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China’s passenger car sales slowed in January as tax breaks for energy-efficient cars lapsed and cities began tightening curbs on vehicle use to help combat […]

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The German government says the head of the country’s central bank, who was long a favorite to become the European Central Bank’s next president, plans […]

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Stocks slipped Thursday after the government reported an increase in the number of applications for unemployment benefits last week.
The Labor Department said 409,000 people applied […]

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Oil prices dropped Tuesday after climbing above a 26-month high, as investors wondered if the price of crude has climbed too high, too fast.
Benchmark oil […]

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Weather-wracked Christmas travel eased in Britain on Thursday after days of snow-related delays, with most services running normally at Heathrow Airport and on cross-Channel Eurostar […]

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Bank of Canada governor Mark Carney is warning Canadian households and businesses to be wary of the current period of cheap borrowing.
Carney says the world

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PVT Solar Inc. raised $13.7 million in its second round of venture funding and made Vikas Desai its CEO.
Desai worked previously at SunPower Corp. (NASDAQ: […]

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United Way of Central Carolinas Inc. is taking over the once-temporary Critical Need Response Fund that was established in 2008 to help Charlotte-area assist needy […]

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The Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education’s board of governors has approved a 4.5 percent tuition increase for Pennsylvania residents attending its 14 universities as […]

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China’s lending growth has been “too high” in the past year and may spur inflation in 2010, said Erwin Sanft, head of China and […]

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