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It sounds like the plot of a bad spy novel.
A group of international villains are holding a secret meeting in their headquarters — […]

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During the housing boom, mortgage lenders were doling out the dough, giving loans to people who could never have qualified before.
Now, homeowners and government […]

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The number of first-time filers for unemployment insurance fell last week to the lowest level since January, according to a government report issued Thursday.
There […]

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Stocks seesawed Wednesday, with blue chips weaker and techs a bit higher as a two-day advance petered out amid a mixed dollar, lower oil […]

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Drenched in sweat, Jonathan Rojewski stood in the middle of the agave field in Tequila, Mexico — his skin burned from hours in the […]

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Taxpayers stand to lose between $100 billion and $200 billion on TARP — Treasury’s $700 billion financial market bailout.
While that’s nothing to sneeze at, […]

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The leading emerging BRIC nations maintain their demand for a 7 percent shift in voting power to developing countries at the International Monetary Fund, […]

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Homebuyers signed more sales contracts in August than in any month this year, boosted by the looming expiration of a homebuyers’ tax credit, according […]

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After a year-long spending freeze, the CEO of Best Buy says Americans are loosening their purse strings again — but he’s not betting that […]

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An auto company high executive who shall remain unnamed chuckled when asked about the competitive prospects of Chrysler:
"What’s their market share, 7%? And what […]

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