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HONG KONG – Asian stock markets dropped Thursday as mostly positive economic news in the U.S. failed to inspire investors and the dollar tumbled to a 14-year low against the Japanese yen. Full Story »
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NEW YORK - American International Group Inc. has agreed to settle all legal disputes with its former chairman Maurice "Hank" Greenberg, the company said late Wednesday. Full Story »
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WASHINGTON - A flurry of good news this week — including falling jobless claims, stronger consumer spending and higher new-home sales — suggests the economic rebound, modest though it is, might just be here to stay. Full Story »
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LONDON (AFP) - European equities rose on Wednesday following gains in Asia and as investors in London shrugged off data showing Britain stuck in a record recession. Full Story »
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama is paying a price for a recession that began before he took office, and fellow Democrats have started to balk at his legislative agenda and demand greater efforts to create jobs. Full Story »
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NEW YORK - Strong overseas sales and cost-cutting kept a decline in Tiffany & Co.'s third-quarter profit to a bare minimum, causing the luxury jeweler to raise its full-year profit outlook heading into the crucial holiday season. Full Story »
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LONDON (AFP) - Britain is the last major world power mired in recession, official data showed on Wednesday, but economists forecast a return to growth before the end of 2009 and ahead of next year's general election. Full Story »
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Fannie Mae plans to raise minimum credit score requirements next month and limit the amount of overall debt that borrowers can carry relative to their incomes, The Washington Post reported on Thursday. Full Story »
NEW YORK - Shares of Coldwater Creek Inc. slumped Wednesday after the women's apparel retailer posted a third-quarter loss that missed Wall Street's expectations. Full Story »
The number of Americans filing claims for jobless benefits fell to a 14-month low last week, the Labor Department said Wednesday, a sign that layoffs are easing as the economy slowly heals. Full Story »
Statkraft, a Norwegian state-owned utility, has opened the world's first osmotic power plant, which generates emissions-free electricity by mixing fresh water and sea water. The prototype plant is driven by osmosis that naturally draws fresh water across a special membrane and toward the seawater side. This creates higher pressure on the seawater side, driving a turbine and producing electricity. Osmotic power, which can be located anywhere where clean freshwater runs into the sea, is seen as less variable than wind or solar energy. Full Story »
BOSTON - If you're unhappy with your mutual fund, you can easily find another. After all, there are nearly 8,000 to choose from. Full Story »
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WASHINGTON (AFP) - US new home sales rebounded more than expected in October to their strongest pace in more than a year, government data showed Wednesday, suggesting stabilization in the ailing sector. Full Story »
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A scion of a powerful clan suspected in the massacre of 57 people in an election caravan in the southern Philippines turned himself in Thursday amid mounting pressure on the government to crack down on lawlessness and warlords. Full Story »
Time Warner Cable Inc. is asking the public for help as it tries to curtail increases in the programming fees it has to pay to carry cable channels and broadcast stations on its systems. Full Story »
Cutting global warming pollution would not only make the planet healthier, it would make people healthier too, new research suggests. Full Story »
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