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A shopkeeper displays BlackBerry mobile phones in his shop in Ahmadabad, India. The U.N.’s telecommunications chief said Research in Motion, the Canadian company that makes mobile devices, should share information with world governments.

A shopkeeper displays BlackBerry mobile phones in his shop in Ahmadabad, India. The U.N.’s telecommunications chief said Research in Motion, the Canadian company that makes mobile devices, should share information with world governments.

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by Raphael G. Satter
Associated Press Writer

September 03, 2010 12:00 AM | 0

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LONDON - BlackBerry's Canadian manufacturer should give law enforcement agencies around the world access to its customer data, the U.N. telecommunications chief said, adding that governments have l...

New jobless claims down, spending up
WASHINGTON – A weak economy got a little lift Thursday with new data suggesting companies aren’t pursuing mass layoffs and stores are a little busier. New applications for unemployme...

September 03, 2010 12:00 AM | 0

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Stocks up on jobs, housing reports
NEW YORK – Stocks rose Thursday, extending their gains from the day before, after reports on housing, manufacturing and jobs all indicated that the economy continues to grow. The Dow Jon...

September 03, 2010 12:00 AM | 0

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Work orders boost down economy
WASHINGTON – Manufacturing is growing in the United States and abroad, easing fears that the economy might be on the verge of a second recession. The U.S. sector expanded for a 13th straig...

September 02, 2010 12:00 AM | 0

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Stocks show strength to start September
NEW YORK – Stocks jumped Wednesday after surprisingly strong growth in U.S. and Chinese manufacturing allayed some of the worries that had been building over the global economy in recent...

September 02, 2010 12:00 AM | 0

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Stocks end rough month with small gains
NEW YORK – The stock market ended its worst August since 2001 with meager gains Tuesday after minutes from the latest Federal Reserve meeting showed officials’ increasing concern a...

September 01, 2010 12:00 AM | 0

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Car sale deals fall by wayside
DETROIT – For years, Americans shopping for cars were treated to all sorts of deals and incentives, especially at the end of summer. Think Cash for Clunkers, which paid up to $4,500, or pr...

September 01, 2010 12:00 AM | 0

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Michael Pistillo, Jr., left, with Barclays Capital, shouts out opening stock prices at the New York Stock Exchange. The economic outlook is weakening, home sales are plunging and stocks are on a four-month losing streak after a disappointing August. Now for the scary part for investors: September is historically the worst month in the market.

The cruelest month
CHICAGO – The economy is weakening, home sales are plunging and stocks are on a long slide. Now comes something even scarier for investors – the beginning of what is traditionally th...

September 01, 2010 12:00 AM | 0

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Stocks drop on worrying economic report
NEW YORK – Stocks fell Monday after more signs of slowing economic growth got investors worried ahead of a key report on jobs later this week. The Dow Jones industrial average lost groun...

August 31, 2010 12:00 AM | 0

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Fuel economy stickers may be added to 2012 vehicles
WASHINGTON – Will your new car get an A in fuel efficiency? A government proposal may add letter grades to showroom window stickers on new cars and trucks to reflect a vehicle’s over...

August 31, 2010 12:00 AM | 0

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Summer spending

Key Wall Street index: Stocks are dirt cheap

Japan: Labor policies need transparency

3Par going with HP; Dell may boost offer

No wind in their sales

Stocks gain on economic reassurance

Intel warns 3Q sales will be low

Bernanke: Fed will take action if economy falters

HP trumps Dell offer for 3Par

A Mexicana airline jet lands at the Benito Juarez International Airport in Mexico City on Friday. Debt-ridden carrier Mexicana airline halted all operations as of midnight Friday as it seeks to restructure costs, Mexico’s transportation secretary said.

Mexicana airlines halt flights after bankruptcy
MEXICO CITY – Mexicana airlines shut down all flights on Saturday, marking at least a temporary disappearance from the skies of one of the world’s oldest air carriers. Some airline...

