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As shoppers around the nation crowded stores and malls in the wee hours Friday to grab discounts and hard-to-find items, early reports pointed to some renewed spending vigor. Full Story »
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NEW YORK - Shades of the roiling energy markets that were set off last year by the crisis on Wall Street emerged again Friday with crude seeing the largest percentage drop in prices since January. Full Story »
Air traffic controllers asked the Northwest Airlines pilots who overflew Minneapolis repeatedly about what had happened on the plane, according to transcripts released Friday by the Federal Aviation Administration. Full Story »
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DUBAI (AFP) - A senior Dubai official defended on Thursday his government's proposal to suspend debt payments by its Dubai World conglomerate, as global stock markets fell amid fears of widespread default. Full Story »
TAIPEI, Taiwan - Taiwan's economy contracted at a slower pace year-on-year in the third quarter and the government raised its growth forecast for 2010 as rising demand from mainland China spurs a recovery. Full Story »
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MUMBAI (AFP) - India's leading vehicle company, Tata Motors, reported Friday it had swung to a consolidated quarterly net profit, helped by a better performance by its premium car marques Jaguar and Land Rover. Full Story »
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BRUSSELS (AFP) - The head of the European Commission unveiled his new 'cabinet' on Friday, handing France's Michel Barnier responsibility for financial services, despite staunch British opposition. Full Story »
The approach of a new decade means a chance for a fresh start with your financial habits. Maybe your loved ones could use a nudge in that direction, too. Full Story »
TORONTO - The Supreme Court of Canada said Friday that Wal-Mart Stores Inc. was entitled to close a store in Quebec in 2005, seven months after workers voted to become the first Wal-Mart in North America to unionize. Full Story »
MEREDITH, N.H. - A lawyer for the owner of a closed mortgage company being investigated by the state says his client is back in New Hampshire. Full Story »
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Oil prices dropped over 2 percent to nearly $76 a barrel on Friday as fears of possible defaults in Dubai convulsed financial markets and boosted safe-haven demand for the U.S. dollar. Full Story »
PHOENIX - The Arizona Supreme Court is being asked to overturn the Legislature's use of budget laws to set state policy on topics ranging from teachers' seniority rights and immigration enforcement to mortgage lawsuits and municipal building codes. Full Story »
PHOENIX - Arizona legislators responded quickly last June when bankers complained that investor-builders were abusing a post-foreclosure protection intended for homeowners. Full Story »
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The U.N. nuclear watchdog's board censured Iran on Friday, with 25 nations backing a resolution demanding that Tehran immediately freeze construction of its newly revealed nuclear facility and heed Security Council resolutions to stop uranium enrichment. Full Story »
The Treasury Department and the Federal Reserve are giving U.S. financial institutions an additional six months to comply with regulations designed to ban Internet gambling. Full Story »
Space shuttle Atlantis and its seven astronauts returned to Earth with a smooth touchdown Friday to end an 11-day flight that resupplied the International Space Station. Full Story »
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