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China Confirms Poison Was on Toy Beads - New York Times
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China Confirms Poison Was on Toy Beads
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By KEITH BRADSHER HONG KONG, Sunday, Nov. 11 - The Chinese government announced late Saturday that it had confirmed the presence of poison on toy beads exported around the world, while in the United States, the Consumer Product Safety Commission said …
China Says Bead Toy Contained Toxic Substance 
Comment by Scott Wolfson Deputy Director,Consumer Product Safety Commission
read comments (0)Starbucks targets ready-to-drink market in China - Reuters
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SHANGHAI, Nov 1 (Reuters) - Starbucks Corp (SBUX.O: Quote, Profile, Research), the world's biggest coffee-shop chain, aims to create a new market for ready-to-drink coffee China, where the company's business is still at an embryonic stage, chairman and ...
Bottled Frappuccino sales begin in China
Starbucks-Pepsi ally in launching bottled coffee, counting on jolt ...
read comments (0)US privacy groups seek "do not track" Web list - Reuters
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US privacy groups seek "do not track" Web list
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WASHINGTON, Oct 31 (Reuters) - Nine US privacy and consumer organizations asked the Federal Trade Commission on Wednesday to create a "do not track" list for Internet users who don't want their online activities tracked, stored and used by advertising …
Privacy Groups Ask for Online 'Do Not Track' List
FTC Forum Promises Discussion of More than Just Behavioral
read comments (0)Stocks End Higher After Fed Rate Cut - Forbes
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By TIM PARADIS 11.01.07, 3:09 AM ET Wall Street bounded higher Wednesday after the Federal Reserve assuaged some of investors' fears about a sinking economy, stating that risks to the financial markets from the summer's credit crises have eased.
Video: Fed cuts rates
Fed May Be Finished Cutting Rates as Inflation Risk Increases
read comments (0)Crude oil rises on expectation of another rate - International Herald Tribune
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By Mark Shenk Bloomberg News NEW YORK: Crude oil on Thursday closed above $89 for the first time after the US dollar declined to a record low against the euro, enhancing the appeal of commodities as an investment.
Crude Oil Breaches $90 a Barrel on Dollar Drop Against Euro
Oil prices top $90; gas on the rise
read comments (0)G7 MEETING G7 calls for IMF, World Bank reforms - Forbes
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G7 MEETING G7 calls for IMF, World Bank reforms
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WASHINGTON (Thomson Financial) - The International Monetary Fund is making laudable efforts to reform itself, economic officials of the G7 industrial nations said today, but needs to go further.
Developing nations urge IMF to monitor rich states
Crisis Comes to the IMF
read comments (0)AMD swings to loss in third quarter - MarketWatch
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By Benjamin Pimentel, MarketWatch SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Shares of Advanced Micro Devices Inc. traded lower Friday, playing off a wider-than-expected third-quarter loss tied in part to a $120 million charge taken for its acquisition of ATI ...
Sector Snap: Semiconductors Shares Fall
AMD Cuts Losses, Addresses Quad-Core Shortages
read comments (0)Vonage Surges Most Ever on $80 Million Sprint Accord (Update2) - Bloomberg
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Vonage Surges Most Ever on $80 Million Sprint Accord (Update2)
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By Jeff St.Onge and Amy Thomson Oct. 8 (Bloomberg) — Vonage Holdings Corp., the Internet phone-service provider that lost two patent cases last month, rose the most ever after it settled one of them by paying Sprint Nextel Corp.
Vonage settles dispute with Sprint for $80M
Vonage settles patent case with Sprint
read comments (0)Sam’s Club Recalls Meat After Illness - New York Times
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By AP MINNEAPOLIS, Oct. 6 (AP) - The Sam’s Club warehouse chain has pulled a brand of ground beef patties from its shelves nationwide after four children who ate the food, produced by Cargill Inc., developed E. coli illness.
Sam's Club hit with beef recall
Frozen beef patties, ice cream recalled
read comments (0)New Microsoft Service Stores Health Records Online - PC World
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New Microsoft Service Stores Health Records Online
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Microsoft Corp. has launched an online health-care service designed to help patients take control of their health records and monitor their medical conditions.
Microsoft Launches 'HealthVault' Records-Storage Site
Prognosis is dicey for new Microsoft health record site
read comments (0)After Extensive Beef Recall, Topps Goes Out of Business - New York Times
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After Extensive Beef Recall, Topps Goes Out of Business
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By KEN BELSON and KAREEM FAHIM Topps Meat Company, one of the country’s largest manufacturers of frozen hamburgers, said yesterday that it was going out of business a week after it pulled back more than 21.7 million pounds of ground beef products in …
Topps Meat goes out of business after recall Comment by William Marler, J.D. Marler Clark
read comments (0)Jetliner with engine on fire returns safely to Lambert - St. Louis Post-Dispatch
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Jetliner with engine on fire returns safely to Lambert
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By Ken Leiser ST. LOUIS - An American Airlines jet made an emergency landing after taking off Friday from Lambert Field when the plane's left engine caught fire, forcing the closing of a runway for 2 1/2 hours and leaving passengers shaken.
