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'); document.write(''); document.write('Stock futures pointed to a higher open Wednesday as investors prepared to examine fresh data on consumer spending and sentiment, new home sales and the job market a day after the Federal Reserve provided a more upbeat view of U.S. economic prospects.
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'); document.write(''); document.write('KIRKLAND, Wash. (AP) — Wireless broadband service provider Clearwire Corp. said Clearwire Escrow Corp. has priced an offering of $920 million senior secured notes at 97.9 percent.
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'); document.write(''); document.write('NEW YORK (AP) — LM Ericsson of Sweden said Wednesday it plans to buy Nortel Networks Corp.\'s North American GSM business for $70 million in cash.
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'); document.write(''); document.write('MOLINE, Ill. (AP) — Deere and Co. says big charges and lower sales of farm and construction equipment amid the economic downturn left it with a $223 million loss for the fourth quarter.
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'); document.write(''); document.write('NEW YORK (AP) — Tiffany & Co.\'s third-quarter profit dipped 1 percent, partly on weaker U.S. sales as shoppers continued to curb their discretionary spending, the company said Wednesday.
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'); document.write(''); document.write('Oil prices rose above $76 a barrel Wednesday as the dollar weakened and investors awaited data on the U.S. economy and crude inventories.
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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('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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'); document.write(''); document.write('WASHINGTON (AP) — Toyota Motor Corp. will replace gas pedals on 3.8 million recalled vehicles in the United States to address problems with sudden acceleration or the pedal becoming stuck in the floor mat, The Associated Press has learned.
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'); document.write(''); document.write('COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — There could be less jingle in the Salvation\'s Army\'s hallmark red kettles this season. The charity is testing kettles that take debit and credit cards.
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