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06:12 PM

Barbara Graves, wife of prominent publisher, dies

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The wife of the publisher of Black Enterprise Magazine, who played a role in the growth of the publication…

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02:44 PM

Greek euro exit would be a recipe for hardship

ATHENS, Greece (AP) -- As Greece creaks under its untenable debt and a shrinking economy, the possibility that it could stop…

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02:41 PM

Retail beef, chicken, pork prices still climbing

DENVER (AP) -- The money you're saving on gasoline may go toward buying steaks, ribs and chicken for the barbecue....

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02:27 PM

Mattress maker shares up on strong sales

Shares of mattress makers got a boost Friday from an industry survey that showed U.S. mattress sales improved sharply for April....

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12:08 PM

Sycamore not ready to pull trigger on Talbots deal

NEW YORK (AP) -- The women's clothier Talbots Inc. said Friday that a deadline expired without a deal in its exclusive talks…

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12:03 PM

Italian automaker Fiat halts sales to Iran

MILAN (AP) -- The Italian automaker Fiat, which controls Chrysler, says it is halting sales to Iran....

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John Sylvain of Weare stomps down a load of freshly mowed hay to be used as silage bound for Highway…

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John Sylvain of Weare waits to load a hopper of freshly mown hay in an East Concord field; Thursday,…

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10:01 AM

Sugar fight takes another bitter turn

NEW YORK (AP) -- What defines sugar? It's getting to be a stickier question....

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07:53 AM

German central bank head: Reform only crisis fix

PARIS (AP) -- The head of Germany's central bank says there is no quick fix for Europe's problems, calling appeals for more…

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07:03 AM

EU takes action against Argentina at WTO

BRUSSELS (AP) -- The European Union on Friday filed a suit with the World Trade Organization against Argentina, claiming the…

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06:55 AM

Bank of America, Barclays sell Archstone stake

NEW YORK (AP) -- Bank of America Corp. and Barclays Bank PLC are selling their stake in apartment building owner Archstone…

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06:06 AM

10 highest-paid CEOs in AP survey

The 10 highest-paid CEOs for 2011, according to an Associated Press analysis of Standard & Poor's 500 companies. The analysis…

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06:05 AM

Top CEO pay equals 3,489 years for typical worker

WASHINGTON (AP) -- David Simon of Simon Property received a pay package worth more than $137 million for last year, and the…

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06:05 AM

On top of big salaries, companies pile on perks

In the small world of big CEOs, the perks can be spectacular....

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04:03 AM

Low wages test loyalty to Singapore ruling party

SINGAPORE (AP) -- Khamis Neshbahri earned a salary of 700 Singapore dollars ($550) a month when he began cleaning office buildings…

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03:16 AM

HK tycoon Lau rejects Macau corruption charges

HONG KONG (AP) -- Shares of a Hong Kong tycoon's property company tumbled Friday after he insisted he was innocent of bribery…

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12:00 AM

Library faces multitude of possibilities

For years, discussions about improving the Concord Public Library have focused on plans for the city to buy land downtown, probably… 1

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07:18 PM

Report: Lehman estate to buy Archstone stake

NEW YORK (AP) -- The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc.'s bankruptcy estate has reached a…

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05:16 PM

Senate bill aims to increase drug import safety

WASHINGTON (AP) -- U.S. regulators would inspect more drug manufacturing facilities in China, India and other foreign countries…

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05:14 PM

FDA bill: changes to FDA drug and device oversight

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Senate passed a mammoth bill Thursday that would reshape how the Food and Drug Administration assures…

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03:58 PM

Closed Idaho silver mine to start rehiring in July

WALLACE, Idaho (AP) -- A northern Idaho silver mine that was shut down for safety improvements will start rehiring in July…

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03:20 PM

UK police seize record number of counterfeit coins

LONDON (AP) -- Scotland Yard has seized a record number of counterfeit coins in raids on three properties just outside of…

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02:06 PM

Smart Spending: Putting extreme couponing to test

Armed with a stack of coupons, Amanda Ostrowski paid just $51.67 for $1,175.33 worth of groceries on TLC's reality show "Extreme…

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01:39 PM

Vatican bank chief ousted after no-confidence vote

VATICAN CITY (AP) -- The Vatican says the head of its bank, who is being investigated in a money laundering case, has been…

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