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The economy is deteriorating so quickly and dramatically that it threatens to overtake many proposals the presidential candidates have been offering for months.Democrat Barack Obama and Republican John McCain have suggested several tax, spending and...
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When the 1,020-foot Explorer of the Seas cruises through North Atlantic waters next year, it’ll spend more time off the coast of New England and less time near...
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Seventeen-year-old Alexis Corocan spends about $5 a month on clothes, accessories and eyes of various shapes and shades for her online persona on IMVU, a popular...
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The Bush administration seized control Sunday of troubled mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, aiming to stabilize the housing market turmoil that is threatening...
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MARKETING BOOST: Foodmakers are squeezed right now because of high commodity prices, but they’re planning boosts in advertising this year. It comes as...
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As a test, MSN Money puts a household’s food budget on a strict diet. The experiment has its downsides (no more rice, please!) but shows how to take a bite out of...
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Foodmakers may be worried about higher costs for key ingredients, pushing through price increases and still maintaining their profits. But for big names like Sara Lee,...
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AP, Taipei
Taiwanese leaders sought to ease mounting complaints about the island’s slowing economy on Sunday, the latest in a string of public apologies and promises to prop...
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AP, Dubai
The operator of the oil rig involved in last week’s deadly helicopter accident off the Dubai coast said production remained halted on the platform Sunday.
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Iraq’s Cabinet approved an initial gas agreement Sunday between the Oil Ministry and Royal Dutch Shell PLC to invest in a joint venture to tap natural gas in...
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Olympian Michael Phelps’ record-setting performance in Beijing has led to multimillion-dollar endorsement deals, but his road to marketing gold was paved years...
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With oil prices off nearly 30 percent from their highs of almost $150 a barrel, OPEC oil ministers are considering what was unthinkable just a few weeks ago _ cutting...
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The Bush administration, acting to avert the potential for major financial turmoil, announced Sunday that the federal government was taking control of mortgage giants...
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AP, Tokyo
Posing proudly for a snapshot with a glittery championship belt, Seigi Nishiyama is among some 600 other sports fans packing a Tokyo theater who can’t get enough...
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AP, Kuala Lumpur
AirAsia, the region’s biggest budget carrier, is making a risky bet.
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AP, Everett
Striking Boeing Co. production workers hunkered down Saturday for what could be along, bruising battle with costly repercussions for both sides.
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Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama said Saturday that any government takeover of troubled mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac must put the interests of...
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AP, Washington
A top House Democrat confirmed Saturday that the government is planning to intervene to stabilize troubled mortgage finance companies Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
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The first camera ad that stuck on to my memory was the ‘bubble burst’ creative from Canon. Although there is little similarity between Sony’s ad for...
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Boeing Co. machinists walked out on strike Saturday after talks with a federal mediator failed to produce an agreement.
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AP, Tokyo
Nomura Holdings Inc., Japan’s largest brokerage group, is considering buying a stake in U.S. investment bank Lehman Brothers, a Japanese newspaper reported...
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At the outset of this year, Russia proudly proclaimed itself an island of stability at the annual economic gathering in Davos, setting itself apart from the tumult of...
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AP, Tokyo
Japan unveiled a 2 trillion yen, or $18 billion, stimulus package Friday, including assistance to small businesses and other pump-priming measures to shore up its...
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Japan is set to unveil a 1.8 trillion yen, or $16.5 billion, pump-priming package Friday to shore up the flagging economy hit by soaring energy and material prices,...
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A private business group says its measure of the economy’s health fell more than expected in July, pushed lower by declines in the stock market, drops in new...
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Media coverage of the economic downturn in the U.S. has lagged behind both economic activity and public interest, according to a study being released Monday by a...
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AP, Jakarta
Economic growth in Southeast Asia’s largest economy is expected to hold steady at just over 6 percent in 2009, Indonesian’s president said Friday in his...
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AP, Washington
The White House on Monday lowered its forecast for economic growth this year and next and said unemployment is likely to rise as housing and financial debacles along...
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Democrats controlling Congress ratcheted up expectations Tuesday for additional legislation to jump-start the dragging economy.”We will be proceeding with another...
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The name M-Please-V doesn’t really seem to be apt for an electric car but if you read its non-abbreviated form then you’ll agree that it does carry significance in...
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AP, United Nations
Rich and poor nations have more in common this year _ a growing sense of economic insecurity, the U.N. says in an annual survey of world economic and social trends...
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AP, Pittsburgh
Barack Obama told top business leaders Thursday that politics often gets in the way of solving problems that threaten America’s ability to stay competitive in the...
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AP, Pittsburgh
Barack Obama told top business leaders Thursday that politics often get in the way of solving problems that threaten America’s ability to stay competitive in the...
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AP, San Jose
An engineer who admitted he tried to sell fighter-pilot training software to the Chinese Navy was sentenced Wednesday to 24 months in federal prison, in the first...
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AP, San Jose
An engineer who admitted he tried to sell fighter-pilot training software to the Chinese Navy has been sentenced to 24 months in federal prison.Forty-four-year-old...
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AP, Shanghai
The earthquake that devastated parts of central China’s Sichuan province will likely have a limited impact on the country’s booming economy, analysts said...
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AP, Washington
The unemployment rate drops. Productivity grows. The trade deficit shrinks. Sounds great, right? Not so fast.Borrowing radio broadcaster Paul Harvey’s signature...
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Paying for gasoline easily tops the list of economic woes facing families in the United States, according to a survey on how changes in the economy have affected...
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AP, Washington
The odds the country will fall into its first recession since 2001 are rising sharply.Thirty percent of economists now believe the economy will shrink in the first half...
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A private business groups says that its index of leading economic indicators rose Friday, reversing five months of decline.The New York-based Conference Board says its...
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In this July 15, 2008 file photo, members of the National Federation of Fisheries Cooperative shout a slogan during a rally in Tokyo as fishermen across Japan go on a massive one-day strike to protest skyrocketing fuel prices, the latest blow to the...
