Tuesday, June 15, 2010 | Headline News from Around the World

Gulf Coasters skeptical of Obama, BP promises

By BRIAN SKOLOFF and MATTHEW DALY | Posted: Tuesday, June 15, 2010 2:15 am President Barack Obama promised that life would return to normal for people living on the stricken Gulf Coast, and BP said by the end of the month it would contain more than three times as much oil spewing from a ruptured undersea well. » read more
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Supply shortages slowing Gulf oil spill cleanup

By JAY REEVES | Posted: Monday, June 14, 2010 10:35 pm As countless tar balls washed ashore on a beach along Alabama's Gulf Coast, cleanup workers sat and watched because they didn't have the proper plastic covers to protect their shoes. » read more
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Chevron: Oil in Utah leaked from quarter-size hole

By PAUL FOY | Posted: Monday, June 14, 2010 3:39 pm Chevron Corp. » read more
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Oil spill spreads in La.'s big, rich Barataria Bay

By CAIN BURDEAU and BRIAN SKOLOFF | Posted: Monday, June 14, 2010 1:05 pm The sand dunes and islands of Barataria Bay, a huge expanse of water and marsh on Louisiana's coast, have become the latest casualty of the environmental disaster spewing from BP's offshore well. » read more
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English Muffin-maker guards `nooks and crannies'

By MARYCLAIRE DALE | Posted: Monday, June 14, 2010 11:34 am Chris Botticella knows the secret to those "nooks and crannies" in Thomas' English Muffins _ the way they cradle butter and jam, and after a good toasting, produce just the right crunch. » read more
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Americans get most radiation from medical scans

By MARILYNN MARCHIONE | Posted: Monday, June 14, 2010 9:59 am We fret about airport scanners, power lines, cell phones and even microwaves. » read more
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Bracketed by crimes: Van der Sloot's last 5 years

By FRANK BAJAK | Posted: Sunday, June 13, 2010 10:07 pm For all of his garrulous charm, Joran van der Sloot didn't do himself any favors in his online interactions, where his generation tends to reveal a lot about itself. » read more
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Spirit Airlines cancels flights through Tuesday

By JOSHUA FREED and KELLI KENNEDY | Posted: Sunday, June 13, 2010 5:31 pm Spirit Airlines is canceling all of its flights through Tuesday, stranding thousands more passengers as a pilot's strike continues into its second day. » read more
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AP ENTERPRISE: Spill relief well draws scrutiny

By GREG BLUESTEIN and JASON DEAREN | Posted: Sunday, June 13, 2010 3:11 pm In the chaotic days after the oil rig explosion, BP engineers and federal regulators desperate to plug the blown-out well scrambled to complete plans for a pair of deepwater relief wells that represent the best chance to end the disastrous spill in the Gulf of Mexico. » read more
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Ark. campers had only seconds to escape from flood

By JUSTIN JUOZAPAVICIUS | Posted: Saturday, June 12, 2010 5:07 pm Some people awoke to roaring floodwaters. » read more
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Search for missing in Ark. flood could take weeks

BY JUSTIN JUOZAPAVICIUS, Associated Press Writer | Posted: Saturday, June 12, 2010 8:54 am CADDO GAP, Ark. » read more
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OJ jury makeup, judge conduct questioned in appeal

By KEN RITTER | Posted: Saturday, June 12, 2010 3:22 am The racial makeup of the jury and the conduct of the judge who oversaw O. » read more
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Issues remain after walkout by 12K Minn. nurses

By CHRIS WILLIAMS | Posted: Friday, June 11, 2010 7:30 am Thousands of Minnesota nurses have returned to work after a one-day strike, without a contract and with the same complaints of short-staffing that fueled their walkout. » read more
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Plenty of Gulf volunteers, not enough work to do

By MARY FOSTER | Posted: Friday, June 11, 2010 7:11 am The Gulf of Mexico oil spill has brought out thousands of people who just want to help _ though there isn't much for them to do unless they own a Hazmat suit. » read more
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Searchers contact teen sailor lost at sea

By JOHN ANTCZAK | Posted: Friday, June 11, 2010 1:59 am A family spokesman says searchers have contacted a 16-year-old Southern California girl who was feared lost at sea and she is alive and well. » read more
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Rescue launched for Calif. girl on solo world sail

By JOHN ANTCZAK | Posted: Friday, June 11, 2010 12:52 am A 16-year-old Southern California girl attempting a solo sail around the world was feared in trouble Thursday thousands of miles from land in the frigid, heaving southern Indian Ocean after her emergency beacons began signaling and satellite phone communication was lost. » read more
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Campbell Soup gets new face in its NJ hometown

By GEOFF MULVIHILL | Posted: Thursday, June 10, 2010 5:06 pm The Campbell Soup Co. » read more
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Conn. court rules in feud over Rockwell paintings

