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Breaking News Sat, 31 Jul 2010
President Barack Obama waves to employees at the Chrysler's Jefferson North Assembly Plant in Detroit, Friday, July 30, 2010. )
Automaker   Obama   Photos   US   Wikipedia: Troubled Asset Relief Program  
 Wall Street Journal 
Obama Says Auto Bailout Is Success
By SHARON TERLEP | DETROIT—President Barack Obama on Friday declared the controversial bailout of the U.S. auto industry a success in visits to Detroit auto plants that came weeks before General... (photo: AP / Carlos Osorio)
Oil booms lie alongside Bayou La Loutre in Hopedale, La., at a BP Lpc oil boom deployment location Monday, May 17, 2010.
Industry   Oil Spill   Photos   US   Wikipedia: Deepwater Horizon oil spill  
 The Times Of India 
BP to set aside $100 million for unemployed rig workers
HOUSTON: BP Plc said on Friday it will establish a $100 million fund to help drilling rig workers in the Gulf of Mexico who are unemployed as a result of the company's oil leak. | After BP's Macondo w... (photo: AP / Gerald Herbert)
Ringsend power station in Dublin. Similar to electricity, the natural gas distribution network is also now all-island, with a pipeline linking Gormanston, County Meath, and Ballyclare, County Antrim.  The New York Times 
Open Season for Alaska Gas Pipeline Closes Friday
| Filed at 6:02 p.m. ET | JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) -- Alaskans should know by the end of Friday whether natural gas producers have any interest in building a major pipeline in the state. But few other deta... (photo: Creative Commons / Sir James)
Open   Photos   Pipeline   Producers   Shipping  
Specialist Donald Civitanova, left, and trader Maier Tarlow work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Wednesday, July 28, 2010  The Guardian 
Wall St Week Ahead: Jobs data, earnings latest test for stocks
By Caroline Valetkevitch NEW YORK, July 30 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks are unlikely to break above a key technical level next week unless monthly jobs data and consumer company results paint a more promis... (photo: AP / Richard Drew)
Consumer   Jobs   Photos   WallStreet   Wikipedia: New York Stock Exchange  
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Specialist Michael Sollitto, right, directs trades at his post on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Wednesday, July 28, 2010 The Guardian
US STOCKS SNAPSHOT-Profits lift stocks to best month in a year
NEW YORK, July 30 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 closed higher on Friday as stocks wrapped up their best month in a year after earnings season produced another round of strong r... (photo: AP / Richard Drew)
Nasdaq   Photos   Stock   WallStreet   Wikipedia: New York Stock Exchange  
trader looks works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on Thursday, April 2, 2009 in New York. The Guardian
US STOCKS-Indexes edge lower as investors mull slow recovery
* Economy slowed more than expected in second quarter * U.S. Midwest business barometer jumps in July * Indexes down: Dow, S&P down 0.4 pct, Nasdaq down 0.2 pct (Updates ... (photo: AP / Jin Lee)
Business   Economy   Nasdaq   Photos   Wikipedia: New York Stock Exchange  
Traders and Specialists work the trading floor of the New York Stock Exchange Inquirer
Stocks down on US labor woes
| LOCAL STOCKS fell mildly Friday as fresh global jitters on the US economy gave investors an excuse to lock in early gains. | The main-share Philippine Stock Exchange in... (photo: AP / David Karp)
Economy   Nasdaq   Photos   WallStreet   Wikipedia: New York Stock Exchange  
The "Screaming'" roller coaster track that enters the water, at Disney's California Adventure. Anaheim, CA, USA. "A Bug's Land" is seen from the point of view of a bug, and the character of "Flik" from A Bug's Life The Guardian
Disney to sell Miramax for more than $660 mln
* Tutor/Colony team to buy Miramax * Deal includes rights to more than 700 film titles * Agreement caps months of stop-and-go talks * Focus on library; no current product... (photo: Creative Commons / Buchanan-Hermit)
Disney   Film   Miramax   Photos   Team  
Traders work at the New York Stock Exchange Friday, March 27, 2009. Business Journal
Markets down slightly Friday noon; Kennametal down 2.05 percent
Send this story to a friend | Email address of friend (insert comma between multiple addresses): Your email address: Add a brief note: | Enter words from the security ima... (photo: AP / Mark Lennihan)
Markets   Nasdaq   Photos   WallStreet   Wikipedia: New York Stock Exchange  
Different types of vehicles ranging from GMC, Nissan, Honda and Audi are on display outside a car shop in Ballas, St. Louis, Missouri as seen on this March 27, 2010 file photo. The New York Times
Nissan to Unveil Rogue Crossover
| Filed at 12:18 p.m. ET | FRANKLIN, Tenn. (AP) -- Nissan's North American division planned to unveil a redesigned 2011 model of its Rogue crossover SUV at an auto show i... (photo: WN / Janice Sabnal)
Auto   Crossover   Nissan   Photos   Unveil  
N.C. mental health provider loses accreditation The News & Observer
N.C. mental health provider loses accreditation
| RALEIGH -- The financially troubled Mental Health Association of North Carolina is getting out of the business of providing care to hundreds of people. | The associatio... (photo: WN / marzena)
Business   Carolina   Health   Mental   Photos  
