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AP - March retail sales showed encouraging signs that consumers are no longer cutting their spending, a key to finding a bottom to the recession.
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AP - Declaring "good news" in the midst of an economic meltdown, President Barack Obama on Thursday urged families to take advantage of near-record l
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Reuters - The U.S. economy is set to emerge from recession in the second half of this year as consumer spending and the housing sector recover, but u
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Reuters - The U.S. Treasury Department is asking banks not to mention the regulatory "stress tests" as part of their first-quarter earnings results,
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AFP - The world is awash with oil despite a price rally but the glut is hampering investment in fields which will be needed when demand pulls out of
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AFP - Electro-pop pioneers Pet Shop Boys turned down a request from animal rights group PETA Europe to adopt a more creature-friendly name, the band
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AP - Russian and American astronauts on Friday downplayed suggestions of disputes on the international space station over access to food and equipmen
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