By JOHN CHRISTOFFERSEN | Posted: Thursday, June 10, 2010 4:35 pm The Connecticut Supreme Court on Thursday ruled in favor of two brothers in their long-running feud with a third brother over an inheritance that included famous Norman Rockwell paintings. » read more
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Pork industry tiring of 'Other White Meat'

By LUKE MEREDITH | Posted: Thursday, June 10, 2010 4:25 pm For more than two decades, pork has been known as "The Other White Meat. » read more
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Oil spill: La. oyster shuckers fear for livelihood

By KEVIN McGILL | Posted: Thursday, June 10, 2010 1:44 pm An early morning workday ritual _ the shucking of small mountains of oysters for New Orleans restaurants _ fell victim to the BP offshore oil spill Thursday at a 134-year-old French Quarter oyster house where neighbors treated the news like a death in the family. » read more
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Freddie Mac: Mortgage rates hit low for year

By ALAN ZIBEL AP Real Estate Writer | Posted: Thursday, June 10, 2010 9:43 am WASHINGTON | Rates on 30-year fixed mortgages fell this week to the lowest level of the year and were barely shy of the all-time low. » read more
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Obama to meet families of 11 killed in oil spill

By DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press Writer | Posted: Thursday, June 10, 2010 7:40 am WASHINGTON | President Barack Obama is offering condolences to relatives of the 11 workers who were killed when an oil rig exploded in the Gulf of Mexico, causing the worst environmental disaster in U. » read more
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12,000 Minnesota nurses plan 1-day walkout

Posted: Thursday, June 10, 2010 2:20 am More than 12,000 Minneapolis-area nurses are planning to hit picket lines in a dispute over staffing levels and pension benefits. » read more
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AP IMPACT: BP spill response plans severely flawed

By JUSTIN PRITCHARD, TAMARA LUSH and HOLBROOK MOHR | Posted: Wednesday, June 9, 2010 8:19 pm Glaring errors and omissions in BP's oil spill response plans have exposed a slapdash effort to follow environmental rules, outraging Gulf Coast residents who can see on their beaches how unprepared the company was. » read more
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Delta apologizes for putting kids on wrong flights

By JEFF BAENEN | Posted: Wednesday, June 9, 2010 7:14 pm Delta Air Lines blamed a paperwork mix-up for sending two children to the wrong cities as they flew under the airline's unaccompanied minors program. » read more
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States begging Congress for $24B Medicaid bailout

By CURT WOODWARD | Posted: Wednesday, June 9, 2010 3:32 pm Four governors and a leading national economist urged Congress on Wednesday to send an additional $24 billion bailout to the states, saying cash-strapped governments face deep budget cuts and thousands of lost jobs without the aid. » read more
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Millions forced to wait for food stamps benefits

By MICHELLE ROBERTS and JUSTIN JUOZAPAVICIUS | Posted: Wednesday, June 9, 2010 3:19 pm When Amanda Vaca's husband lost his job, the couple took stock of their finances and drew a startling conclusion: They could not afford to feed their four young children. » read more
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Job outlook brightens for new grads _ just barely

By ERIC GORSKI | Posted: Wednesday, June 9, 2010 3:14 pm To get a sense of the job market new college graduates face, consider the latest crop of nurses from Santa Rosa Junior College. » read more
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Haley weathers tryst accusations in SC gov race

By JIM DAVENPORT | Posted: Wednesday, June 9, 2010 7:27 am South Carolina's Nikki Haley entered a runoff for the Republican gubernatorial primary with a substantial edge over her GOP rival, deflecting attacks on her marriage and her ethnicity using an antiestablishment message that resonated with the state's voters. » read more
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Appeals court to hear arguments in militia case

By The Associated Press | Posted: Tuesday, June 8, 2010 10:00 am CINCINNATI | A federal appeals court will hear arguments on whether five members of a Midwest militia-- including Thomas Piatek of Hammond -- should stay in jail until they're tried on charges of plotting to overthrow the government. » read more
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NYPD undercover unit key in NJ terror arrests

By TOM HAYS | Posted: Tuesday, June 8, 2010 5:42 am The undercover investigator credited with helping stop two would-be terrorists had sought to begin his New York Police Department career like nearly everyone else _ as a rookie patrolman. » read more
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Asian stocks up despite Wall Street anxiety

By PAMELA SAMPSON | Posted: Tuesday, June 15, 2010 12:13 am Asian shares rose slightly Tuesday as skittish investors came back to the market despite a drop on Wall Street triggered by anxieties over Europe's economy. » read more
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Oil hovers above $75 as investors eye demand

By ALEX KENNEDY | Posted: Monday, June 14, 2010 11:58 pm Oil prices hovered above $75 a barrel Tuesday in Asia as traders mulled whether the recovery of the global economy is strong enough to sustain improving crude demand. » read more
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CBOE prices initial public offering

