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| | Obama says hell fix broken politics
17 minutes ago @ yahoo! news
AP - Barack Obama, launching his historic fall campaign for the White House with an outdoor Democratic National Convention extravaganza, pledged Thursday to fix the broken politics in Washington aft...
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| Democrats going on the attack (cnn.com)
Democratic nominee Barack Obama will attack John McCain for pushing more of the same policies as the Bush administration in a speech at the Democratic National Convention tonight. The theme began early with the remarks from party boss Howard Dean.
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| Obama says will restore U.S. legacy (yahoo! news)
Reuters - Barack Obama, poised to take a historic step as the Democratic presidential nominee, promised on Thursday to reverse the economic failures of the last eight years, end the war in Iraq and restore the U.S. reputation abroad.
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| Obama rips Bush's 'failed presidency' (msnbc.com)
Barack Obama will blame America's economic and foreign policy problems on ãa broken politics in Washington and the failed presidency of George W. Bushã when he accepts the Democratic presidential nomination Thursday night.
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| America stands at 'defining moment' : Obama (yahoo! news)
AFP - Barack Obama will Thursday tell Americans their country faces a "defining moment" at home and vow to keep them safe from foreign threats in a dazzling finale to the Democratic convention.
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| Obama: Eight years is enough (yahoo! news)
AP - Barack Obama has pledged to fix the broken politics of Washington after defeating Republican John McCain for the presidency.
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| Thousands await Obama's big speech (cnn.com)
Tens of thousands of people are packing Invesco Field, with millions more watching on TV, to witness Barack Obama deliver what could be the biggest speech of his campaign. Obama, who is the first African-American to lead a major party ticket, is accepting his party's nomination on the 45th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I have a dream" speech.
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| Obama to accept nod on symbolic day (cnn.com)
Sen. Barack Obama will accept the Democratic presidential nomination tonight in front of some 75,000 people on the 45th anniversary of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I have a dream" speech. Obama will become the first African-American to lead a major party's ticket for president of the United States.
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| Obama to accept nod on symbolic day (cnn.com)
Sen. Barack Obama will accept the Democratic presidential nomination tonight in front of 75,000 people on the 45th anniversary of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I have a dream" speech. Obama will become the first African-American to lead a major party's ticket for president of the United States.
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Gustav hits Jamaica
17 minutes ago @ cnn.com
Tropical Storm Gustav is expected to strengthen into a hurricane later today, according to the National Hurricane Center. The storm now has top sustained winds near 70 mph, just shy of hurricane statu...
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| Gustav kills 59 in Caribbean, aims at U.S (yahoo! news)
Reuters - Tropical Storm Gustav hit Jamaica with near hurricane-force winds on Thursday after killing at least 59 people elsewhere in the Caribbean, and was on a path to reach New Orleans and the Gulf of Mexico oil fields as potentially a powerful hurricane.
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| New Orleans faces evacuation (msnbc.com)
With Gustav showing no signs of veering off a track to slam into the Gulf Coast, authorities began laying the groundwork Thursday to get the sick, elderly and poor away from the shoreline.
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| Gustav pounds Jamaica, death toll rises (msnbc.com)
Nearly a hurricane, Tropical Storm Gustav swamped Jamaica on Thursday after pounding other parts of the Caribbean and leaving at least 59 people dead in its wake.
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| As Gustav nears, Gulf Coast puts faith in planning (yahoo! news)
AP - With Gustav approaching hurricane strength and showing no signs of veering off a track to slam into the Gulf Coast, authorities across the region began laying the groundwork Thursday to get the sick, elderly and poor away from the shoreline.
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| Tourists, residents flee as Gustav swamps Jamaica (yahoo! news)
AP - Residents, tourists and oil workers fled as Gustav swamped Jamaica on Thursday, leaving 59 people dead in its wake. Louisiana and Texas put their national guards on standby, and New Orleans said a mandatory evacuation might be necessary.
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| Tourists flee as storm nears Jamaica (msnbc.com)
Nearly a hurricane, Tropical Storm Gustav swamped Jamaica on Thursday after pounding other parts of the Caribbean and leaving at least 59 people dead in its wake.
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| Strengthening Gustav hits Jamaica (bbc news)
Tropical Storm Gustav has made landfall over Jamaica, with meteorologists warning it could strengthen into a hurricane "at any time".
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| Gustav's Jamaica path (cnn.com)
Tropical Storm Gustav is expected to strengthen into a hurricane later today, according to the National Hurricane Center. The storm now has top sustained winds near 70 mph, just shy of hurricane status. The storm killed at least 22 people in Haiti and the Dominican Republic.
