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'); document.write(''); document.write('WASHINGTON (AP) — In a hopeful sign for the economy, the number of newly laid-off workers filing claims for unemployment benefits fell below 500,000 last week for the first time since January.
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'); document.write(''); document.write('McLEAN, Va. (AP) — Average rates for 30-year fixed mortgages fell this week, matching a record low set last spring and more than a full percentage point below what they were a year ago, Freddie Mac said Wednesday.
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'); document.write(''); document.write('NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks climbed Wednesday following a drop in weekly unemployment claims to the lowest level of the year and a rise in new home sales.
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'); document.write(''); document.write('WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve on Wednesday tightened the conflict of interest restrictions governing the boards of directors of its 12 regional banks.
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'); document.write(''); document.write('DETROIT (AP) — General Motors Co. has not talked with any other potential buyers for the Swedish Saab brand since a specialty car maker pulled out of a deal to buy it this week, a person briefed on GM\'s plans said Wednesday.
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'); document.write(''); document.write('CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) — Deere and Co. says sales of tractors, combines and other agricultural mainstays slumped in the fourth quarter and it expects farmers to remain cautious about new equipment purchases because of the weak global economy.
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'); document.write(''); document.write('WASHINGTON (AP) — Bankruptcy filings in federal courts jumped by more than one-third this year, as businesses and individuals struggled to regain their footing in a weakened economy.
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'); document.write(''); document.write('NEW YORK (AP) — What would the holidays be without bickering between siblings? AT&T and Verizon are swamping TV with ads attacking facets of each other\'s wireless networks. While the ads stick fairly close to the truth, there\'s a lot they don\'t say.
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'); document.write(''); document.write('NEW YORK (AP) — The dollar slid to a 15-month low against the euro Wednesday as investors fled the safe haven currency on upbeat U.S. economic reports, while markets absorbed the U.S. Federal Reserve\'s indication that interest rates will remain at super-low levels for a while yet and that it was not overly concerned by the U.S. currency\'s decline.
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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, another blow to the reputation of the world\'s largest automaker.
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