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'); document.write(''); document.write('LONDON (AP) — World stock markets fell Tuesday following big gains on Monday, with China\'s main index posting its biggest drop in three months after the country\'s central bank warned commercial banks to control their lending.
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'); document.write(''); document.write('PITTSBURGH (AP) — H.J. Heinz Co. says its second-quarter profit dropped 16 percent from last year as the company\'s results were hurt by currency shifts.
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'); document.write(''); document.write('NEW YORK (AP) — Citigroup Inc. said Tuesday it is selling its Diners Club North American franchise to BMO Financial Group as it continues to shed noncore assets and streamline operations.
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'); document.write(''); document.write('Oil slipped towards $77 a barrel Tuesday as markets awaited data expected to show that the pace of U.S. economic recovery is slower than previously estimated.
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'); document.write(''); document.write('WASHINGTON (AP) — The head of the Consumer Product Safety Commission conceded Tuesday the agency \"hasn\'t been acting as quickly as it should\" on crib safety problems.
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'); document.write(''); document.write('NEW YORK (AP) — Medical device maker Medtronic says its fiscal second-quarter profit rose 59 percent on higher sales of implantable heart devices and stents, while costs fell.
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'); document.write(''); document.write('WASHINGTON (AP) — Remember the economy\'s return to growth last quarter? Well, it probably wasn\'t as energetic as first thought.
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'); document.write(''); document.write('DUESSELDORF, Germany (AP) — General Motors Co. will present to unions on Wednesday its restructuring plan for the Opel unit, expected to include up to 9,500 job cuts, the carmaker\'s top official in Europe said Tuesday.
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'); document.write(''); document.write('SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Hewlett-Packard Co.\'s cost-cutting and push into new markets is helping soften the blow from weakness in the company\'s mainstay businesses.
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'); document.write(''); document.write('NEW YORK (AP) — After showing signs of improvement in early fall, sales of clothing and luxury goods weakened a bit the first half of November, compared with a year ago, when stores pulled shoppers in with massive discounts, figures released Tuesday show.
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