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Dow falls below 12K; stocks drop 6 weeks straight

June 11, 2011

Fears that the global economic recovery has stalled pushed the Dow Jones industrial average below 12,000 for the first time since March and drove the […]

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Report: China overtakes US as top energy consumer

June 8, 2011

A new report says that China has overtaken the United States as the world’s biggest consumer of energy.
Oil company BP said Wednesday that China moved […]

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Stock market jitters are boon for annuities

June 5, 2011

U.S. insurers’ sales of variable annuities jumped 24 percent in the first quarter, led by policies that promise lifetime income and protect against market declines, […]

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Temporary workers drawing higher pay

May 29, 2011

Staffing agencies are charging companies more for temporary workers, a possible harbinger of a bump in salaries for permanent employees later this year.
The bill rate […]

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Strauss-Kahn Awaits Arraignment in Sex Assault Case - Bloomberg

May 16, 2011

International Monetary Fund chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn awaits his first court appearance on attempted rape charges after giving police permission to examine him for physical evidence […]

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Harper Goal of Majority Threatened by Layton Surge to 32% in Canada Polls - Bloomberg

May 2, 2011

Prime Minister Stephen Harper seeks his first majority government and New Democratic Party leader Jack Layton aims to ride his surging popularity to become the […]

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Rescuers find rubble at end of collapsed tunnel

April 23, 2011

Rescue efforts have reached a section of a collapsed tunnel where they had hoped to find an Idaho silver miner who has been missing underground […]

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Japan to build 100,000 homes for tsunami survivors

April 22, 2011

Japan’s prime minister says the country plans to build as many as 100,000 temporary homes to house the survivors of the earthquake and tsunami that […]

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Boeing accused of retaliating against union

April 20, 2011

Federal labor regulators are accusing the Boeing Co. of putting one of its assembly lines for the new 787 in South Carolina to retaliate against […]

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Power group: China lowering nuclear target

March 30, 2011

China’s government has made changes in its policy on nuclear power that likely will result in a scaling back of ambitious plans for building new […]

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