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After the stormChina says it tops Japan as No. 2 economy
China has surpassed Japan to become the world's second largest economy, lagging only behind the United States, a Chinese government official said in remarks published on Friday.
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SEC vs. the media, round two
The Securities and Exchange Commission was not seeking a blanket exemption from public information laws, when it asked Congress to include a little known provision in the Wall Street reform law, the agency said in a letter to lawmakers Friday.
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Restoration of a loco of byStocks: Best monthly gain in a year
Despite a mixed performance on Friday, stocks booked the best monthly gain in a year, with the Dow Jones industrial average and S&P 500 both rising nearly 7% in July.
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Metropolitan Police Bomb Squad SeenWorst job on Earth: BP calling all applicants
It could quite possibly be called the worst job on Earth -- and the position is open.
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Treasurys rise on weaker GDP
A weaker-than-expected government report on the economy sent investors flocking back into Treasurys Friday, pushing the prices up on U.S. debt and driving yields down.
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Northwest to pay $38 million cargo price-fixing fine
Northwest Airlines will plead guilty and pay a $38 million fine for conspiring to fix cargo rates, the Justice Department announced Friday.
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Face Off: Test-driving Gillette's new razor
General Motors' legendary CEO Alfred P. Sloan invented the annual styling change when he ordered a new body for the 1923 Chevrolet to cover up the car's nine-year-old technology. The new design made the old model feel out-of-date and was the first step in GM's drive to pass Ford Motor and its unchanging Model T to become the largest automobile company in the world.
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Spotted in Downtown Boise, IdaGM to boost Chevy Volt production
General Motors announced Friday that the automaker has raised its planned production of the Chevrolet Volt electric car to 45,000 in 2012.
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Photo : Baltasar GSBulls tiptoe into homebuilder stocks
It takes a lot of courage to be a bull on homebuilder stocks these days. They exist, for sure. And they aren't on mind-bending drugs. In fact, they see the world much as the housing stock bears do. You won't find any uplifting messages in their reports on the economy and housing.
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Recovery spin wars: White House vs. business
The Obama administration gave a positive spin to second-quarter economic numbers released Friday, with the administration's chief economist saying they show a "steady recovery from the recession continues."
