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<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 23:00:07 PST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Oil edges up towards $82 on China import surge     (Reuters)]]></title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 23:00:07 PST</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Reuters - Oil reversed earlier losses to gain a few cents toward $82 on Wednesday after China said imports jumped in February, boosting evidence that<br/><br/>16 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Kroger 4Q profit falls 27 percent; margins shrink     (AP)]]></title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 23:00:06 PST</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[AP - The Kroger Co. is sacrificing some profits to court financially strapped shoppers who are buying more groceries at lower prices, counting on the<br/><br/>10 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[China February exports jump 45.7 percent     (AP)]]></title>
<link>http://www.usbiznews.com/story.php?title=china-february-exports-jump-45-7-percent------ap</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 23:00:04 PST</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[AP - China's exports rose in February in a new sign of growing global demand that could help persuade officials to let the Chinese currency rise.<br/><br/>17 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Curbing derivatives might hurt, not help, Greece     (AP)]]></title>
<link>http://www.usbiznews.com/story.php?title=curbing-derivatives-might-hurt-not-help-greece------ap</link>
<comments>http://www.usbiznews.com/story.php?title=curbing-derivatives-might-hurt-not-help-greece------ap</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 22:00:05 PST</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[AP - Derivatives have become a dirty word.<br/><br/>5 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Oil hovers above $81 amid mixed US inventory data     (AP)]]></title>
<link>http://www.usbiznews.com/story.php?title=oil-hovers-above-81-amid-mixed-us-inventory-data------ap</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 21:00:09 PST</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[AP - Oil prices hovered above $81 a barrel Wednesday in Asia after a report showed mixed evidence about U.S. crude demand.<br/><br/>10 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA['IMF' for Europe a distracting sideshow: experts     (AFP)]]></title>
<link>http://www.usbiznews.com/story.php?title=imf-for-europe-a-distracting-sideshow-experts------afp</link>
<comments>http://www.usbiznews.com/story.php?title=imf-for-europe-a-distracting-sideshow-experts------afp</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 21:00:07 PST</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[AFP - Talk of a European version of the International Monetary Fund to rescue errant EU states is little more than a distracting sideshow, analysts a<br/><br/>19 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Jobless aid, tax breaks clear Senate hurdle     (Reuters)]]></title>
<link>http://www.usbiznews.com/story.php?title=jobless-aid-tax-breaks-clear-senate-hurdle------reuters</link>
<comments>http://www.usbiznews.com/story.php?title=jobless-aid-tax-breaks-clear-senate-hurdle------reuters</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 21:00:05 PST</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Reuters - Democratic efforts to spur job creation advanced in Congress on Tuesday as a $149 billion package of tax breaks and unemployment aid cleare<br/><br/>5 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Fed's Evans says labor market weakness pervasive     (Reuters)]]></title>
<link>http://www.usbiznews.com/story.php?title=feds-evans-says-labor-market-weakness-pervasive------reuters</link>
<comments>http://www.usbiznews.com/story.php?title=feds-evans-says-labor-market-weakness-pervasive------reuters</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 20:00:04 PST</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Reuters - Weak U.S. labor markets are likely to justify easy money policies for quite a while longer, a top Federal Reserve official said on Tuesday.<br/><br/>7 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Asian stock markets trade in narrow range again     (AP)]]></title>
<link>http://www.usbiznews.com/story.php?title=asian-stock-markets-trade-in-narrow-range-again------ap</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 20:00:04 PST</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[AP - Asian stock markets were little moved in early trading Wednesday after investors in the U.S. seemed to pause and look back on a year of recovery<br/><br/>19 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Soaring China home prices thwart ordinary buyers     (AP)]]></title>
<link>http://www.usbiznews.com/story.php?title=soaring-china-home-prices-thwart-ordinary-buyers------ap</link>
<comments>http://www.usbiznews.com/story.php?title=soaring-china-home-prices-thwart-ordinary-buyers------ap</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 20:00:03 PST</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[AP - The luxury apartment buildings Yang Xuhua passes on her way to work are a daily reminder of her own frustrated efforts to buy a home. Prices for<br/><br/>9 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Feds to probe cause of runaway Prius in California     (AP)]]></title>
<link>http://www.usbiznews.com/story.php?title=feds-to-probe-cause-of-runaway-prius-in-california------ap</link>