Posted: Monday, June 14, 2010 11:24 pm CBOE Holdings Inc. » read more
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Japan central bank keeps interest rates unchanged

Posted: Monday, June 14, 2010 11:25 pm Japan's central bank has voted to keep its interest rate unchanged at 0. » read more
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Honda Lock says Chinese strikers return to work

By ELAINE KURTENBACH | Posted: Monday, June 14, 2010 11:26 pm A Honda Motor parts supplier in southern China was operating at full capacity on Tuesday as striking workers returned to their jobs while wage talks continued, a company spokesman said. » read more
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Venezuela takes control of another private bank

By FABIOLA SANCHEZ | Posted: Monday, June 14, 2010 6:49 pm Venezuela's government said Monday it is taking over management of a private bank after discovering serious financial problems. » read more
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WaMu files new reorganization plan

By RANDALL CHASE | Posted: Monday, June 14, 2010 6:34 pm Washington Mutual Inc. » read more
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Stocks falter in last hour; trader anxiety sets in

By TIM PARADIS | Posted: Monday, June 14, 2010 4:46 pm Stocks faltered in the last hour of trading Monday after investors gave in to anxiety about Europe's economy. » read more
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Obama to Gulf Coast residents: Normal will return

Posted: Monday, June 14, 2010 3:29 pm President Barack Obama is promising Gulf Coast residents that the region will be left in better shape than it was before the massive BP oil spill that fouled the waters and threatened their way of life. » read more
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Obama pronounces Gulf seafood safe to eat

Posted: Monday, June 14, 2010 3:21 pm President Barack Obama says from the oil-stricken Gulf of Mexico that seafood from the region is safe to eat and announced a new coordinated effort to make sure it stays that way. » read more
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Moody's downgrades Greece's debt to junk status

Posted: Monday, June 14, 2010 12:41 pm Moody's Investors Service on Monday downgraded Greece's government bond ratings into "junk" territory, citing the risks in the rescue package for the debt-ridden country from the Eurozone and International Monetary Fund. » read more
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BP shares dive again as board mulls dividend delay

By ROBERT BARR | Posted: Monday, June 14, 2010 11:48 am Shares in BP PLC plunged again on Monday as the company's board discussed U. » read more
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Whaling Commision chief to miss critical meeting

By ARTHUR MAX | Posted: Monday, June 14, 2010 11:38 am The chairman of the International Whaling Commission has fallen ill and will not attend its annual meeting due to discuss his proposal to control the annual whale hunt, a spokeswoman said Monday. » read more
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Federal judge approves $72M insurance settlement

By JOHN CHRISTOFFERSEN | Posted: Monday, June 14, 2010 11:26 am A federal judge has given preliminary approval to a settlement under which The Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. » read more
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BP shares drop as board meets on dividend

By The Associated Press | Posted: Monday, June 14, 2010 10:56 am Shares of BP fell in U. » read more
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Pickup sales picking up and economy hitches a ride

By DAN STRUMPF | Posted: Monday, June 14, 2010 9:44 am If you want a hint about the economic recovery, follow that truck. » read more
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Swiss parties edge closer to ratifying US tax deal

By FRANK JORDANS | Posted: Monday, June 14, 2010 8:40 am Swiss lawmakers have signalled their willingness to compromise in a long-running dispute over whether to give the United States files on thousands of suspected American tax cheats. » read more
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Past crises hint at whether BP can pass its test

By MICHAEL LIEDTKE | Posted: Monday, June 14, 2010 5:45 am BP is being vilified from the Louisiana marshlands to the White House as its leaking oil well pollutes the Gulf Coast, raising doubts about whether the company can survive the backlash. » read more
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UK's budget office cuts outlook as austerity looms

By ROBERT BARR | Posted: Monday, June 14, 2010 5:20 am Britain's new Office for Budget Responsibility offered a bleak outlook Monday in its first forecasts for economic growth and public finances, setting a baseline for the new government's emergency budget next week. » read more
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US mint production wilts with foreign competition

By RICK CALLAHAN | Posted: Monday, June 14, 2010 4:23 am Larry Wappel strode into one of his peppermint fields, stirring up a refreshing fragrance as he brushed past deep-green plants holding the potent oil that gives a cool burst of flavor to toothpaste, candies and other products. » read more
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India's May inflation rises to 10.2 percent

By ERIKA KINETZ | Posted: Monday, June 14, 2010 3:49 am India's headline inflation accelerated faster than expected to 10. » read more
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EU, IMF delegation in Athens to review progress

By NICHOLAS PAPHITIS | Posted: Monday, June 14, 2010 2:35 am A delegation from the International Monetary Fund and the European Union is in Athens for an interim review of the country's efforts to pull itself out of a major debt crisis that pushed it to the brink of default. » read more
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Taiwan and China make progress in trade pact talks

