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'); document.write(''); document.write('WASHINGTON (AP) — In a hopeful sign, the number of newly laid-off workers filing claims for unemployment benefits fell more than expected last week, dropping below 500,000 for the first time since January.
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'); document.write(''); document.write('WASHINGTON (AP) — Consumers got back in the buying mood in October as their incomes grew modestly, an encouraging sign for the budding economic recovery.
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'); document.write(''); document.write('WASHINGTON (AP) — Orders for big-ticket factory goods fell unexpectedly in October as the economy struggles to get back to full health.
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'); document.write(''); document.write('Stock futures pointed to a higher open after data on an improving job market and strong consumer spending provided reassurance that the economy is recovering.
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'); document.write(''); document.write('WASHINGTON (AP) — Toyota Motor Corp. said Wednesday it will replace accelerator pedals on about 4 million recalled vehicles in the United States because the pedals can get stuck in the floor mats.
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'); document.write(''); document.write('CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) — Deere and Co. lost $223 million in the fourth quarter, reflecting big charges and a 28 percent slump in sales as demand for tractors, combines and construction equipment sagged amid the global economic downturn.
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'); document.write(''); document.write('NEW YORK (AP) — Curbed discretionary spending pushed Tiffany & Co.\'s U.S. sales lower in the third quarter, contributing to a 1 percent profit decline. But results, which topped its own expectations, led Tiffany to raise its full-year forecasts.
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'); document.write(''); document.write('WIESBADEN, Germany (AP) — General Motors Co.\'s top European official underlined the future importance of Opel\'s biggest German plant on Wednesday, while reiterating that there likely will be up to 9,500 jobs cut across the continent.
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'); document.write(''); document.write('SHANGHAI (AP) — The Chinese automaker that had joined with Koenigsegg Automotive AB in bidding to buy Saab said Wednesday it regrets the Swedish luxury sports car maker\'s decision to drop the deal and will reconsider its own stance.
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'); document.write(''); document.write('LONDON (AP) — The London Stock Exchange PLC posted a 40 percent drop in first-half earnings on Wednesday on the back of lower trading and warned that market conditions remain uncertain.
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