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'); document.write(''); document.write('NEW YORK (AP) — Investors halted the stock market\'s three-day losing streak Monday, buying on a range of factors including the weaker dollar and better-than-expected home sales numbers.
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'); document.write(''); document.write('WASHINGTON (AP) — Home sales surged for the second month in a row in October, climbing to the highest level in 2½ years as first-time buyers rushed to take advantage of an expiring tax credit.
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'); document.write(''); document.write('MILWAUKEE (AP) — Tyson Foods Inc. said Monday a hefty impairment charge in its beef business left it with a loss for the fourth quarter, but said its sales rose and its chicken business was profitable for the second straight quarter.
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'); document.write(''); document.write('Economists expect the joblessness that has weighed down the nation\'s economic recovery will start to slowly abate in 2010, but they predict consumers will continue to keep a tight rein on spending, according to a new survey.
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'); document.write(''); document.write('WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — The federal government said Monday that it has found a \"strong association\" between problematic imported Chinese drywall and corrosion of pipes and wires, a conclusion that supports complaints by thousands of homeowners over the last year.
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'); document.write(''); document.write('MOUNT LAUREL, N.J. (AP) — Price-conscious grocery shoppers are being choosy about what they buy to cook at home, even from the value-oriented Campbell Soup Co.
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'); document.write(''); document.write('NEW YORK (AP) — Consumers continue to take control of their debt as the delinquency rate on credit cards heads toward 1 percent.
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'); document.write(''); document.write('LONDON (AP) — Shares in British chocolate maker Cadbury PLC hit their highest level in at least five years Monday on reports that another rival, Switzerland\'s Nestle SA, may make a takeover bid.
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'); document.write(''); document.write('NEW YORK (AP) — Television retailer QVC has made aggressive plans to keep shoppers watching — instead of mall-hopping — on Black Friday, an event it has traditionally ignored.
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'); document.write(''); document.write('BRUSSELS (AP) — General Motors Co. on Monday asked European governments to help pay most of the euro3.3 billion ($4.9 billion) it needs to restructure its struggling European operations.
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