<comments>http://www.usbiznews.com/story.php?title=feds-to-probe-cause-of-runaway-prius-in-california------ap</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 17:00:10 PST</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[AP - The government sent investigators Tuesday to examine a Prius that sped out of control on a California freeway, and Toyota said it wanted to inte<br/><br/>16 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Dollar General sues rival chain over colors     (AP)]]></title>
<link>http://www.usbiznews.com/story.php?title=dollar-general-sues-rival-chain-over-colors------ap</link>
<comments>http://www.usbiznews.com/story.php?title=dollar-general-sues-rival-chain-over-colors------ap</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 17:00:09 PST</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[AP - Dollar General Corp. has filed a federal lawsuit against rival discount chain Fred's Inc., claiming the smaller company is using its trademark y<br/><br/>17 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[US seeks talks to avert trade war with Brazil     (AFP)]]></title>
<link>http://www.usbiznews.com/story.php?title=us-seeks-talks-to-avert-trade-war-with-brazil------afp</link>
<comments>http://www.usbiznews.com/story.php?title=us-seeks-talks-to-avert-trade-war-with-brazil------afp</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 17:00:09 PST</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[AFP - Visiting US Commerce Secretary Gary Locke said Tuesday that Washington was seeking talks with Brazil before it imposes retaliatory trade tariff<br/><br/>14 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Flow International narrows 3Q loss     (AP)]]></title>
<link>http://www.usbiznews.com/story.php?title=flow-international-narrows-3q-loss------ap</link>
<comments>http://www.usbiznews.com/story.php?title=flow-international-narrows-3q-loss------ap</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 17:00:08 PST</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[AP - Flow International Inc., which makes water jet machines for cutting and cleaning applications, said Tuesday it narrowed its loss in the third qu<br/><br/>10 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Britain's trade deficit widens     (AP)]]></title>
<link>http://www.usbiznews.com/story.php?title=britains-trade-deficit-widens------ap</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 17:00:08 PST</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[AP - Britain's trade deficit with the rest of the world widened unexpectedly in January after lower sales of chemicals and other commodities led a dr<br/><br/>8 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[European stocks fall as markets mark dark anniversary     (AFP)]]></title>
<link>http://www.usbiznews.com/story.php?title=european-stocks-fall-as-markets-mark-dark-anniversary------afp</link>
<comments>http://www.usbiznews.com/story.php?title=european-stocks-fall-as-markets-mark-dark-anniversary------afp</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 17:00:06 PST</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[AFP - Europe's leading stock markets dropped in morning trade on Tuesday as investors reacted to poor earnings news on the grim anniversary of global<br/><br/>17 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Gas price rises seen gentler on consumer wallets     (AP)]]></title>
<link>http://www.usbiznews.com/story.php?title=gas-price-rises-seen-gentler-on-consumer-wallets------ap</link>
<comments>http://www.usbiznews.com/story.php?title=gas-price-rises-seen-gentler-on-consumer-wallets------ap</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 17:00:04 PST</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[AP - As the economy recovers, energy prices are rising and that is placing extra strain on families' budgets.<br/><br/>6 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Obama: Greece, facing bad days, has US as ally     (AP)]]></title>
<link>http://www.usbiznews.com/story.php?title=obama-greece-facing-bad-days-has-us-as-ally------ap</link>
<comments>http://www.usbiznews.com/story.php?title=obama-greece-facing-bad-days-has-us-as-ally------ap</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 17:00:03 PST</pubDate>
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<guid>http://www.usbiznews.com/story.php?title=obama-greece-facing-bad-days-has-us-as-ally------ap</guid>
<description><![CDATA[AP - President Barack Obama stood with Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou on Thursday and pledged that the United States would work with its ally<br/><br/>19 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Euro wobbles on eurozone finance jitters     (AFP)]]></title>
<link>http://www.usbiznews.com/story.php?title=euro-wobbles-on-eurozone-finance-jitters------afp</link>
<comments>http://www.usbiznews.com/story.php?title=euro-wobbles-on-eurozone-finance-jitters------afp</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 15:00:10 PST</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[AFP - The euro lost ground against the dollar Tuesday on revived concern for the financial fate of Greece and other eurozone members and resistance t<br/><br/>13 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[One Congressman's Solution for Boosting Small Businesses Loans     (The Motley Fool)]]></title>
<link>http://www.usbiznews.com/story.php?title=one-congressmans-solution-for-boosting-small-businesses-loans------the-motley-fool</link>
<comments>http://www.usbiznews.com/story.php?title=one-congressmans-solution-for-boosting-small-businesses-loans------the-motley-fool</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 15:00:09 PST</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[The Motley Fool - The first Friday of every month brings the all-important employment report. February's numbers were better than anticipated. The Un<br/><br/>16 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Loss shrinks at Collective Brands, Payless parent     (AP)]]></title>
