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SEC asks Ford about Syria, Sudan
Nov 24 2006 8:53PM (CT)
DETROIT (AP) - Federal regulators have pressed Ford Motor Co. for information about its business in Syria and Sudan, which are under economic sanctions or other controls for being state sponsors of terrorism.
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Microsoft hoping for business upgrades
Nov 24 2006 8:51PM (CT)
REDMOND, Wash. (AP) - Bill Hartnett got accustomed to the screaming. As Microsoft Corp.'s manager of software sales to financial services companies, Hartnett used to get pelted with complaints about the security and reliability of Microsoft's products.
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Dollar down against major currencies
Nov 24 2006 8:43PM (CT)
BERLIN (AP) - The dollar dropped against other major currencies Friday and fell to a year-and-a-half low against the euro, weakened by expectations of higher European interest rates.
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Scania board formally rejects MAN offer
Nov 24 2006 8:40PM (CT)
STOCKHOLM, Sweden (AP) - Swedish truckmaker Scania AB on Friday formally rejected a 10.3 billion euro ($13.3 billion) hostile takeover bid by German rival MAN AG, saying talks had broken off between the companies.
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Carlyle Group in talks with semi company
Nov 24 2006 8:37PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Private equity firm Carlyle Group said Friday that it is in talks to acquire Advanced Semiconductor Engineering Inc., which tests and assembles computer chips, for $5.46 billion.
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Businesses split on patent case
Nov 24 2006 8:29PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Some of the largest companies in the United States are facing off in a Supreme Court case over gas pedals, with one side hoping the justices will put the brakes on an out-of-control patent system.
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Goodyear workers take strike to YouTube
Nov 24 2006 8:27PM (CT)
CLEVELAND (AP) - The United Steelworkers union is turning to the popular video-sharing site YouTube to question the safety of Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. tires being made while 12,000 union workers in the United States and Canada are on strike.
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Wal-Mart's site stalls on Black Friday
Nov 24 2006 6:49PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - High traffic disrupted Wal-Mart Stores Inc.'s Web site for much of Friday, one of the year's busiest shopping days.
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Oil prices up slightly in thin trading
Nov 24 2006 5:42PM (CT)
LONDON (AP) - Crude-oil prices rose Friday after a deadly attack on an oil facility in Nigeria, and as the U.S. dollar weakened due to speculation of further interest rate hikes in Europe.
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Ontario pension plan to buy N.Y. ports
Nov 24 2006 4:56PM (CT)
TORONTO (AP) - The Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan agreed to buy two marine container terminals in the New York area and two in British Columbia from Orient Overseas (International) Ltd. for $2.4 billion.
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EADS shareholders row delaying Airbus?
Nov 24 2006 4:53PM (CT)
PARIS (AP) - A dispute between the French government and the main shareholders of Airbus parent EADS is holding up a decision on the A350 jet's launch, two people close to major EADS shareholders said Friday.
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EADS shareholders row delaying Airbus?
Nov 24 2006 4:53PM (CT)
PARIS (AP) - A dispute between the French government and the main shareholders of Airbus parent EADS is holding up a decision on the A350 jet's launch, two people close to major EADS shareholders said Friday.
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Carlyle Group in talks with semi company
Nov 24 2006 4:48PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Private equity firm Carlyle Group said Friday that it is in talks to acquire Advanced Semiconductor Engineering Inc., which tests and assembles computer chips, for $5.46 billion.
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Sony finds defect in digital cameras
Nov 24 2006 4:30PM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - Sony said Friday it found a defect in some of its popular Cyber-shot compact digital cameras and offered to repair affected cameras free of charge.
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Holidays key in Penney-Kohl's rivalry
Nov 24 2006 1:40PM (CT)
PLANO, Texas (AP) - Clutching a plastic J.C. Penney bag in one hand and reaching for her 4-year-old daughter with the other, Cathy Lewis sized up the department-store options for shoppers on a budget.
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Holidays key in Penney-Kohl's rivalry
Nov 24 2006 1:40PM (CT)
PLANO, Texas (AP) - Clutching a plastic J.C. Penney bag in one hand and reaching for her 4-year-old daughter with the other, Cathy Lewis sized up the department-store options for shoppers on a budget.
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Holidays key in Penney-Kohl's rivalry
Nov 24 2006 1:40PM (CT)
PLANO, Texas (AP) - Clutching a plastic J.C. Penney bag in one hand and reaching for her 4-year-old daughter with the other, Cathy Lewis sized up the department-store options for shoppers on a budget.
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Holidays key in Penney-Kohl's rivalry
Nov 24 2006 1:40PM (CT)
PLANO, Texas (AP) - Clutching a plastic J.C. Penney bag in one hand and reaching for her 4-year-old daughter with the other, Cathy Lewis sized up the department-store options for shoppers on a budget.
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Wall Street opens lower
Nov 24 2006 9:59AM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Stocks opened lower Friday as the holiday shopping season began in earnest and Wall Street's attention turned to retail stocks and a steep decline in the dollar against other major currencies.
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Airbus heads home after China visits
Nov 24 2006 4:17AM (CT)
SHANGHAI, China (AP) - The Airbus A380 superjumbo flew home Friday after stopovers in three of China's biggest cities, visits symbolizing the company's ambitions in the booming Chinese market, where the outlook for the colossal jet is mixed.
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Dairy owner combats mozzarella monopoly
Nov 24 2006 4:14AM (CT)
BANGOR, Calif. (AP) - Think fresh mozzarella and buffalo tomatoes are more likely to come to mind than water buffalos. But true mozzarella can only be made from the rich, fatty milk of the water buffalo. For years, chefs and gourmands in the United States would settle for nothing less than the smooth, white balls of mozzarella di bufala, airlifted from Italy.
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Ma. stores open on holiday, despite laws
Nov 24 2006 3:47AM (CT)
BOSTON (AP) - Despite Puritan-era laws that prohibit most stores in Massachusetts from doing business on Thanksgiving, lines were 30-shoppers long at 10 p.m. inside a CompUSA Inc. outlet in the Brighton neighborhood.
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Howard: Laws won't change for Qantas
Nov 24 2006 2:43AM (CT)
SYDNEY, Australia (AP) - Qantas Airways' boss sought to dampen rampant speculation Friday about a multinational consortium's bid for Australia's national carrier as the government strongly hinted it wouldn't move to block the deal if it complies with current foreign ownership laws.
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Japan stocks fall on stronger yen
Nov 24 2006 2:16AM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - Japanese stocks dropped Friday as a stronger yen triggered selling in major exporters like Sony and Toyota.
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