By DEBBY WU | Posted: Sunday, June 13, 2010 11:59 pm Taiwan and China have agreed on the structure and content for a landmark trade deal that could bring about the closest relations between the longtime rivals since their split amid civil war in 1949. » read more
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What goes up, down then winds up the same? Stocks

By TIM PARADIS | Posted: Sunday, June 13, 2010 1:36 pm The stock market has been swinging wildly but going nowhere. » read more
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Iran finalizes deal to build gas pipe to Pakistan

Posted: Sunday, June 13, 2010 6:07 am Iran's state TV says the country has finalized a deal to build a pipeline to Pakistan capable of exporting 21. » read more
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China warns local gov't on investment agencies

Posted: Sunday, June 13, 2010 4:50 am China's Cabinet ordered local governments Sunday to better manage their investment agencies amid concern that their borrowings _ estimated at hundreds of billions of dollars _ could cause problems for Chinese banks. » read more
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SKorea announces plan to battle capital volatility

By KELLY OLSEN | Posted: Sunday, June 13, 2010 4:23 am South Korea's financial authorities announced on Sunday proposed measures to help stabilize the country's currency and financial system and limit damage to the broader economy during times of financial volatility such as the 2008 global crisis. » read more
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Pope on European crisis: save human 'capital'

Posted: Saturday, June 12, 2010 11:35 am Pope Benedict XVI told European banking and development officials Saturday to keep families' needs paramount as they devise solutions to the continent's financial crises. » read more
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Warren Buffett lunch price tops $2 million

By JOSH FUNK | Posted: Saturday, June 12, 2010 12:12 am The price of lunch with billionaire investor Warren Buffett has topped $2 million again, breaking a previous record for the most expensive charity item ever sold on eBay. » read more
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Foreign investment in China up 27 percent in May

Posted: Saturday, June 12, 2010 12:11 am Foreign investment in China rose 27 percent in May from a year earlier to more than $8 billion, an official said Saturday. » read more
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AG: Alaska settles pension suit for $500 million

By BECKY BOHRER | Posted: Friday, June 11, 2010 9:45 pm Alaska's attorney general said Friday that the state has settled a breach of contract and professional malpractice lawsuit against its former actuary for $500 million. » read more
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Regulators shut Seattle-based bank

By MARCY GORDON | Posted: Friday, June 11, 2010 7:48 pm Regulators on Friday shut down a bank in Washington, bringing to 82 the number of U. » read more
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Greek PM optimistic about future

By VERONIKA OLEKSYN | Posted: Friday, June 11, 2010 4:48 pm Steps taken to fight Greece's debt crisis are starting to take hold, the country's prime minister said Friday in an attempt to ease international concern about its fate. » read more
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J&J execs briefed on 'phantom recall' of Motrin

By MATTHEW PERRONE | Posted: Friday, June 11, 2010 4:20 pm Johnson & Johnson executives were briefed on an outside contractor's plan to buy up defective painkillers instead of issuing a recall, documents obtained by The Associated Press on Friday indicate. » read more
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Less spending by Americans could slow recovery

By MARTIN CRUTSINGER | Posted: Friday, June 11, 2010 3:56 pm Americans are pulling back on their spending, a trend that could slow the economic recovery if it continues. » read more
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Ban peanuts on planes? It's not nutty to allergics

By RUSS BYNUM | Posted: Friday, June 11, 2010 3:06 pm Federal regulators are considering a snack attack on the nation's airlines that would restrict or even completely ban serving peanuts on commercial flights. » read more
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Chrysler cites progress in year out of bankruptcy

By TOM KRISHER | Posted: Friday, June 11, 2010 11:40 am One year after Chrysler Group LLC's government-funded exit from bankruptcy protection, CEO Sergio Marchionne is telling employees that the company has made progress but still has a long way to go. » read more
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BP's shares climb for a second day in a row

By The Associated Press | Posted: Friday, June 11, 2010 10:26 am BP shares are climbing for a second straight day despite new estimates that the Gulf oil spill could be worse than previously forecast. » read more
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Business inventories rise 0.4 percent in April

By MARTIN CRUTSINGER | Posted: Friday, June 11, 2010 9:17 am Inventories held by businesses rose for a fourth consecutive month in April while total business sales increased for a 13th consecutive month. » read more
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Retail sales drop 1.2 percent in May

By MARTIN CRUTSINGER | Posted: Friday, June 11, 2010 7:34 am Retail sales plunged in May by the largest amount in eight months as consumers slashed spending on everything from cars to clothing. » read more
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Japan PM warns of Greece-like debt crisis

By MARI YAMAGUCHI | Posted: Friday, June 11, 2010 5:44 am Japan could face a financial mess like the one that has crippled Greece if it does not deal urgently with its swelling national debt, the new prime minister warned Friday. » read more
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