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Some signs of a slowly rebounding economy
Star Tribune
Steve Meads could use a few more customers like Mike Barry. Barry is president of Twin City Fan & Blower, a manufacturer of industrial fans and ventilation systems that is growing. And Meads, pre... Top local Teamster splits with Hoffa
Star Tribune
Veteran Twin Cities labor leader Tom Keegel has been at James P. Hoffa's side in the Teamsters union for 12 years. The Hoffa-Keegel ticket -- with Hoffa as president and Keegel as the No. 2 man -- ha... Dinkytown gets something it has lacked: a drugstore
Star Tribune
A big-name pharmacy will open in Dinkytown in August, the college neighborhood's first drugstore in more than a decade. While mom-and-pop shops outnumber brand-name stores in Dinkytown, some of the a... As recovery slows, job outlook fades
Star Tribune
There is no more disputing it: The economic recovery in the United States has slowed. The nation's economy has been growing for a year, with few new jobs to show for it. Now, with the government repo... Microsoft updates Linux virtual machine support
Infomatics
Linux Integration Services 2.1 had been in beta for a number of months, and the final version was released yesterday. The software improves on relatively weak support for Linux virtual machines whe... US Regulators Close Cowlitz Bank In Longview, Wash
Fox Business
WASHINGTON -(Dow Jones)- U.S. regulators Friday closed the Cowlitz Bank, in Longview, Wash., the 107th bank to fail this year. The Washington Department of Financial Institutions seized the bank, whic... Chavez says minister will meet new Colombia govt
Fox Business
July 31, 2010 CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez Friday said his foreign minister was ready to meet the foreign minister of the incoming Colombian government to try to fix broke... Chavez says deployed miltary units in Colombia row
Fox Business
July 31, 2010 CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez Friday said he had deployed infantry and air force units following Colombian charges last week that his country harbored leftist... U.S., India formally sign nuclear reprocessing pact
Fox Business
July 31, 2010 By Corbett B. Daly WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States and India on Friday formally signed an agreement on reprocessing spent nuclear fuel that U.S. officials hope will allow ... Jamaica sells 3 sugar plants to China's Complant
Fox Business
July 31, 2010 KINGSTON (Reuters) - China National Complete Plant Import & Export Co Ltd signed a US$9 million agreement on Friday to buy three Jamaican government-owned sugar factories. Jama... Wall Street marks best month in a year in July
Reuters
NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks closed little changed on Friday, but Wall Street wrapped up its best month in a year after the earnings season rounded the final turn with a group of strong results th... Video: Raging Wildfire in So. Calif.
CBS News
A wall of flames roared through the hills just outside Los Angeles Thursday night, as fire officials continue to fight to control the blaze. Ben Tracy reports from Palmdale, Calif. Video: BP Scales Back
CBS News
Families of soldiers serving at war often worry that they will one day face that dreaded knock at the door. Terry McCarthy reports on the spouses back home of the "Thundering Third" battalion. Video: Main Street's Slow Recovery
CBS News
Friday: Economic recovery not as strong as originally thought; Also, military spouses face dread over bad news; And, a farm sanctuary that helps both animals and humans. Video: Economic Recovery Slowdown
CBS News
There have been some troubling signs lately of a fiscal slowdown for the U.S. economy. As Anthony Mason reports, economic growth was down in the second quarter of this year. Wildlife Rescue Escalates at Mich. River Oil Spill
ABCNews
Oil sheen is shown in the Kalamazoo River in Battle Creek, Mich., from a ruptured pipeline, owned by Enbridge Inc., Thursday, July 29, 2010. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya) (AP) Volunteers and government offi... TransCanada: 'Multiple Bids' for Alaska Gas Line
ABCNews
TransCanada Corp. has received multiple bids from "major industry players and others" that want to use its proposed pipeline to transport natural gas from Alaska's North Slope to market, a company off... Signs of Oil Spill Recovery Entering New Phase
ABCNews
James Lee Witt, right, listens to BP PLC CEO of Gulf Coast Restoration Organization Bob Dudley as he speaks at a news conference to announce Witt's hiring as an advisor to BP's Deepwater Horizon oil s... Agency Weighs Skirting Congress on Immigration
ABCNews
Felipa Solario pauses as she cries while telling her story of having her husband, an illegal immigrant, taken away by authorities some months ago, while she joined hundreds at a solidarity rally at St... Regulators Close Banks in Fla., Ga., Ore., Wash.
ABCNews
Regulators on Friday shut banks in Florida, Georgia, Oregon and Washington, lifting to 108 the number of U.S. banks to fail this year as the industry has struggled to cope with mounting loan defaults ... Street's best month in a year ended on a mixed note
Star Tribune
NEW YORK - Stocks had a fitting end to a choppy July as prices seesawed their way to a narrowly mixed finish. The market still had its best month in a year. Investors had an ambivalent response Frida... Mortgages: Ditch the fix and get on a tracker
Guardian
mortgages feeling very smug.And it's not too late to join their ranks. There are some great tracker home loan deals on offer, particularly if you are looking to remortgage and have built up a reasonab...
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