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						<title>Oil up 38% since Christmas.</title>
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						<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2009 22:30:42 -0800</pubDate>
						<description>Oil prices soared again Monday - moving closer to the $50 mark - as the movement of Israeli forces into the Gaza Strip this weekend </description>
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						<title>Treasury's Paulson Gets It Wrong (Surprise!)</title>
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						<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2009 23:50:54 -0800</pubDate>
						<description>In a recent interview with the Financial Times, U.S. Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson blamed the credit crisis on global imbalances. Specifically, he repeated a storyline </description>
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						<title>LyondellBasell U.S. units file for bankruptcy</title>
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						<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2009 22:07:19 -0800</pubDate>
						<description>NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. operations of LyondellBasell, the world's third-largest petrochemical company, filed for bankruptcy protection under the weight of a massive debt </description>
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						<title>U.S. budget deficit seen topping $1 trillion in 2009</title>
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						<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2009 22:53:15 -0800</pubDate>
						<description>WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Politicians want American consumers to resume spending to pull the economy out of its tailspin, and the U.S. government is leading by </description>
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						<title>Fed and other agencies to join U.S. fraud task force</title>
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						<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2009 22:54:10 -0800</pubDate>
						<description>WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. government is beefing up a task force to fight mortgage crimes and safeguard federal financial bailouts, the U.S. Justice Department </description>
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						<title>Trading in Lenovo shares suspended: HKEx</title>
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						<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2009 23:26:44 -0800</pubDate>
						<description>HONG KONG (Reuters) - Trading in shares of Lenovo Group  was suspended on Wednesday pending the release of a statement of a price-sensitive nature, </description>
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						<title>Bank of America selling $2.8 billion</title>
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						<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2009 23:32:14 -0800</pubDate>
						<description>HONG KONG (Reuters) - Top U.S. lender Bank of America , raising cash to weather a dismal market at home, is selling a $2.83 billion </description>
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						<title>World Business Briefing | Africa: Kenya: 2 Countries Plan Railway</title>
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						<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2009 20:36:01 -0800</pubDate>
						<description>Kenya and Uganda plan to build a new railway from the Indian Ocean port of Mombasa to cope with increased trade among the East African </description>
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						<title>World Business Briefing | Asia: India: Credit Suisse Invests in Finance Unit</title>
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						<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2009 20:39:12 -0800</pubDate>
						<description>Credit Suisse said it had injected 7.94 billion rupees ($164 million) into the operations of its nonbanking financial company in India. </description>
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						<title>The Costly Compromises of Oil From Sand</title>
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						<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2009 21:55:50 -0800</pubDate>
						<description>Environmental groups in the U.S. and Canada are pushing for a slowdown to oil sands development. </description>
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						<title>World Business Briefing | Asia: India: G.M. To Increase Car Prices</title>
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						<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2009 22:21:39 -0800</pubDate>
						<description>The Indian unit of General Motors will raise its car prices by 1 to 2 percent to cover rising costs and does not expect the </description>
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						<title>World Business Briefing | Europe: Germany: Regulators Still Reviewing Airline Merger</title>
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						<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2009 22:22:14 -0800</pubDate>
						<description>The European Commission, Europe’s competition watchdog, said it had extended its review of a bid by Lufthansa to buy a smaller Belgian rival, Brussels Airlines. </description>
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						<title>FTSE-100 up 59.28 points at 4,638.92 
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						<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2009 14:11:08 -0800</pubDate>
						<description>AP - Share prices on the London Stock Exchange closed up Tuesday. </description>
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						<title>Bank of America selling $2.8 billion 
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						<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2009 23:32:14 -0800</pubDate>
						<description>Reuters - Top U.S. lender Bank of America , raising cash to weather a dismal market at home, is selling a $2.83 billion chunk of </description>
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						<title>Japan business lobby sees &#39;09 dlr range of 95-105 yen - Reuters</title>
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						<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2009 05:10:00 -0800</pubDate>
						<description>CharlotteObserver.comJapan business lobby sees &amp;#39;09 dlr range of 95-105 yenReuters&amp;nbsp;- 17 hours agoTOKYO, Jan 6 (Reuters) - The head of  Japan&amp;#39;s biggest business lobby, </description>
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						<title>ACBJ Chairman Shaw wins top business journalism award - Bizjournals.com</title>