<link>http://www.usbiznews.com/story.php?title=loss-shrinks-at-collective-brands-payless-parent------ap</link>
<comments>http://www.usbiznews.com/story.php?title=loss-shrinks-at-collective-brands-payless-parent------ap</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 15:00:09 PST</pubDate>
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<guid>http://www.usbiznews.com/story.php?title=loss-shrinks-at-collective-brands-payless-parent------ap</guid>
<description><![CDATA[AP - Collective Brands Inc., which operates the low-price Payless Shoe Source chain, on Tuesday reported a smaller loss for its fourth quarter as its<br/><br/>6 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[United Technologies cuts CEO compensation     (AP)]]></title>
<link>http://www.usbiznews.com/story.php?title=united-technologies-cuts-ceo-compensation------ap</link>
<comments>http://www.usbiznews.com/story.php?title=united-technologies-cuts-ceo-compensation------ap</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 15:00:08 PST</pubDate>
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<guid>http://www.usbiznews.com/story.php?title=united-technologies-cuts-ceo-compensation------ap</guid>
<description><![CDATA[AP - United Technologies Corp. cut CEO Louis Chenevert's compensation nearly 19 percent last year, according to a document it filed with federal regu<br/><br/>13 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[If drivers band together, cost to Toyota could be huge     (AP)]]></title>
<link>http://www.usbiznews.com/story.php?title=if-drivers-band-together-cost-to-toyota-could-be-huge------ap</link>
<comments>http://www.usbiznews.com/story.php?title=if-drivers-band-together-cost-to-toyota-could-be-huge------ap</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 15:00:06 PST</pubDate>
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<guid>http://www.usbiznews.com/story.php?title=if-drivers-band-together-cost-to-toyota-could-be-huge------ap</guid>
<description><![CDATA[AP - Toyota owners claiming that massive safety recalls are causing the value of their vehicles to plummet have filed at least 89 class-action lawsui<br/><br/>17 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Kan. mulling new soda tax, raising other levies     (AP)]]></title>
<link>http://www.usbiznews.com/story.php?title=kan--mulling-new-soda-tax-raising-other-levies------ap</link>
<comments>http://www.usbiznews.com/story.php?title=kan--mulling-new-soda-tax-raising-other-levies------ap</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 15:00:05 PST</pubDate>
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<guid>http://www.usbiznews.com/story.php?title=kan--mulling-new-soda-tax-raising-other-levies------ap</guid>
<description><![CDATA[AP - Kansas would impose a new tax on soda &amp;mdash; a penny for every teaspoon of sugar &amp;mdash; under a proposal that a key legislator outlined Tuesda<br/><br/>18 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Chat Transcript: Undergraduate Ranking     (BusinessWeek)]]></title>
<link>http://www.usbiznews.com/story.php?title=chat-transcript-undergraduate-ranking------businessweek</link>
<comments>http://www.usbiznews.com/story.php?title=chat-transcript-undergraduate-ranking------businessweek</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 13:00:05 PST</pubDate>
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<guid>http://www.usbiznews.com/story.php?title=chat-transcript-undergraduate-ranking------businessweek</guid>
<description><![CDATA[BusinessWeek - Notre Dame's Mendoza College of Business (Mendoza Undergraduate Profile) took the top spot in the Bloomberg BusinessWeek ranking of un<br/><br/>14 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Barclays looking for U.S. retail bank to buy: report     (Reuters)]]></title>
<link>http://www.usbiznews.com/story.php?title=barclays-looking-for-u-s--retail-bank-to-buy-report------reuters</link>
<comments>http://www.usbiznews.com/story.php?title=barclays-looking-for-u-s--retail-bank-to-buy-report------reuters</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 12:00:20 PST</pubDate>
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<guid>http://www.usbiznews.com/story.php?title=barclays-looking-for-u-s--retail-bank-to-buy-report------reuters</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Reuters - British bank Barclays Plc  is looking to buy a retail bank in the United States to extend its presence after buying Lehman Brothers North A<br/><br/>6 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Greek PM meets Obama amid finance crisis     (AFP)]]></title>
<link>http://www.usbiznews.com/story.php?title=greek-pm-meets-obama-amid-finance-crisis------afp</link>
<comments>http://www.usbiznews.com/story.php?title=greek-pm-meets-obama-amid-finance-crisis------afp</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 12:00:16 PST</pubDate>
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<guid>http://www.usbiznews.com/story.php?title=greek-pm-meets-obama-amid-finance-crisis------afp</guid>
<description><![CDATA[AFP - Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou held talks Tuesday with President Barack Obama seeking US action against speculators he says are deepeni<br/><br/>7 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Commercial delinquency lower than other mortgages     (AP)]]></title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 12:00:16 PST</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[AP - Commercial mortgages were among the best-performing loans and leases held by banks and thrifts in the fourth quarter of last year, the Mortgage <br/><br/>13 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[EU urges US to join in action against speculators     (AP)]]></title>
<link>http://www.usbiznews.com/story.php?title=eu-urges-us-to-join-in-action-against-speculators------ap</link>
