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U.S. stock markets rebounded Tuesday after a record 778 point loss for the Dow Jones Industrial Average on Monday.
Twenty minutes into the regular trading session, the Dow Jones Industrial Average had gained 190.51 points, or 1.84 percent, to 10,555.96. The Standard & Poor’s 500 Index rose 24.42 points, or 2.21 percent, to 1,130.81. The Nasdaq […]

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European retail sales fell for a fourth month in September as higher consumer prices and the worsening credit squeeze sapped confidence, the Bloomberg purchasing managers index showed.
The measure of sales in the euro area fell to 46.2 from 47.7 in August. A reading below 50 indicates contraction. The index is based on a […]

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Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson and Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke signaled that their priority is shoring up the nation’s banks even if it means they don’t get taxpayers the cheapest prices for the devalued assets the government buys.
Bernanke told lawmakers yesterday the government won’t pay “fire-sale prices” for the mainly mortgage-related securities […]

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Airline stocks dropped Monday as oil prices went back on the incline.
Light, sweet crude for delivery in October went up $2.33 to $106.88 per barrel in Monday morning trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange, according to an Associated Press report.
Fort Worth, Texas-based passenger carrier American Airlines Inc., a subsidiary of AMR Corp. (NYSE: AMR), […]

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Congressional Democrats clashed with Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson over whether the $700 billion rescue plan for U.S. financial companies should curb executive pay, setting the stage for a fight on the legislation.
U.S. Representative Barney Frank, the chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, said it would be a “grave mistake” not to include […]

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President George W. Bush and Colombian president Alvaro Uribe urged the U.S. Congress to approve a free-trade accord that was signed two years ago, and said they hope the next U.S. president will take up the matter.
“It’s in our economic interest that we have free trade,” Bush said after meeting with Uribe. “Yet […]

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Wally Amos plans to open his new cookie store in Waikiki on Sunday.
The Chip & Cookie “boutique” is located on the second floor of the newly renovated Royal Hawaiian Center above the Cheesecake Factory.
Amos has said the 817-square-foot store will be similar to the 750-square-foot Chip & Cookie store he opened on Kailua Road about […]

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Prime Minister Gordon Brown said the U.K. has the ability to increase government borrowing to support the economy, his latest effort to show he is taking steps to counter the slowdown.
Brown's words come on the eve of the Labour Party's annual conference and follow weeks of sniping from lawmakers calling for him to […]

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The Mustard Seed of Central Florida received a $20,000 matching funds donation from the Abram & Ray Kaplan Foundation to assist uninsured flood victims and other families facing personal tragedy.
The foundation’s support will allow the nonprofit organization to provide basic household items and clothing to Central Floridians in need paydayloans.com.
The Mustard Seed provides assistance to […]

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The adjustment in U.K. house prices will be “painful'' for many households as home values fall to a more sustainable level, Bank of England Chief Economist Spencer Dale said.
“A range of indicators point to further weakness in the months ahead,'' Dale said in a speech to business leaders in Dover today. “This process […]

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