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						<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2009 18:52:23 -0800</pubDate>
						<description>ACBJ Chairman Shaw wins top business journalism awardBizjournals.com,&amp;nbsp;NC&amp;nbsp;- 3 hours agoRay Shaw, chairman  and CEO of Orlando Business Journal parent  American City Business </description>
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						<title>Lower pay seen for US small business employees - Reuters</title>
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						<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2009 20:07:01 -0800</pubDate>
						<description>Lower pay seen for US small business employeesReuters&amp;nbsp;- 2 hours agoNEW YORK (Reuters) - Small US business employees, whose earnings eroded in 2008, can expect </description>
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						<title>Gov. Crist seeks support for business loan program - Forbes</title>
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						<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2009 20:25:37 -0800</pubDate>
						<description>Gov. Crist seeks support for business loan programForbes,&amp;nbsp;NY&amp;nbsp;- 1 hour agoBy BRENDAN FARRINGTON , 01.06.09, 06:15 PM EST More than 30 businesses having trouble getting </description>
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						<title>Toyota Shuts Down Plants in Japan</title>
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						<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2009 17:00:08 -0800</pubDate>
						<description>Toyota reeling from its worst U.S. sales decline in more than a quarter of a century, will shut all its factories in Japan for 11 </description>
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						<title>The Best and Worst Jobs in the U.S.</title>
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						<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2009 19:40:07 -0800</pubDate>
						<description>Mathematicians landed the top spot in a new study ranking the best and worst jobs in the U.S. A look at how other occupations fared. </description>
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						<title>MEDIA: French public TV bids adieu to ads</title>
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						<pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2009 22:09:47 -0800</pubDate>
						<description>France&amp;#039;s public broadcaster, France Television, has taken the first step toward eliminating advertisements from its programming. The evening prime-time slot will be absolutely ad-free beginning </description>
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						<title>JAPAN: Toyota to suspend production temporarily</title>
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						<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2009 04:31:29 -0800</pubDate>
						<description>Toyota has announced that it will suspend production at its domestic plants for 11 days between February and March in response to plummeting sales. The </description>
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						<title>GERMANY: Porsche purchases more than 50% of Volkswagen</title>
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						<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2009 14:28:45 -0800</pubDate>
						<description>German automaker Porsche has taken over Europe&amp;#039;s biggest car manufacturer, with the purchase of more than 50 percent of Volskwagen shares. Porsche increased its participation </description>
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						<title>BRITAIN: Marks and Spencer plans to shed 1,000 jobs</title>
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						<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2009 17:28:18 -0800</pubDate>
						<description>Clothing-to-food retailer Marks and Spencer - seen as a barometer of British consumer sentiment - is set to axe more than 1,000 jobs, UK newspaper </description>
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						<title>UNITED STATES: Fed delivers grim forecast for 2009</title>
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						<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2009 18:03:59 -0800</pubDate>
						<description>The Federal Reserve has forecast an economic contraction throughout the year, with a &amp;quot;moderate&amp;quot; recovery in 2010. </description>
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						<title>ENERGY: Europe shivers as gas row cuts supply</title>
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						<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2009 18:34:49 -0800</pubDate>
						<description>The EU has demanded the restoration of gas flows from Russia through the Ukraine, and both countries are ready to resume talks ... but the </description>
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						<title>FINANCIAL CRISIS: Aluminium giant Alcoa to axe 13,500 jobs</title>
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						<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2009 19:56:53 -0800</pubDate>
						<description>US aluminium giant Alcoa will cut 13,500 jobs worldwide, representing 13 percent of its total workforce. The move is expected to save the company $450 </description>
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						<title>Court backs $631 million judgment against Boeing</title>
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						<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2009 19:23:32 -0800</pubDate>
						<description>NEW YORK (Reuters) - A California court has approved a jury verdict against Boeing Co , which means the plane maker and defense contractor must </description>
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						<title>Fed and other agencies to join U.S. fraud task force</title>
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						<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2009 20:03:34 -0800</pubDate>
						<description>WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. government is beefing up a task force to fight mortgage crimes and safeguard federal financial bailouts, the U.S. Justice Department </description>
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						<title>U.S. budget deficit seen topping $1 trillion in 2009</title>
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						<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2009 20:13:58 -0800</pubDate>
						<description>WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Politicians want American consumers to resume spending to pull the economy out of its tailspin, and the U.S. government is leading by </description>
