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Va. company plans 200-tower central Ind. wind farm
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AP
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47 minutes ago
The parent company of Indianapolis Power & Light Co. is planning a wind farm with 200 or more towers that could become the state's largest generator of the alternative energy.
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Car dealer fights Chrysler over franchise
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AP
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47 minutes ago
A poster in Jim Tarbox's office at his North Kingstown Chrysler Jeep dealership declares: "Challenge: The harder the course, the more rewarding the triumph."
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Schwarzenegger legacy entwined with fiscal crisis
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AP
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1 hour, 24 minutes ago
California voters gave Arnold Schwarzenegger a single, blockbuster-sized mission when they sent him to Sacramento six years ago in an unprecedented election: Fix California's chaotic budget system, once and for all.
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Europe's free, state-run health care has drawbacks
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AP
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2 hours, 12 minutes ago
As President Barack Obama pushes to overhaul the American health care system, the role of government is at the heart of the debate. In Europe, free, state-run health care is a given.
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Small town America pins hopes on West trade route
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AP
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2 hours, 18 minutes ago
For Joe Kiely, the drone of thousands of trucks passing his Colorado plains town signals economic prosperity. The caravans carrying billions of dollars worth of goods move along a 2,300-mile, mostly rural, two-lane trade route from Mexico to Canada, and frequently stop in on towns like Limon and bring business to their hotels, truck stops, gas stations and fast food restaurants.
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Illegal ads a sticky situation for many towns
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AP
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2 hours, 54 minutes ago
Roll up to an intersection in many places and the sign you see might not only tell you to stop, yield or turn in a certain direction, it might also feature unwanted ads for a taco joint, surf shop, miracle diet, a political candidate, or urge tourists to go home.
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Iconic skyscrapers find new luster in green tech
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AP
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Sat 12:30 pm ET
When owners of the Empire State Building decided to blanket its towering facade this year with thousands of insulating windows, they were only partly interested in saving energy.
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Downturn dating: Hearts flutter as markets stutter
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AP
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Sat 12:04 pm ET
Credit the recession for staycations and bringing us more game-night parties at home. But also give it a shout for spurring more first dates.
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ALL BUSINESS: Cash is king for investors
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AP
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Sat 12:01 pm ET
That old saying "cash is king" certainly rings true these days. Investors can't seem to get enough of it, which ultimately could be bad news for the stock market and the economy.
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Omg! Positive tone boosts Yahoo celeb site to top
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AP
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Sat 10:56 am ET
Think of the most popular brands in celebrity news, and you'll probably come up with a small list that includes Entertainment Tonight, US Weekly and People.
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BT offers staff time off in exchange for pay cut
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AP
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Sat 10:42 am ET
Telecoms company BT Group PLC is offering staff a year off work in return for a 75 percent cut in that year's pay. BT is one of Britain's biggest companies, with more than 100,000 employees.
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HK lawmakers discuss Disney expansion plan
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AP
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Sat 10:22 am ET
Hong Kong lawmakers said Saturday they would be unwilling to approve a plan to expand the city's Disneyland unless the government and Walt Disney Co. tell them how the theme park has performed since it opened in 2005.
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GM Europe: Talks on selling Opel near completion
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AP
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Sat 10:01 am ET
Negotiations for the sale of General Motors Corp.'s unit Adam Opel GmbH to Canadian autoparts maker Magna are progressing well and should soon be complete, the head of GM Europe said in remarks released Saturday.
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Shanghai plans own "Wall Street bull": report
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Reuters
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Sat 12:01 am ET
Wall Street may be down on its luck, but China's growing business hub, Shanghai, plans to install its own version of the Street's famed charging bull statue, casting in metal its hopes to eventually rival New York.
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About 10 firms submit bids for AIG Taiwan unit: reports
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Reuters
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Fri 11:38 pm ET
About 10 global and Taiwan financial firms have submitted bids to buy troubled AIG's Taiwanese insurance unit, newspapers said on Saturday, in a deal that could fetch up to over $2 billion.
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Teck to sell 17 percent stake to China for C$1.74 billion
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Reuters
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Fri 5:29 pm ET
Teck Resources said on Friday it will sell a 17.2 percent equity stake to state-owned China Investment Corp in a deal that will help the Canadian miner pay down its debt while expanding China's portfolio of commodity investments.
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Regulators Shut Down Seven Banks
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TheStreet.com
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Fri 12:20 pm ET
The year's tally of failed banks and savings and loans now stands at 52.
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/C O R R E C T I O N -- Bank of America/
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PR Newswire
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Fri 8:39 am ET
Jul-2009 by Bank of America over PR Newswire, we are advised by the company that in the 13th and 14th paragraphs, the figure "$0.1916170" should read "$0.19167". The complete, corrected release follows:
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Portfolio Planning: A Case Study
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BusinessWeek
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Fri 8:08 am ET
Five advisers come up with a financial plan for a hypothetical baby boomer couple with kids in college, aging parents, and a decimated retirement account
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