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July 29th @ 7:40 PM GMT (48 min ago)
Business Week —
BP Plc, seeking cash to help pay for the worst U.S. oil spill, is moving ahead with asset sales by hiring HSBC Holdings Plc to sell its stake in a natural-gas field in Vietnam valued at about $1.3 billion, according to two people with knowledge of the matter. (Business)
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July 29th @ 7:30 PM GMT (57 min ago)
Business Week —
New Yorks Legislature adjourned without taking action for a second consecutive day after Governor David Paterson summoned them into session to break a 17-week budget impasse. (Business)
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July 29th @ 7:28 PM GMT (59 min ago)
Business Week —
Defense Secretary Robert Gates said he asked the Federal Bureau of Investigation to help the Pentagon investigate the leak of secret U.S. documents on the war in Afghanistan. (Business)
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July 29th @ 7:21 PM GMT (1.1 hr ago)
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U.S. stocks fluctuated as earnings and forecasts that disappointed investors at technology and consumer-staples companies wiped out most of an early advance as investors waited for tomorrows data on economic growth. (Business)
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July 29th @ 7:16 PM GMT (1.2 hr ago)
Business Week —
Citigroup Inc. is abandoning its long position on the euro for now after the currency failed to rise above a key technical resistance level. (Business)
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July 29th @ 6:29 PM GMT (2 hr ago)
Business Week —
U.S. stocks fell, sending the Standard & Poors 500 Index lower for a third day, as forecasts that disappointed investors at technology companies wiped out an early rally. A gauge of commodities rallied to a 12-week high on speculation the economic recovery will boost demand. (Business)
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July 29th @ 6:24 PM GMT (2.1 hr ago)
Business Week —
McDonalds Corp., the worlds largest restaurant chain, sold the cheapest 10-year debt in the U.S. bond market in at least 15 years yesterday, as corporations tap into investor demand for new issues and absolute yields on investment-grade debt fell to the lowest since March 2004. (Business)
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July 29th @ 6:24 PM GMT (2.1 hr ago)
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Mexican gang members took at least three journalists hostage this week in Durango state after the reporters investigated alleged links between prison officials and drug groups, the state attorney generals office said. (Business)
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July 29th @ 6:23 PM GMT (2.1 hr ago)
Business Week —
BP Plc, the U.S. and plaintiffs who filed hundreds of lawsuits seeking billions of dollars for damages stemming from the largest oil spill in U.S. history are fighting over where the cases should be heard first. (Business)
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July 29th @ 6:22 PM GMT (2.1 hr ago)
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Mortgage rates for U.S. homes set a record low for the sixth straight week, potentially freeing up money for consumers to spend elsewhere. (Business)
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