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At least 4 killed as Congo rebels, army clash
3 minutes ago @ msnbc.com
Rebels and the army fought one of their fiercest battles in eastern Congo this year on Thursday, exchanging machine-gun and mortar fire all day outside a national park.
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Ex-generals convicted in Argentine slaying
3 minutes ago @ msnbc.com
An Argentine court convicted two former generals on Thursday for the murder of a senator during the country's seven-year military dictatorship and sentenced them to life in prison.
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Gustav kills 59 in Caribbean, aims at U.S
2 hour(s) ago @ yahoo! news
Reuters - Tropical Storm Gustav hit Jamaica with near hurricane-force winds on Thursday after killing at least 59 people elsewhere in the Caribbean and taking aim at New Orleans and Gulf of Mexico oil...
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| Gustav may raise gas 15 cents a gallon (msnbc.com)
Oil prices shot above $120 a barrel and then pulled back as traders bet the government would tap the Strategic Petroleum Reserve if Tropical Storm Gustav disrupts production.
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| Strengthening Gustav threatens Jamaica (yahoo! news)
Reuters - Jamaicans deserted the streets and government offices closed as a strengthening Tropical Storm Gustav took aim at the island on Thursday on a path toward the Gulf of Mexico oil fields as a powerful hurricane.
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| Gustav closing in on Jamaica (cnn.com)
Tropical Storm Gustav is expected to strengthen into a hurricane later today, according to the National Hurricane Center. The storm now has top sustained winds near 70 mph, just shy of hurricane status. The storm killed at least 22 people in Haiti and the Dominican Republic.
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| Oil prices gyrate as Gustav gains strength (msnbc.com)
Oil prices fluctuated sharply Thursday as Tropical Storm Gustav spun toward the Gulf of Mexico, with some traders fearing a disruption in supplies and others betting that the U.S. would tap the Strategic Petroleum Reserve if needed.
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| Strengthening Storm Gustav heads south (yahoo! news)
Reuters - A strengthening Tropical Storm Gustav jogged to the south on Thursday and was likely to graze southern Jamaica and the western tip of Cuba before nearing the oil fields of the Gulf of Mexico as a powerful hurricane.
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| Strengthening Gustav heads for Jamaica (yahoo! news)
Reuters - Tropical Storm Gustav strengthened Thursday morning as it headed towards Jamaica, and the system was expected to regain hurricane status later today, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said in its latest advisory.
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| Strengthening Gustav heads for Jamaica (yahoo! news)
Reuters - Tropical Storm Gustav strengthened Thursday morning as it headed toward Jamaica, and the system was expected to regain hurricane status later today, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said in its latest advisory.
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Feed24: Sport |
| | Venus strolls into US Open third round
1 hour(s) ago @ abc sport
Venus Williams said she was due another US Open victory after a crushing 6-0, 6-3 win over Paraguayan Rossana De Los Rios in the second round this morning (AEST).
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| Venus, Blake move on to third round at U.S. Open (foxsports.com)
Venus Williams kept favorites on the fast track at the U.S. Open, overwhelming Rossana de Los Rios in less than an hour Thursday to reach the third round.The seventh-seeded Williams won on her fifth match point, needing only 59 minutes to advance.That's mostly been the pattern so far at Flushing Meadows, with the big names facing little trouble.Through the early action on Day 4, only two top players had been upset in the tournament - No. 8 Vera Zvonareva and No. 10 Anna Chakvetadze.No.
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| Venus Williams, favorites keep winning at US Open (yahoo! news)
AP - Venus Williams and James Blake kept favorites on the fast track at the U.S. Open, with top-seeded Rafael Nadal and Ana Ivanovic hoping to join them later Thursday in reaching the third round.
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Beckett scratched, to be examined by Dr. Andrews
1 hour(s) ago @ yahoo! news
Josh Beckett was scratched again from a scheduled start, and the Boston Red Sox ace plans to have his ailing right elbow examined by Dr. James Andrews.
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Injured Texans Player Walks Again
1 hour(s) ago @ abc news
Injured Texans receiver Williams accepts his football career is over
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| Injured Texans WR walks on his own (foxsports.com)
For the first time since injuring his neck and spine last week, Texans receiver Harry Williams has walked by himself.Houston television station KRIV reports that Williams walked by himself Thursday morning at Presbyterian Hospital in Dallas.He suffered a cracked vertebrate and severe ligament damage in his neck Aug. 22 during a preseason game against the Dallas Cowboys.Williams told the station, "I started walking today.
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Socceroo McDonald savours Battle of Britain
1 hour(s) ago @ abc sport
Celtic striker Scott McDonald can not wait to savour the Battle of Britain atmosphere after his side was pitted against Manchester United in the draw for the Champions League group stages this morning...
