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 44 documents First reported 5 hours ago - Updated 27 mins ago
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Freddie Mac
U.S. House approves housing rescue bill after Bush drops opposition
WASHINGTON - Rescue legislation sailed through the House Wednesday aimed at helping 400,000 strapped homeowners avoid foreclosure and to prevent troubled mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac from collapsing.The 272-152 vote reflected a congressional ... [38 mins ago - Macleans Online]
Entities: Freddie Mac, Fannie Mae, Mortgages
 38 documents First reported 6 hours ago - Updated 29 mins ago
6.8 quake hits Japan
TOKYO - A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.8 struck off the northern Japanese coast early today, injuring at least 43 people, causing blackouts and landslides, officials said.The Meteorological Agency said there was no danger of a tsunami, ... [38 mins ago - New Zealand Herald]
Entities: Earthquake, Tsunami, Aomori (Japan), Hachinohe (Japan), Iwate (Japan)
 41 documents First reported 11 hours ago - Updated 4 hours ago
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Ratko Mladic
Mastermind of Bosnian Muslims' killings arrested
Mastermind of Bosnian Muslims' killings arrested Belgrade-Serbia's president and the U.N. tribunal for the former Yugoslavia says former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic, accused architect of war crimes including Europe's worst massacre of Muslims, ... [34 mins ago - Pakistan Observer]
Entities: Radovan Karadzic, Belgrade, Ratko Mladic, Arrests
 49 documents First reported 15 hours ago - Updated 28 mins ago
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Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
Iran welcomes US respect but vows no nuclear retreat
TEHRAN: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Wednesday dubbed the US presence at international talks aimed to diffuse the row over Iran's nuclear program as a 'positive step,' while vowing that Iran would not abandon its right to atomic energy. The ... [1 hour ago - Lebanon Daily Star]
Entities: Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Tehran, Geneva, Enrichment, Concession
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Science & Technology

 199 documents First reported 07/22/2008 - Updated 53 mins ago
Oil extends slide as supplies reported more than expected
NEW YORK - Oil prices headed back lower today, failing to sustain a brief push into positive territory, after the government reported gasoline supplies rose far more than expected.Light, sweet crude for September delivery was trading down 98 cents at ... [53 mins ago - Boston Herald]
Entities: Hurricanes, Hurricane Dolly, Brownsville (Texas, United States), Oil Prices Lower
 48 documents First reported 23 hours ago - Updated 42 mins ago
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BHP Billiton Plc
BHP reaps benefit of higher oil prices with record production
Australian-listed resources group BHP Billiton has issued the latest production data for its petroleum division. The figures for the three months to the end of June 2008 show output of 36.23 barrels of oil equivalent, an increase by a fifth and all-time ... [42 mins ago - Business Spectator]
Entities: BHP Billiton Plc, Copper
 42 documents First reported 07/22/2008 - Updated 4 hours ago
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GlaxoSmithKline plc
GlaxoSmithKline Q2 Net Profit Rises
pharmaceutical and healthcare company GlaxoSmithKline Plc (GSK: News, Chart, Quote ) announced that its second-quarter net profit, excluding charges, increased from last year, helped by strong performance in its Vaccines and Consumer Healthcare divisions.Excluding ... [4 hours ago - RTTNews.com]
Entities: GlaxoSmithKline plc, Andrew Witty
 106 documents First reported 07/22/2008 - Updated 11 hours ago
3-Oil falls to $126
falling for a second straight session, as concern eased that Hurricane Dolly would hit Gulf of Mexico crude supply. The slowing US economy and lacklustre energy demand in the world's top consumer also weighed on the market, analysts said. Attention later ... [11 hours ago - Economictimes]
Entities: Hurricanes, Hurricane Dolly, Oil Prices Lower, Gulf of Mexico
Blogs for Science & Technology
Strong quake jolts north Japan, injuring dozens - Economy-Finance [1 hour ago]
Astronomy Picture of the Day - Latest Articles [1 hour ago]
MIT Students Create $17 Solar Cooker - Wired Science [1 hour ago]

Business

 22 documents First reported 5 hours ago - Updated 1 hour ago
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Qualcomm Incorporated
Airlines seek joint venture
Additionally, Houston-based Continental (CAL:CALNews, chart, profile, moreLast: Delayed quote dataAnalystCreate alertInsiderDiscussFinancials Sponsored by:, , ) said it is seeking anti-trust immunity in order to join the Star Alliance, a collection of ... [34 mins ago - MarketWatch]
Entities: Qualcomm Incorporated, Allstate Corporation, AMERIGROUP Corporation, Amazon.com Inc, UAL Corporation
 20 documents First reported 4 hours ago - Updated 44 mins ago
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Amazon.com Inc
Amazon reports strong earnings
Amazon.com Inc. says its second-quarter profit more than doubled and surpassed Wall Street's expectations. Sales were strong in several sections of Amazon's massive marketplace.The Seattle-based Web retailer earned $158 million, or 37 cents per, for the ... [44 mins ago - CNN]
Entities: Amazon.com Inc, TiVo Incorporated, FactSet Research Systems Inc
 50 documents First reported 12 hours ago - Updated 31 mins ago
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Toyota Motor Corporation
GM falls further behind Toyota
General Motors, battling to keep its global sales crown, fell further behind Toyota during the second quarter as a deteriorating US market overshadowed gains overseas.GM dropped 5% to 2.29 million vehicles, while Toyota posted a preliminary increase of ... [1 hour ago - WA Today.com.au]
Entities: Toyota Motor Corporation, General Motors Corporation
 118 documents First reported 14 hours ago - Updated 27 mins ago
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McDonald's Corporation
Wall Street rises on oil drop, housing plan optimism
By Kristina CookeNEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks rose on Wednesday as financial shares climbed on optimism about a rescue plan for mortgage finance companies Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and as the price of oil fell.Financial shares rose after President George ... [36 mins ago - Earthtimes.org]
Entities: McDonald's Corporation, Costco, The Boeing Company, Washington Mutual Inc
Blogs for Business
How Often Do You Meet With The CEO? - InformationWeek Weblog [53 mins ago]
VIDEO: Ford F-150 hybrid pick up truck gets 41 mpg - AutoblogGreen [53 mins ago]
Canadian dollar falls on oil, rate uncertainty - Economy-Finance [1 hour ago]

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