maker announced further management changes in the wake of costly delays to the $13 billion jet program.
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British energy supplier raises prices
Sep 4 2006 5:34PM (CT)
LONDON (AP) - Centrica PLC, the country's largest supplier of gas and electricity, raised consumer energy prices Monday in response to soaring wholesale costs.
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Italian coalition discusses budget cuts
Sep 4 2006 5:33PM (CT)
ROME (AP) - Prime Minister Romano Prodi meets with his economics minister and top advisers from the center-right coalition Monday to discuss measures to balance the 2007 budget.
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EU clears GE, Credit Suisse project
Sep 4 2006 5:32PM (CT)
BRUSSELS, Belgium (AP) - General Electric Co. and Credit Suisse Group won EU regulatory approval Monday for a $1 billion project to invest in infrastructure projects worldwide.
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Viacom, Warner, Universal Bid For BMG
Sep 4 2006 5:31PM (CT)
LONDON (AP) - Warner Music Group Corp., Viacom Inc. and Universal Music Group are among those to have bid for BMG Music Publishing, people familiar with the situation told Dow Jones Newswires on Friday.
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Judge declines Airbus' bid to axe lawyer
Sep 4 2006 5:28PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - A District of Columbia Superior Court judge has shelved efforts by Airbus to disqualify Boeing Co. lawyers from working on a contentious trade dispute.
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Profits of China's top corporations up
Sep 4 2006 5:27PM (CT)
SHANGHAI, China (AP) - China's 500 top businesses saw their combined profits rise 23 percent in 2005, with strong earnings in the petrochemicals, banking and metals industries contributing a large share of the growth, according to a study published Monday.
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Murdoch joins London's newspaper battle
Sep 4 2006 5:26PM (CT)
LONDON (AP) - Global media tycoon Rupert Murdoch on Monday launched thelondonpaper, diving into London's already crowded market for free newspapers _ a relatively new but increasingly lucrative source of media revenue.
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Bazooka recipe open to foreign gum maker
Sep 4 2006 3:36PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - In a bid to resolve a sticky mess, a judge has decided that an Argentine company can continue making its sweet-tasting Bazooka gum even though its relationship with The Topps Co. that made the brand famous has long since soured.
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$1B casino planned for Chinese territory
Sep 4 2006 1:49PM (CT)
MACAU (AP) - American billionaire Stephen Wynn will make one of his biggest gambles this week when he opens a sleek $1 billion hotel-casino in Macau _ the booming Chinese territory that could soon bump off Las Vegas as the world's gaming capital.
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World markets rise on earnings optimism
Sep 4 2006 1:27PM (CT)
LONDON (AP) - Global stock markets rose Monday, buoyed by optimism for further earnings growth in Europe and on signs that Japanese companies are boosting capital spending to take advantage of future economic expansion.
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Crude oil futures drop below $69
Sep 4 2006 8:21AM (CT)
VIENNA, Austria (AP) - Oil prices dropped below $69 a barrel Monday, falling below 10-week lows despite continued jitters over the standoff between Iran and the international community over Tehran's nuclear program.
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Japanese stocks rise; dollar down
Sep 4 2006 5:57AM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - Japanese stocks surged Monday following fresh economic data that showed businesses had boosted capital investment in the last quarter. Canon, Matsushita and Mitsubishi Estate all advanced.
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Dollar drops against yen in Asian
Sep 4 2006 5:56AM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - The dollar weakened against the yen in Asian trading Monday following the release of strong Japanese business spending data, which renewed some speculation the Bank of Japan might raise interest rates again before year-end.
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Cattle business rivals wheat in N.D.
Sep 4 2006 4:18AM (CT)
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - Hard red spring wheat has been king in North Dakota for decades, but good times in the cattle industry are making cattlemen smile.
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Ex-Japanese Web star pleads not guilty
Sep 4 2006 3:11AM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - Former Internet mogul Takafumi Horie pleaded not guilty Monday at the opening of a trial highlighting Japan's efforts to grapple with aggressive business tactics and define the legal boundaries for innovative stock trading.
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Police probe attack near Indonesia mine
Sep 4 2006 12:28AM (CT)
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) - Police on Monday were investigating who shot at a vehicle belonging to U.S. mining giant Freeport near the company's gold and copper mine in eastern Indonesia, police and the company said Monday.
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