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'); document.write(''); document.write('WASHINGTON (AP) — Dousing rampant speculation, President Barack Obama has decided to travel to Copenhagen next month and spell out U.S. goals for curbing greenhouse gas emissions at a widely anticipated, high-stakes global climate summit.
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'); document.write(''); document.write('McLEAN, Va. (AP) — Freddie Mac reports that average rates for 30-year fixed mortgages have matched a record low of 4.78 percent this week.
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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 below 500,000 last week for the first time since January.
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'); document.write(''); document.write('NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks rose in light volume 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) — 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) — Strong overseas sales and cost-cutting kept a decline in Tiffany & Co.\'s third-quarter profit to a bare minimum, causing the luxury jeweler to raise its full-year profit outlook heading into the crucial holiday season.
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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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