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'); document.write(''); document.write('NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks surged in early trading Monday as the dollar continues to weaken and investors try to snap a three-day losing streak.
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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('ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (AP) — A cutting-edge French warship sailed into St. Petersburg Monday to show off its capabilities to potential buyers in the Russian navy, whose pursuit of an amphibious assault capacity is frightening some neighboring countries.
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'); document.write(''); document.write('SPRINGDALE, Ark. (AP) — Tyson Foods Inc., the world\'s largest meat producer, said Monday that a hefty impairment charge in its beef business left it with a loss for the fourth quarter. But sales rose, and its chicken business was profitable for the second straight quarter.
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'); document.write(''); document.write('NEW YORK (AP) — For the first time in a decade, more people paid their credit card bills on time in the third quarter this year than in the second quarter.
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'); document.write(''); document.write('CAMDEN, N.J. (AP) — Campbell Soup Co., the world\'s largest soup maker, said Monday its first-quarter earnings rose 17 percent as lower costs and more efficient supply chain offset the impact of a decline in soup sales.
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'); document.write(''); document.write('WASHINGTON (AP) — Home resales for October are projected to rise to the highest level in more than two years as first-time buyers, anticipating that a tax credit would soon expire, rushed to beat the clock.
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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('Oil prices rose above $78 a barrel Monday as Iran\'s war games, aimed at protecting its nuclear plants, deepened tensions in the oil-rich region.
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'); document.write(''); document.write('LONDON (AP) — The international economy is still fragile and vulnerable to shocks despite recent improvements in financial markets, the managing director of the International Monetary Fund said Monday.
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