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Survey: Companies plan to add jobs
Sep 10 2007 11:43PM (CT)
MILWAUKEE (AP) - Employers are predicting another stable quarter of hiring, with 27 percent of companies expecting to add positions in the last three months of the year, according to a survey of 14,000 companies being released Tuesday.
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Wal-Mart lowers 2Q profit by $153M
Sep 10 2007 9:10PM (CT)
BENTONVILLE, Ark. (AP) - Wal-Mart Stores Inc. reduced its reported second-quarter profit by $153 million due to expenses from selling its German retail operations, the world's largest retailer reported Monday.
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Blockbuster announces COO leaving
Sep 10 2007 8:09PM (CT)
DALLAS (AP) - Blockbuster Inc. said Monday its chief operating officer will leave at the end of September and announced two former 7-Eleven Inc. executives will join the movie rental company's management.
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Intel raises 3Q sales outlook by $200M
Sep 10 2007 8:06PM (CT)
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) - It was supposed to be Advanced Micro Devices Inc.'s day Monday with the launch of its highly touted new server chip, but Intel Corp. swooped in and stole some of the headlines from its smaller rival with a boosted financial forecast.
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'Free lunch' seminars can entrap seniors
Sep 10 2007 7:08PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - "Free Food. Free Golf. Free Drinks." "Dinner is On Us!" "Act now!" Investment seminar pitches like these abound in areas with large populations of retirees, and regulators are warning seniors to be wary.
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'Free lunch' seminars can entrap seniors
Sep 10 2007 7:08PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - "Free Food. Free Golf. Free Drinks." "Dinner is On Us!" "Act now!" Investment seminar pitches like these abound in areas with large populations of retirees, and regulators are warning seniors to be wary.
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'Free lunch' seminars can entrap seniors
Sep 10 2007 7:08PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - "Free Food. Free Golf. Free Drinks." "Dinner is On Us!" "Act now!" Investment seminar pitches like these abound in areas with large populations of retirees, and regulators are warning seniors to be wary.
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Home Depot pares expected earnings drop
Sep 10 2007 6:37PM (CT)
ATLANTA (AP) - The Home Depot Inc., the world's largest home improvement store chain, revised its financial outlook Monday, paring its expected decline in earnings per share from continuing operations thanks to a tender offer that will reduce the number of its outstanding shares.
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Economic outlook is worst in 5 years
Sep 10 2007 6:35PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Strained by an ailing housing market and credit woes, the economy in 2007 is expected to log its worst growth in five years and should be somewhat sluggish next year.
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Disney to test toys independently
Sep 10 2007 6:23PM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Following the recall of millions of toys by Mattel Inc., The Walt Disney Co. said Monday it will independently test toys featuring its characters.
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OPEC weighs push by some to boost quota
Sep 10 2007 6:21PM (CT)
VIENNA, Austria (AP) - OPEC weighed a push by some members Monday to modestly boost its production quota amid stubbornly high oil prices and expectations of a spike later this year in the global demand for crude.
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Late day rally boosts oil, natural gas
Sep 10 2007 6:19PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Oil futures climbed in a late-session rally Monday as investors adjusted their holdings ahead of OPEC's Tuesday production-setting meeting. Natural gas futures, meanwhile, jumped after a series of explosions hit natural gas pipelines owned by Mexico's state-owned oil company.
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St. Louis Fed looking for new president
Sep 10 2007 4:55PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - William Poole, the straight-talking president of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, will retire in March _ ending a 10-year run at the helm.
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Industrial metals prices slide
Sep 10 2007 3:38PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Industrial metals prices slid Monday as investors, eyeing volatility on Wall Street and an unexpected contraction in Japanese economic activity, grew uneasy about the health of the U.S. economy.
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Industrial metals prices slide
Sep 10 2007 3:38PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Industrial metals prices slid Monday as investors, eyeing volatility on Wall Street and an unexpected contraction in Japanese economic activity, grew uneasy about the health of the U.S. economy.
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Housing bust, credit crunch hurt jobs
Sep 10 2007 12:53PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - The first significant crack in the economy's foundation appeared when a government report last week showed employers cut jobs for the first time in four years. But what's going to happen next?
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Housing bust, credit crunch hurt jobs
Sep 10 2007 12:53PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - The first significant crack in the economy's foundation appeared when a government report last week showed employers cut jobs for the first time in four years. But what's going to happen next?
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Treasury prices extended their advance
Sep 10 2007 11:59AM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Treasury prices extended their advance Monday, benefiting from the stock market's losses as several Federal Reserve officials made upbeat comments about the economy.
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Time magazine loses suit against Suharto
Sep 10 2007 10:23AM (CT)
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) - Indonesia's highest court ordered Time magazine to pay $106 million in damages for defaming former dictator Suharto by alleging his family amassed billions of dollars during his 32-year rule, officials said Monday.
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Blackstone makes first China investment
Sep 10 2007 9:06AM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - Blackstone Group LP bought a 20 percent stake in a Chinese chemical company Monday in its first deal in the country since a Chinese government fund bought into the U.S. private equity firm.
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Blasts hit Mexico oil company pipelines
Sep 10 2007 9:00AM (CT)
MEXICO CITY (AP) - Several explosions believed to the work of result of sabotage ripped apart pipelines for Mexico's state oil monopoly early Monday, the company said. There were no injuries.
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AMD to launch new 4-core server chip
Sep 10 2007 8:54AM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Advanced Micro Devices Inc. launched its highly publicized new server chip Monday, delivering the biggest jolt to its product lineup in four years.
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