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- Pope to G-8: Help developing nations
Pope Benedict XVI has urged G-8 leaders meeting next week in central Italy to rewrite global financial rules and defend the world's ...
 - Rising national debt may be the next economic crisis
The mountain of debt easily could become the next full-fledged economic crisis without firm action from Washington, economists ...
 - The old is new again at 'Saturday Evening Post'
The Saturday Evening Post, a centuries-old publication that helped make illustrator Norman Rockwell a household name and showcased ...
 - IOUs spell uncertainty for Calif. small businesses
Business consultant Katrina Kennedy has taken her young son out of preschool and put a family vacation on hold. Dairyman Mike ...
 - Jobless numbers punch stocks; Dow loses 223
A dour report on job losses in June sent stocks sharply lower Thursday.
 - Unemployment: 9.5%; Obama says he's 'deeply concerned'
The nation's unemployment rolls swelled by 467,000 in June, reversing a recent trend of slowing job losses and raising questions ...
 - J&J takes on Alzheimer's disease with $1B stake in Elan
Johnson & Johnson, making a big jump into the risky but potentially lucrative field of Alzheimer's disease, is taking a major ...
 - GM waits for judge's ruling on sale plan
An attorney for General Motors urged a bankruptcy judge Thursday to approve the automaker's sale plan, saying that the only other ...
 - The Fourth: A day for entrepreneurs to celebrate
I love the Fourth of July. Friends, barbecue, fireworks. Many years I celebrate the holiday with my family in Ashland, Oregon ...
 - Oil prices tumble as Europe and U.S. shed jobs
Oil prices tumbled to their lowest level in a month Thursday following the release of woeful job numbers in Europe and the U.S.
 - Mortgage rates fall slightly
Rates for 30-year home loans inched downward this week, but still remain above record lows posted during the spring, Freddie ...
 - U.S. Marshals seize Madoff penthouse, Ruth moves
U.S. Marshals on Thursday took possession of disgraced financier Bernard Madoff's $7 million Manhattan penthouse, forcing his ...
 - McDonald's to launch bigger, $4 Angus burgers
McDonald's will begin selling a line of bigger burgers priced about $4 each on Thursday to bring in customers looking for a beefy ...
 - Johnson & Johnson invests in Alzheimer's partnership
Johnson & Johnson said Thursday it will take an 18.4% stake Ireland-based drug developer Elan with a $1 billion investment.
 - Foreclosure help will reach more homeowners
The Obama administration is expanding a program to stave off foreclosure for borrowers who owe more than their homes are worth.
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