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						<title>N.Y. judge restrains Merkin funds in Madoff lawsuit</title>
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						<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2009 20:15:28 -0800</pubDate>
						<description>NEW YORK (Reuters) - A judge extended an order on Tuesday barring hedge fund founder Ezra Merkin from shutting down funds that had invested with </description>
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						<title>LyondellBasell U.S. units file for bankruptcy</title>
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						<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2009 20:43:24 -0800</pubDate>
						<description>NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. operations of LyondellBasell, the world's third-largest petrochemical company, filed for bankruptcy protection under the weight of a massive debt </description>
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						<title>Alcoa to slash jobs and sell 4 units</title>
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						<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2009 21:44:06 -0800</pubDate>
						<description>NEW YORK (Reuters) - Alcoa Inc said on Tuesday it would slash more than 15,000 jobs, halve capital spending and sell four businesses as it </description>
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						<title>Stocks rise on stimulus plan hopes</title>
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						<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2009 21:45:54 -0800</pubDate>
						<description>NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks gained on Tuesday on the increased likelihood of a government stimulus package after the release of minutes from the last </description>
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						<title>Court backs $631 million judgment against Boeing 
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						<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2009 19:23:32 -0800</pubDate>
						<description>Reuters - A California court has approved a jury verdict against Boeing Co , which means the plane maker and defense contractor must pay former </description>
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						<title>Leading Democrat offers mortgage aid bill 
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						<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2009 19:29:25 -0800</pubDate>
						<description>Reuters - The second-ranking Democrat of the U.S. Senate on Tuesday introduced legislation that would let bankruptcy judges erase some mortgage debt in an effort </description>
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						<title>Fed and other agencies to join U.S. fraud task force 
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						<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2009 20:02:23 -0800</pubDate>
						<description>Reuters - The U.S. government is beefing up a task force to fight mortgage crimes and safeguard federal financial bailouts, the U.S. Justice Department said </description>
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						<title>Alcoa to slash jobs and sell 4 units 
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						<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2009 20:12:59 -0800</pubDate>
						<description>Reuters - Alcoa Inc said on Tuesday it would slash more than 15,000 jobs, halve capital spending and sell four businesses as it reduces aluminum </description>
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						<title>U.S. budget deficit seen topping $1 trillion in 2009 
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						<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2009 20:13:58 -0800</pubDate>
						<description>Reuters - Politicians want American consumers to resume spending to pull the economy out of its tailspin, and the U.S. government is leading by example </description>
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						<title>Goody's liquidates remaining US stores 
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						<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2009 21:56:34 -0800</pubDate>
						<description>AP - Discount clothing chain Goody's Family Clothing will begin liquidating its stores on Friday as the retailer becomes one of the year's first victims </description>
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						<title>Structure collapse at 5 Mile Business Park - MSNBC</title>
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						<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2009 13:00:15 -0800</pubDate>
						<description>Structure collapse at 5 Mile Business ParkMSNBC&amp;nbsp;- 3 hours agoIt happened just before 5:30 am at the Five Mile Business Park. According to three people </description>
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						<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2009 13:00:15 -0800</pubDate>
						<description>Structure collapse at 5 Mile Business ParkMSNBC&amp;nbsp;- 3 hours agoIt happened just before 5:30 am at the Five Mile Business Park. According to three people </description>
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						<title>Gauging Small Business Owners&#39; Confidence - BusinessWeek</title>
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						<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2009 14:15:46 -0800</pubDate>
						<description>Gauging Small Business Owners&amp;#39; ConfidenceBusinessWeek&amp;nbsp;- 2 hours agoBy Karen E. Klein Even as retailers suffered and the stock market closed out one of its worst </description>
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						<title>Gauging Small Business Owners&#39; Confidence - BusinessWeek</title>
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						<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2009 14:15:46 -0800</pubDate>
						<description>Gauging Small Business Owners&amp;#39; ConfidenceBusinessWeek&amp;nbsp;- 2 hours agoBy Karen E. Klein Even as retailers suffered and the stock market closed out one of its worst </description>
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						<title>Better Business Bureau unveils grading system - Bizjournals.com</title>
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						<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2009 15:54:38 -0800</pubDate>
						<description>Better Business Bureau unveils grading systemBizjournals.com,&amp;nbsp;NC&amp;nbsp;- 48 minutes agoThe Better Business Bureau of Columbus is turning to a more detailed rating system for area businesses </description>
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						<title>What Obama’s Proposed Tax Cuts Mean for Small Businesses - BusinessWeek</title>