August 29, 2010 12:00 AM | 0

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A wooden rocker sits on the front porch of Beauvoir, the retirement estate of Confederate President Jefferson Davis in Biloxi, Miss., as construction work is done in the front yard of the antebellum home. Tourism has dropped off 20 percent here, with just a few visitors on some days since BP PLC’s well blew out in the Gulf of Mexico and sent crude floating toward the coast.

Perception, not oil, killing Gulf tourism
BILOXI , Miss. – On the great yawning porch that once belonged to Confederate president Jefferson Davis, two women sit in rockers listening to the cicadas and looking out over Mississippi S...

August 23, 2010 12:00 AM | 0

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Bottles of liquor are displayed at a Virginia Alcohol and Beverage Control store in Richmond, Va. With the Standard & Poor’s 500 index slipping, alcoholic beverages are up, according to Morningstar.

Sin is in
BOSTON – So much for virtue. Sin is in. That’s according to a mutual fund manager who’s finding plenty of investment opportunities in companies profiting from vices such as smo...

August 20, 2010 12:00 AM | 0

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Texas Rangers co-owner Chuck Greenberg responds to a question during a news conference before the start of a baseball game against the Boston Red Sox on Friday. The group led by Hall of Famer Nolan Ryan announced lower prices for concessions, parking and merchandise effective Friday, the day after Major League Baseball formally approved a sale that pulled the AL West-leading team out of bankruptcy.

Rangers' bankruptcy a wake-up call for baseball
FORT WORTH , Texas – The Texas Rangers, Major League Baseball and fans are thrilled now that Nolan Ryan’s group owns the team. The contentious bankruptcy case is over, the nail-bite...

August 15, 2010 12:00 AM | 0

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The Development Driller III, foreground, drills the primary relief well while the Helix Q4000, background left, waits to perform the static kill operation at the site of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill in the Gulf of Mexico, off the coast of Louisiana.

Slippery situation
NEW ORLEANS – Now that the worst offshore oil spill in U.S. history has effectively been stopped, the White House is considering an early end to its moratorium on deepwater drilling. But...

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Apple warns of Nano overheat
TOKYO – After prodding from the Japanese government, Apple Inc. will post prominent notices on its website warning that some older iPod Nano music players may overheat. Sixty-one cases of ...

August 08, 2010 12:00 AM | 0

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Corning scientist Matt Black demonstrates the strength and flexibility of Corning’s thin and damage-resistant Gorilla glass in Corning, N.Y. Corning said its net income soared in the second quarter thanks to strong sales of its glass for flat-panel televisions and mobile devices Wednesday.

High-end TVs, tablets create new demand for Corning
CORNING , N.Y. – An ultra-strong glass that has been looking for a purpose since its invention in 1962 is poised to become a multibillion-dollar bonanza for Corning Inc. The 159-year-old gl...

August 02, 2010 12:00 AM | 0

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Acworth bank seized by regulators
ACWORTH – Regulators on Friday shut down Acworth-based NorthWest Bank and Trust, the 11th FDIC -insured institution to fail in Georgia and the 104th in the nation this year. The Georgia...

July 31, 2010 12:00 AM | 2

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Adult film star Teagan Presley uses her iPhone 4 in Atlanta. Presley is experimenting with Apple’s FaceTime feature, which allows users to have video conversations over a WiFi connection.

iPorn
NEW YORK – It’s a maxim of technology: Invent the newest gadget and the porn industry will find a way to cash in. So when Apple Inc. launched the iPhone 4 and its FaceTime videocon...

July 30, 2010 12:00 AM | 0

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South Korean President Lee Myung-bak participates in the opening session at the G20 Summit in Toronto in June. South Korea and the International Monetary Fund are working on a new emergency loan program for Asia that aims to reduce the stigma attached to a country going to the global lending agency for help.

S. Korea, IMF work on emergency loan program
WASHINGTON – Bitterness still lingers in South Korea over a painful international financial bailout in 1997. On the heels of the latest financial crisis, a powerful Seoul now wants to help...

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Help could hurt rebound

International soccer tournament costing billions in lost productivity

Job security for state, local gov't workers a thing of the past

Atlanta Opera announces promotions, restructuring

Electric car maker set to go public on Tuesday

Gulf oil spill increases price for domestic shrimp

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