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LONDON (AP) -- Third-quarter sales at insurer Old Mutual fell by 4 percent from a year ago as the global economic slowdown eroded demand for life insurance around the world, the company said Thursday....
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Incoming House Speaker Ray Sansom said Wednesday he expects Florida's budget deficit to increase by another $700 million, but still believes a special legislative session won't be needed to address the shortfall.
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TRENTON, N.J. (AP) -- French drugmaker Sanofi-Aventis said Wednesday it is halting all research on a diet drug sold in Europe, Acomplia, and rival Pfizer Inc. hours later said it is ending research on an experimental weight-loss drug in the same class....
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Cisco Systems Inc. warns that orders dropped off dramatically in October, and now it expects revenue to fall in the current quarter. On a conference all with analysts and investors, Chief Executive John Chambers said he expects revenue to fall 5 percent to 10...
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Now that voters have approved allowing slot machines in Maryland, Gov. Martin O'Malley is moving ahead with preparations for implementing them. O'Malley needs to appoint four additional members to the current five-member Maryland Lottery Commission to handle the added responsibilities. The state will also create...(more)
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- Google Inc. has scrapped its Internet advertising partnership with struggling rival Yahoo Inc., abandoning attempts to overcome the objections of antitrust regulators and customers who believed the alliance would give Google too much power over online commerce....
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FRANKLIN LAKES, N.J. (AP) -- Pharmacy benefits manager Medco Health Solutions Inc. said Wednesday its third-quarter profit rose 38 percent on greater mail-order and specialty drug sales, topping Wall Street forecasts....
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The nation’s biggest carrier said that it would charge some passengers to check their first bag, but that it was eliminating the fuel surcharges for tickets using frequent-flier miles.
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GMAC Financial Services reports an increased third-quarter loss and warns its mortgage business Rescap may struggle to survive.
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NEW YORK (AP) -- GMAC Financial Services says its third-quarter loss widened to $2.52 billion, pulled down by steep losses at its mortgage division....
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Sure, election coverage is getting the most play tonight, but we're equally (well, almost) invested in the destruction of everybody's favorite mediocre consumer electronics chain – Circuit City. A tipster has sent us a sneak peek at Circuit City's severance pay, and it's not pretty....(more)
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Farmers are borrowing money at record levels as higher food prices encourage them to buy land and new machinery.
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