Jet Engine Fire Forces Landing, Evacuation
Engine fire forces jet back to St. Louis airport
read comments (0)The GM-UAW contract: Pace car for the US? - Christian Science Monitor
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If approved, this deal sets big tasks for GM and the UAW that can help the US stay competitive and healthy. Detroit's autumn tradition of unveiling new car models has gone the way of fin wings and chrome grills.
UAW: Deal will save jobs
Benefits stable, union says
read comments (0)Recall set for 1 million cribs - MarketWatch
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Recall set for 1 million cribs
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By Ruth Mantell, MarketWatch WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) — The US Consumer Product Safety Commission on Friday called for the voluntary recall of about 1 million Chinese-manufactured cribs following the death of two infants, officials said.
Cribs Recalled After Deaths of 2 Children
Largest crib recall in history
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UPDATE: National Grid To Complete $7.3 Billion KeySpan Acquisition
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LONDON -(Dow Jones)- UK-based gas and electricity network operator National Grid PLC (NGG) said Friday it will complete its $7.3 billion acquisition of US utility KeySpan Corp.
S&P cuts National Grid, KeySpan on acquisition
National Grid, KeySpan deal done
read comments (0)FTC, Whole Foods CEO both wrong - Houston Chronicle
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By LOREN STEFFY First things first: The Federal Trade Commission was flat wrong on this one. By trying to block Whole Foods' $565 million acquisition of rival Wild Oats Markets, it ignored the changing nature of the organic grocery business.
CORRECTION: FTC loses appeal to stop Whole Foods deal: company
Appeals Court Backs Whole Foods Deal
read comments (0)Mortgage lenders sweeten savings rates - St. Louis Post-Dispatch
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By Jane J. Kim You may not be able to get a mortgage from Countrywide Financial Corp., but the troubled lender - the nation's largest seller of home mortgages - will pay you substantially higher rates than many other banks on savings accounts and ...
Inside the Countrywide Lending Spree
How it all went wrong for Countrywide Financial
read comments (0)Bernanke feels heat to cut interest rates - Edmonton Journal
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WASHINGTON - With a crucial presidential election looming in a year, the political screws are starting to tighten on Ben Bernanke, the chairman of the Federal Reserve, to cut interest rates to keep the economy alive through the political campaigning.
Fed keeps tap open, stands firm on rate
Dodd Pushes For Mortgage Action
read comments (0)Boom shifts to foreclosures - Chicago Tribune
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By Mary Umberger | Tribune staff reporter August 22, 2007 The shriveling subprime mortgage market may be getting the lion's share of the blame, but industry experts say chaos in subprime lending is not the only factor in the financial squeeze that has ...
State foreclosures increase 39 percent
Del. foreclosure filings rise
read comments (0)Oil Trades Near 7-Week Low After Hurricane Passes Mexico Fields - Bloomberg
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Oil Trades Near 7-Week Low After Hurricane Passes Mexico Fields
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By Christian Schmollinger and Gavin Evans Aug. 22 (Bloomberg) — Crude oil traded near a seven-week low in New York as Hurricane Dean passed over Mexican fields in the Bay of Campeche.
Oil Slips as Storm Fears Ease
Oil tumbles as Dean weakens
read comments (0)Investors Flock to VMware on First Day of Trading - New York Times
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Investors Flock to VMware on First Day of Trading
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By STEVE LOHR Shares of VMware, the fast-growing Silicon Valley software maker, jumped 76 percent in their first day of trading yesterday as investors bet that the company would continue to fend off competitors like Microsoft for years to come.
VMware Gains in First Trading Day After Initial Public Offering
'Virtualization' Firm Records Real Gains With Huge Tech IPO
read comments (0)How deep will the Fed dig into its arsenal? - St. Louis Post-Dispatch
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By Jeannine Aversa AP WASHINGTON - Facing a major test, the Federal Reserve on Friday pumped billions of dollars into the US financial system after a global credit crunch sent Wall Street into a dive and cut into the nest eggs of investors.
Fed Injects Liquidity To Unfreeze Credit; Markets End Mixed
Fed actions no real panacea for fears
read comments (0)Chertoff allays US flight check fears - MSNBC
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Chertoff allays US flight check fears
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By Demetri Sevastopulo in Washington and Doug Cameron in Chicago Passengers flying to the US would not have to register before each trip under new rules being developed by the Department of Homeland Security.
Earlier Terrorist Screening to Begin for Flights Into US
DHS taking over checking passenger info
read comments (0)Murdoch plans to sell local newspapers 'fairly quickly' - Boston Globe
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By Globe Staff and Wire Services | August 9, 2007 Rupert Murdoch, chairman and chief executive of News Corp., which has agreed to buy Dow Jones & Co.
News Corp. profit up as firm eyes Dow Jones' future
'Tyrant' Murdoch spells out long-termvision
read comments (0)Virgin America expects profit by '09 - Boston Globe
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Virgin America expects profit by '09
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British billionaire Richard Branson was on Virgin America's inaugural flight, from New York to San Francisco, along with CEO Fred Reid, members of the airline's board, and the California band Cold War Kids.
Virgin America to Add Tad of Competition
Branson's low-cost US airline launch blighted by bad weather
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