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						<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2009 14:15:48 -0800</pubDate>
						<description>What Obama’s Proposed Tax Cuts Mean for Small BusinessesBusinessWeek&amp;nbsp;- 2 hours agoDetails are still emerging, but the plan could include a longer window for businesses </description>
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						<title>Old Chicago, iPlay close The Business Review (Albany) - Bizjournals.com</title>
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						<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2009 15:56:36 -0800</pubDate>
						<description>Old Chicago, iPlay close The Business Review (Albany)Bizjournals.com,&amp;nbsp;NC&amp;nbsp;- 46 minutes agoCepiel spent most of his more than 40-year career in the fast food business before </description>
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						<title>Better Business Bureau unveils grading system - Bizjournals.com</title>
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						<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2009 15:54:38 -0800</pubDate>
						<description>Better Business Bureau unveils grading systemBizjournals.com,&amp;nbsp;NC&amp;nbsp;- 48 minutes agoThe Better Business Bureau of Columbus is turning to a more detailed rating system for area businesses </description>
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						<title>Facing Losses, German Billionaire Commits Suicide</title>
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						<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2009 14:54:09 -0800</pubDate>
						<description>Adolf Merckle’s speculation in volatile Volkswagen shares pushed his sprawling business empire to the edge of ruin. </description>
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						<title>Facing Losses, German Billionaire Commits Suicide</title>
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						<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2009 14:54:09 -0800</pubDate>
						<description>Adolf Merckle’s speculation in volatile Volkswagen shares pushed his sprawling business empire to the edge of ruin. </description>
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						<title>Talbots shares jump after it secures committed credit 
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						<description>Reuters - Talbots Inc  shares jumped 24 percent on Tuesday, a day after the women's apparel retailer said it entered into agreements with three </description>
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						<description>Reuters - Talbots Inc  shares jumped 24 percent on Tuesday, a day after the women's apparel retailer said it entered into agreements with three </description>
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						<description>Reuters - The U.S. stock market could gain as much 12 percent in 2009 from current levels, despite a recession that will last at least </description>
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						<description>Reuters - German billionaire Adolf Merckle has committed suicide, in despair over the huge losses suffered by his business empire during the financial crisis, his </description>
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						<description>NEW YORK (Reuters) - Petrochemical giant LyondellBasell  remained locked in talks with creditors on Tuesday as it hovered near bankruptcy two days after a </description>
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						<description>NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. stock market will gain between 7 percent and 12 percent in 2009, despite an economy that will continue shrinking </description>
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						<description>FRANKFURT (Reuters) - German billionaire Adolf Merckle, assailed by financial turmoil and struggling to salvage his business empire, has killed himself, his family said on </description>
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						<description>ZURICH (Reuters) - Logitech International SA , the world's largest computer mouse maker, said it plans to cut 15 percent of its salaried workforce and </description>
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						<description>ZURICH (Reuters) - Logitech International SA , the world's largest computer mouse maker, said it plans to cut 15 percent of its salaried workforce and </description>
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						<description>NEW YORK (Reuters) - Time Warner Cable extended a deal to carry CBS Corp's television stations, CBS said on Tuesday, avoiding what could have been </description>
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						<description>MUMBAI (Reuters) - Dow Chemical Co  said on Tuesday that it would pursue legal and other options to fulfill rights under its agreement with </description>
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						<description>Toyota Motor will idle its plants in Japan for 11 days in February and March to reduce output in the face of steeply declining global </description>
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						<description>A report showing inflation plunged last month in the countries using the euro raised expectations that the European Central Bank would cut rates next week. </description>
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						<description>Russia’s gas price dispute with Ukraine escalated, disrupting deliveries to the European Union in the midst of a bitter cold spell. </description>
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						<description>Russia’s gas price dispute with Ukraine escalated, disrupting deliveries to the European Union in the midst of a bitter cold spell. </description>
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						<description>Reuters - Logitech International SA , the world's largest computer mouse maker, said it plans to cut 15 percent of its salaried workforce and withdrew </description>
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						<description>Reuters - Logitech International SA , the world's largest computer mouse maker, said it plans to cut 15 percent of its salaried workforce and withdrew </description>
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						<description>AFP - Global stock markets held onto New Year optimism Tuesday even as the euro suffered fresh losses amid signs of Europe's deepening recession and </description>
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						<description>AFP - Global stock markets held onto New Year optimism Tuesday even as the euro suffered fresh losses amid signs of Europe's deepening recession and </description>
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