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| Celtic star McDonald savours Battle of Britain (yahoo! news)
AFP - Celtic striker Scott McDonald can't wait to savour the Battle of Britain atmosphere after his side were pitted against Manchester United in Thursday's draw for the Champions League group stages.
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| United drawn with Celtic, Torres in Atletico return (yahoo! news)
AFP - Holders Manchester United were drawn with Scottish champions Celtic, Spain's Villarreal and Denmark's Aalborg in Thursday's draw in Monaco for this season's Champions League group phase.
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Murray edges past Frances Llodra
2 hour(s) ago @ bbc sport
British number one Andy Murray digs deep to reach round three of the US Open with an erratic four-set win over Michael Llodra.
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| Murray edges past France's Llodra (bbc sport)
British number one Andy Murray has to dig deep to reach the third round of the US Open with an erratic 6-4 1-6 7-5 7-6 (9-7) win over Michael Llodra.
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| Murray edges past France's Llodra (bbc sport)
British number one Andy Murray beats France's Michael Llodra in round two of the US Open and will now meet Jurgen Melzer in the third round.
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Feed24: Computers & Internet |
| | Why is it so hard to swat a fly?
3 minutes ago @ msnbc.com
The brains of flies are wired to avoid the swatter, U.S. researchers said on Thursday.
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Cosmic Log: Fusion effort in flux
3 minutes ago @ msnbc.com
Science editor Alan Boyle"s Weblog: Researchers are waiting for the verdict on the first phase of their unconventional nuclear fusion research project before moving on to the next step.
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Comcast to make monthly Internet use cap official
3 minutes ago @ yahoo! news
AP - Comcast Corp., the nation"s second-largest Internet service provider, Thursday said it would set an official limit on the amount of data subscribers can download and upload each month.
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Apples image still shines despite woes
3 minutes ago @ msnbc.com
Even as iPhone griping rages online, it looks like Apple"s sterling reputation will emerge untarnished.
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Obama says will restore U.S. legacy
33 minutes ago @ reuters
Barack Obama, poised to take a historic step as the Democratic presidential nominee, promised on Thursday to reverse the economic failures of the last eight years, end the war in Iraq and restore the ...
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| Top U.S. and Pakistan military officials talk strategy (reuters)
Top U.S. and Pakistani military officials met this week on a U.S. aircraft carrier in the Indian Ocean to discuss the presence of militant safe havens in Pakistan and their role in Afghan violence, officials said on Thursday.
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| U.S. troops to hand back Iraq's Anbar province (reuters)
U.S. troops will on Sept. 1 hand over control of Iraq's Anbar province, once the heart of a bloody Sunni Arab insurgency, reflecting a dramatic drop in violence across the country, an Iraqi official said on Thursday.
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| | Stocks & Bonds: Reports Bring Optimism to Wall Street
1 hour(s) ago @ nyt > business
Wall Street stocks rose after a better-than-expected reading on the gross domestic product and a decline in jobless claims reassured investors.
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| Big rally on Wall Street (latest stock market ...)
Stocks jumped Thursday, with the Dow and S&P 500 rising for the third straight session thanks to lower oil prices, a surprisingly strong reading on second-quarter economic growth, and a rally in the financial sector.
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| Oil prices fall as Gustav impact discounted (yahoo! news)
AFP - Oil prices reversed course and fell sharply Thursday as traders discounted the impact of Tropical Storm Gustav as it churned toward the Gulf of Mexico's energy installations.
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| Oil prices fall despite Gustav threat (cnnmoney.com)
Oil prices ended lower Thursday, reversing an early spike, as traders sized up a potentially devastating blow to production from Tropical Storm Gustav and reacted to a decline in natural gas prices.
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| Oil prices fall despite Gustav threat (latest stock market ...)
Oil prices ended lower Thursday, reversing an early spike, as traders sized up a potentially devastating blow to production from Tropical Storm Gustav.
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| Oil industry: We're ready for this one (latest financial new...)
With Tropical Storm Gustav setting its sights on the Gulf of Mexico, oil facilities in the region are facing their first major threat since 2005, when Hurricanes Rita and Katrina knocked out nearly every barrel of oil production and sent prices soaring to then-record levels.
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| Gulf oil braces for Gustav (latest financial new...)
With Tropical Storm Gustav setting its sights on the Gulf of Mexico, oil facilities in the region are facing their first major threat since 2005, when Hurricanes Rita and Katrina knocked out nearly every barrel of oil production and sent prices soaring to then-record levels.
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| Oil prices down sharply on profit-taking (yahoo! news)
AFP - Oil prices dropped sharply on Thursday on profit-taking but were expected to rebound as Tropical Storm Gustav moved across the Gulf of Mexico towards oil and gas facilities, traders said.
