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Porsche-Volkswagen showdown looms

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 12:51:34 EDT

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ECB holds rate at record-low 1%

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 08:04:47 EDT

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Dollar rises after jobs data

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:45:00 EDT

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Oil settles below $67 on economic concerns

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:38:56 EDT

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Dollar drops to 3-week low against euro

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 16:39:39 EDT

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Michael Jackson concert refunds

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 10:03:49 EDT

In the wake of Michael Jackson's death, concert promoter AEG Live said on Tuesday that ticket holders for his canceled shows in London will be fully refunded.

Oil falls near $69

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 14:49:34 EDT

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GM cuts Toyota ties in US joint venture

Mon, 29 Jun 2009 15:05:39 EDT

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Toyota's new man at the wheel

Sat, 27 Jun 2009 12:26:41 EDT

Even though he has the same last name as five of the 10 previous presidents of Toyota Motor, Akio Toyoda is nothing like his predecessors.

Japan suspends Citi sales promotions

Fri, 26 Jun 2009 06:06:13 EDT

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British Air: Some agree to work for free

Thu, 25 Jun 2009 14:01:56 EDT

More than 1 in 6 British Airways staff have agreed to work for free, take unpaid leave or work part-time, the airline said Thursday after the announcement of cost-cutting measures last week.

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Millionaire ranks cut by 19%

Thu, 25 Jun 2009 17:03:21 EDT

The global financial crisis took a heavy toll on the world's wealthiest individuals last year, with the number of millionaires falling by a record amount, according to a report released Thursday.

Fed extends global emergency funding

Thu, 25 Jun 2009 13:11:59 EDT

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China's new frontier

Thu, 25 Jun 2009 05:58:11 EDT

At phone operator Movistar's sales offices in Buenos Aires, customers line up to buy high-speed wireless services to access the web on their mobile phones. Most Argentines don't realize, though, that the company providing the gear for their broadband connections isn't a longtime supplier to Latin America like Alcatel-Lucent, Ericsson, or Motorola, but a relative newcomer called Huawei.

Global trade to fall 10% this year

Mon, 22 Jun 2009 11:11:24 EDT

Worldwide trade will plummet by nearly 10% this year, and output will fall by 2.9%, the World Bank predicted in a report released Monday.

Warning: Counterfeit dollars from N. Korea

Thu, 18 Jun 2009 17:45:25 EDT

The Treasury Department warned U.S. financial institutions Thursday that the North Korean government may resort to "deceptive financial practices" to get around economic sanctions.

Stimulus working in China: World Bank

Thu, 18 Jun 2009 09:54:16 EDT

China can expect 7.2% growth in 2009, according to the World Bank, which says the country's fiscal policies in the face of a global financial slowdown have kept the Chinese economy "growing respectably."

China's sovereign wealth fund seeks talent

Wed, 17 Jun 2009 09:52:28 EDT

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A career coach's world without borders

Tue, 16 Jun 2009 11:27:43 EDT

In a rented conference room near Emperor Hadrian's tomb, career coach Megan Fitzgerald greets two regular clients. Though all three are American expatriates, there's a good deal of Mediterranean-style cheek kissing. Then it's down to business on this bright February morning. Physician and first-time author Brian Rothbart, 65, and his wife, Linda Penzabene, 55, are unhappy about the dust jacket of their book, Forever Free From Chronic Pain. The colors are too dark, they fret.