<comments>http://www.usbiznews.com/story.php?title=eu-urges-us-to-join-in-action-against-speculators------ap</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 12:00:15 PST</pubDate>
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<guid>http://www.usbiznews.com/story.php?title=eu-urges-us-to-join-in-action-against-speculators------ap</guid>
<description><![CDATA[AP - European officials urged the U.S. to join in a crackdown on speculators who bet against Europe's currency union, warning they might ban some cre<br/><br/>5 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Kroger 4Q earnings at glance     (AP)]]></title>
<link>http://www.usbiznews.com/story.php?title=kroger-4q-earnings-at-glance------ap</link>
<comments>http://www.usbiznews.com/story.php?title=kroger-4q-earnings-at-glance------ap</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 12:00:14 PST</pubDate>
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<guid>http://www.usbiznews.com/story.php?title=kroger-4q-earnings-at-glance------ap</guid>
<description><![CDATA[AP - Cincinnati-based Kroger Co. reported fourth quarter and annual earnings Tuesday:<br/><br/>14 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[China says committed to U.S. debt, wary on gold     (Reuters)]]></title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 12:00:14 PST</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Reuters - China, the world's biggest holder of foreign exchange reserves, renewed its commitment to the U.S. Treasury market on Tuesday but said it w<br/><br/>8 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[IRS eases rules on tax settlements     (AP)]]></title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 12:00:11 PST</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[AP - As tax day approaches, the Internal Revenue Service is giving agents more flexibility to work with taxpayers who have seen their incomes drop du<br/><br/>19 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[12 centuries-old shipwrecks found in Baltic Sea     (AP)]]></title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 12:00:09 PST</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[AP - A dozen centuries-old shipwrecks &amp;mdash; some of them unusually well-preserved &amp;mdash; have been found in the Baltic Sea by a gas company buildi<br/><br/>10 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Stock investors ask: What's the next big thing?     (AP)]]></title>
<link>http://www.usbiznews.com/story.php?title=stock-investors-ask-whats-the-next-big-thing------ap</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 11:00:03 PST</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[AP - A year after the stock market began its comeback from 12-year lows, investors are looking for the next big thing.<br/><br/>13 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Job openings up sharply in January to 2.7M     (AP)]]></title>
<link>http://www.usbiznews.com/story.php?title=job-openings-up-sharply-in-january-to-2-7m------ap</link>
<comments>http://www.usbiznews.com/story.php?title=job-openings-up-sharply-in-january-to-2-7m------ap</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 09:00:04 PST</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[AP - Job openings rose sharply earlier this year, a sign that employers might be preparing to step up hiring.<br/><br/>14 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Chevron to shed 2,000 jobs this year     (AP)]]></title>
<link>http://www.usbiznews.com/story.php?title=chevron-to-shed-2000-jobs-this-year------ap</link>
<comments>http://www.usbiznews.com/story.php?title=chevron-to-shed-2000-jobs-this-year------ap</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 08:00:19 PST</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[AP - Chevron Corp. says it will cut 2,000 jobs this year and will continue reducing its work force through 2011.<br/><br/>5 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[EADS takes hit for A400M in fourth quarter     (AP)]]></title>
<link>http://www.usbiznews.com/story.php?title=eads-takes-hit-for-a400m-in-fourth-quarter------ap</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 05:00:03 PST</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[AP - Airbus parent company EADS NV said Tuesday that provisions for its military transport plane and its A380 superjumbo led to losses in the fourth <br/><br/>13 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[World equities up 73 percent a year after crisis low     (Reuters)]]></title>
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<comments>http://www.usbiznews.com/story.php?title=world-equities-up-73-percent-a-year-after-crisis-low------reuters</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 03:00:10 PST</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Reuters - Equities have had a volatile 2010 so far, but globally they remain around 73 percent higher than the low ebb of the financial crisis exactl<br/><br/>14 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[EU, ECB lock horns over IMF-style rescue fund     (Reuters)]]></title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 03:00:09 PST</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Reuters - European policymakers came out in support of a rescue fund that would mark a new phase of economic cooperation within the 16-nation euro zo<br/><br/>10 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[FTSE 100 climbs at the open     (AFP)]]></title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 03:00:08 PST</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[AFP - Leading shares climbed at the start of trade on Monday following strong gains in Asia.<br/><br/>6 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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