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Toyota’s fiscal first-quarter profit plunged 28 percent from the previous year as slipping North American sales, a strong yen and rising material costs dented the earnings of the Japanese automaker.
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Barack Obama reports spending $55 million in July, his highest figure in a single month.
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After a barrage of consumer complaints, the government is banning phone calls of prerecorded sales messages unless consumers agree to receive the calls.
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A federal judge on Wednesday permanently barred Arizona from using a state law to prosecute an online merchant who sells shirts that list names of thousands of troops...
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A supervisor arrested after an immigration raid at a large meatpacking plant pleaded guilty Wednesday to conspiring to hire illegal immigrants and aiding and abetting...
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Could it be too late to save the global ocean, which covers 70% of the earth’s surface?
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Salesforce.com Inc. kept its financial guidance within the range of analyst estimates Wednesday, disappointing investors who expected a more bullish forecast from one...
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Angie Harmon and husband Jason Sehorn are expecting their third child, Harmon’s publicist confirmed Wednesday.
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Semtech Corp.’s second-quarter profit increased 29 percent to top analyst estimates on rising sales of the company’s chips, which help manage power and...
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Food maker Kellogg Co. said Monday that John Bryant, chief financial officer and president of the company’s North American division, has been promoted to chief...
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Alaska lawmakers approved a state license Friday for TransCanada Corp. to pursue construction of a natural gas pipeline, ending a decades-long battle to open up 4.5...
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Toyota lowered its global vehicle sales plan for this year to 9.5 million vehicles _ down from 9.85 million _ as the sluggish North American market slows the Japanese...
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Royal Dutch Shell PLC on Monday offered to buy Canada’s Duvernay Oil Corp. for 5.19 billion Canadian dollars ($5.16 billion) in cash, in a move to nearly double...
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Royal Dutch Shell has offered to buy Canada’s Duvernay Oil for 5.19 billion Canadian dollars ($5.16 billion) in cash, in a move to nearly double North American...
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Boy George’s plans for a North American tour have run into some bad karma.The Culture Club singer, whose given name is George O’Dowd, has canceled his...
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The spiritual leader of the world’s Anglicans raised questions Monday about the legitimacy of plans to create a global network of conservative Anglicans that...
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A top Ford Motor Co. executive is telling North American white-collar workers the company wants to cut its salaried work force costs by 15 percent.President of the...
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Honda will meet growing U.S. demand for small cars while maintaining North American jobs by moving production of two bigger models from Canada to Alabama, Chief...
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Honda will meet growing U.S. demand for small cars while maintaining North American jobs by moving production of two bigger models from Canada to Alabama, Chief...
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“Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull” schooled the competition over the long Memorial Day weekend, as the fourth appearance of Harrison Ford...
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Ford Motor Co. says it is cutting North American production for the rest of the year as high gas prices and the weak economy depress its sales.The Dearborn-based...
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