In this May 22, 2008 file photo the headquarters of drug maker Merck & Co. are seen in Whitehouse Station, USA. Merck & Co. is buying Schering-Plough Corp. for US$ 41.1 billion in stock and cash in a deal that gives the companies more firepower to compete in a drug industry facing slumping sales, tough generic competition and intense cost pressures. The deal announced Monday, March 9, 2009 would unite the maker of asthma drug Singulair with the maker of allergy medicine Nasonex Business Journal
Schering-Plough charges eat into Merck profit
Send this story to a friend | Email address of friend (insert comma between multiple addresses): Your email address: Add a brief note: | Enter words from the security ima... (photo: AP / Mel Evans, file)
Audio   Merck   Photos   Profit   Security  
Vegetables - Organic - Food The Examiner
Organic farming can save the world (now read on)
| Lafayette Farmers' Market Contra Costa Certified Farmers' Markets | Outsized claims like the title to this article naturally arouse skepticism. After all, our culture b... (photo: WN / Sweet Radoc)
Food   Health   Organic   Photos   Wikipedia:Organic farming  
Entrance to Chevron's headquarters complex in San Ramon, California. Chevron was found to have evaded $3.25 billion in federal and state taxes from 1970 to 2000 through a complex petroleum pricing scheme involving a project in Indonesia. The New York Times
Chevron 2Q Income Triples on Higher Energy Prices
| Filed at 10:47 a.m. ET | NEW YORK (AP) -- Chevron's second-quarter earnings tripled on better refining margins and higher prices for oil and natural gas, the company sa... (photo: Creative Commons / Coolcaesar)
Chevron   Earnings   Energy   Photos   Prices  
ntonio Tajani, Vice President of the EC in charge of Industry and Entrepreneurship, at the SME Finance Forum - How to exit the recession and achieve smart growth Herald Tribune
Recession was deeper than gov't previously thought
| WASHINGTON - The recession was deeper than the government previously thought. | The Commerce Department, in revisions issued Friday, estimates the economy shrank 2.6 pe... (photo: European Community / Benot Bourgeois)
Commerce   Economy   Government   Photos   Recession  
Post-Bulletin
Kids Day is Saturday at Lanesboro Farmers Market
7/30/2010 8:13:40 AM By Laura Horihan | The Post-Bulletin, Rochester MN | LANESBORO -The seventh annual Kids Day at the Lanesboro Farmers Market will be from 9 a.m. to no... (photo: WN / marzena)
Activities   Farm   Kids   Market   Photos  
Tax Issues Finance & Investments
- U.S. Had Long Suspected Billionaire Brothers of Evading Taxe
- Realtors, landlords threaten suit against Providence in oppo
- Tax study default leaves Nevada lawmakers upset, angry, as s
- Proposed tax amnesty program still in talks
Smoker
Rules, taxes squeezing California smokers
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- Obama Says Auto Bailout Is Success
- Wall Street Slips After U.S. Data on Growth
- July is best month for stocks on Wall Street in a year
- After you invest in expensive college textbooks, protect the
President Barack Obama waves to employees at the Chrysler's Jefferson North Assembly Plant in Detroit, Friday, July 30, 2010. )
Obama Says Auto Bailout Is Success
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Currency Banking
- Looking at the dollar the old-fashioned way
- Local dollar up as focus turns to US
- 2ND LD: Dollar briefly dips below 86 yen line in N.Y.+
- Dollar sinks to 8-month low vs yen as growth slows
Rupee - An Indian Currency
Rupee climbs to 46.46 against dollar
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- TD Bank Opens New Green Call Center in Auburn, Maine
- Man gets 13 years in prison for bank robberies
- Regulators close banks in Fla., Ga., Wash.
- Regulators close banks in Fla., Ga., Wash.
INDIA-BANK-ROBBERY
Man gets 13 years in prison for bank robberies
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Finance Oil & Energy
- Millions more to repay tax credit payments
- Interns are 'entitled to be paid' says report
- Obama Says Auto Bailout Is Success
- Giant grain marketers in A$2b merger
President Barack Obama waves to employees at the Chrysler's Jefferson North Assembly Plant in Detroit, Friday, July 30, 2010. )
Obama Says Auto Bailout Is Success
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- Signs are oil spill cleanup entering long-term phase
- Coast Guard lab in Conn. tests origins of Gulf oil
- Michigan: Oil Spill Response Focuses on Wildlife
- Citizen's Voice: Oil spill worsens pet crisis in La.
A camp is seen on an island near cypress trees killed by saltwater intrusion in wetlands near Houma, La., Wednesday, July 28, 2010.
BP oil spill: A Louisiana tragedy
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Industries Technology
- Sewage plant worker's death ruled accidental
- Marcellus Shale Coalition hires Ridge as adviser
- Arizona Governor considers changing immigration law
- India, US sign nuclear reprocessing deal
Members of the Los Angeles Fire Department urban search and rescue team survey damage after a suspected natural gas explosion at a welding shop collapsed part of the building and hurled two workers into the street, killing one and leaving the other in critical condition, Friday, July 30, 2010, in Los Angeles.
Deadly gas explosion destroys building in Calif.
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- BP oil spill: A Louisiana tragedy
- BP owners torn over possible name change
- Iran Aims for Space, U.S. Aims for War
- Federal program buys cell phones for the poor.
A camp is seen on an island near cypress trees killed by saltwater intrusion in wetlands near Houma, La., Wednesday, July 28, 2010.
BP oil spill: A Louisiana tragedy
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