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LONDON - Kraft Foods Inc. questioned the robust growth targets of Cadbury PLC as it stuck by its 9.8 billion pound ($16.3 billion) hostile takeover for the British chocolate company on Tuesday. Full Story »
LONDON - Kraft Foods Inc. questioned the robust growth targets of Cadbury PLC as it stuck by its 9.8 billion pound ($16.3 billion) hostile takeover for the British chocolate company on Tuesday. Full Story »
LONDON - European stocks and fell Tuesday and the euro slid to a two and a half month low against the dollar on worries about the Greek government's debts and the financial health of Austria's banks. Full Story »
NEW YORK - The last two major national banks are returning $45 billion in aid to taxpayers, marking the latest step toward recovery for the U.S. financial system. Full Story »
EVERETT, Wash. - Weather permitting, Boeing Co. plans to finally get its new 787 jetliner into the air Tuesday, more than two years after it had intended. Full Story »
Oil prices hovered below $70 a barrel on Tuesday, held down by high inventories and weak demand while investors awaited new data about the U.S. economy. Full Story »
WASHINGTON - The Federal Reserve is expected to leave interest rates at a record low this week. The big question is whether Chairman Ben Bernanke and his colleagues will hint about when they will reverse course and start boosting rates. Full Story »
Stock futures are indicating a lower opening on Wall Street Tuesday following declines in overseas markets and as the Federal Reserve prepares to begin a two-day meeting on interest-rate policies. Full Story »
ATHENS, Greece - Greece's new prime minister engaged opposition party leaders in rare crisis talks on the troubled economy Tuesday, a day after he announced a raft of spending cuts during a speech in which he warned the country risks drowning in debt. Full Story »
HONG KONG - China has outstripped the U.S. in the amount of money raised from stock listings, underscoring the region's stronger economy and a resurgence in investment. Full Story »
GENEVA - The global airline industry will face another harrowing year in 2010, with losses expected to reach $5.6 billion despite some recovery in passenger and cargo traffic, an industry group said Tuesday. Full Story »
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