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'); document.write(''); document.write('Oil prices fell below $76 a barrel Tuesday with new data showing a slow U.S. economic recovery and consumer confidence that remains lukewarm at best.
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'); document.write(''); document.write('WASHINGTON (AP) — The economy is growing modestly, with consumers too wary about spending to invigorate the recovery.
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'); document.write(''); document.write('NEW YORK (AP) — Signet Jewelers Ltd., the parent of Kay Jewelers and other retail chains, said Tuesday it posted a smaller third-quarter loss as the jeweler cut costs and gained market share.
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'); document.write(''); document.write('NEW YORK (AP) — Fitch Ratings is predicting a modest recovery for U.S. auto suppliers in 2010 as sales rise and the companies realize benefits from significant cost-cutting this year.
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'); document.write(''); document.write('NEW YORK (AP) — Embattled bond insurer Ambac Financial Group Inc. says its chief financial officer has resigned.
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'); document.write(''); document.write('WASHINGTON (AP) — The summer\'s trend of rising home prices faded at the end of the traditional home shopping season, two reports Tuesday showed.
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'); document.write(''); document.write('NORWALK, Conn. (AP) — GE Capital, the financial business of General Electric Co., announced Tuesday the appointment of a new president and CEO of GE Capital\'s business operations in Asia Pacific.
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'); document.write(''); document.write('DETROIT (AP) — Detroit Free Press newsroom employees will take a five-day furlough in exchange for no job cuts through March.
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'); document.write(''); document.write('CRANBURY, N.J. (AP) — Kronos Worldwide Inc., maker of whitening pigments used in paper, paints and plastic, said Tuesday it is increasing prices for titanium dioxide products sold outside of North America and Europe.
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'); document.write(''); document.write('LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A veteran state lawmaker and Democratic gubernatorial candidate on Tuesday proposed swapping Michigan\'s flat income tax rate for a graduated one, eliminating a business tax surcharge and some business tax breaks, and lowering the sales tax rate while extending it to services.
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