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| Wall Street rallies on strong GDP, weaker oil (yahoo! news)
Reuters - Stocks rallied on Thursday, led by major industrial and financial companies, as oil prices eased and data showed the economy grew more quickly than expected in the second quarter.
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Stocks jump on better-than-expected GDP, jobs data
3 hour(s) ago @ yahoo! news
AP - Wall Street barreled higher Thursday after a better-than-expected reading on the gross domestic product and a drop in jobless claims gave investors some reassurance that the economy is holding up...
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| Stocks end higher on strong GDP, weaker oil (yahoo! news)
Reuters - U.S. stocks ended sharply higher on Thursday, as a decline in oil prices and data showing the economy expanded much more than expected in the second quarter boosted shares of major industrial and financial companies.
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| Stocks jump on better-than-expected GDP, jobs data (yahoo! news)
AP - Stocks have ended the day sharply higher after a better-than-expected reading on the gross domestic product and a drop in jobless claims gave investors some reassurance that the economy is holding up.
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| Bonds fall on strong GDP (latest stock market ...)
U.S. Treasury prices fell slightly Thursday after a revised reading on second-quarter GDP showed a better-than-expected jump and the government auctioned off $22 billion of 5-year notes.
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| Stocks jump on better-than-expected GDP, jobs data (yahoo! news)
AP - Wall Street extended its advance Thursday after a better-than-expected reading on the nation's economy and a drop in jobless claims gave investors some reassurance that the economy is holding up. The major indexes rose about 1 percent, including the Dow Jones industrial average, which gained nearly 200 points.
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| Stocks jump on better-than-expected GDP, jobs data (yahoo! news)
AP - Stocks extended their advance Thursday after a better-than-expected reading on the nation's economy and a drop in jobless claims. The major indexes rose about 1 percent, including the Dow Jones industrial average, which gained nearly 200 points.
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| Bonds fall on strong GDP (latest financial new...)
U.S. treasury prices fell Thursday after a revised reading on second-quarter GDP showed a better-than-expected jump and the government auctioned off $22 billion of 5-year notes.
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| Stocks rally on oil, GDP (business and financi...)
Stocks rallied Thursday afternoon on lower oil prices, a surprisingly strong reading on second-quarter economic growth and some positive developments in the financial sector.
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| Stocks jump on better-than-expected GDP, jobs data (yahoo! news)
AP - Stocks extended their advance Thursday after a better-than-expected reading on the nation's economy and a drop in jobless claims. The Dow Jones industrial average rose nearly 200 points.
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| Stocks up on GDP (business and financi...)
Stocks gains accelerated Thursday morning, as a surprisingly strong reading on second-quarter economic growth took the edge off recession fears and oil prices backed off morning highs.
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China, Iraq reach $3 bln oil service deal
9 hour(s) ago @ yahoo! news
AP - China and Iraq have signed a $3 billion deal revising an earlier agreement for China"s biggest oil company to help develop the Ahdab oil field, an official at the Iraq"s Oil Ministry sa...
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| China and Iraq Reach $3 Billion Oil Deal (nyt > business)
China and Iraq have signed a $3 billion deal revising a deal for China?s biggest oil company to help develop an oil field, according to the Iraqi Embassy in Beijing.
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| China, Iraq reach $3 bln oil service deal (yahoo! news)
China and Iraq have signed a $3 billion deal revising an earlier agreement for China's biggest oil company to help develop the Ahdab oil field, an official at the Iraq's Oil Ministry said Thursday.
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Jobless claims ease for 3rd week
3 hour(s) ago @ latest financial new...
The number of out-of-work Americans who signed up for jobless benefits fell for the third week in a row, matching economists" expectations.
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| Jobless claims fell for 3rd week (cnnmoney.com)
The number of out-of-work Americans who signed up for jobless benefits fell for the third week in a row, matching economists' expectations.
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| Jobless claims fall for 3rd straight week (yahoo! news)
The number of people signing up for jobless benefits declined last week, the third straight drop from a six-year high reached earlier this month, the government said Thursday.
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| Jobless claims fall for 3rd straight week (yahoo! news)
The U.S. government says the number of people signing up for jobless benefits declined last week, the third straight drop from a six-year high reached earlier this month.
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| Jobless claims ease for 3rd straight week (latest financial new...)
The number of out-of-work Americans who signed up for jobless benefits fell for the third week in a row, matching economists' expectations.
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Stocks open higher following GDP, jobs data
9 hour(s) ago @ yahoo! news
AP - Stocks extended their advance in early trading Thursday following a better-than-expected reading on the nation"s economy and a drop in jobless claims.
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| Stocks set to rise as GDP surges (latest stock market ...)
Stock futures pointed to a strong open on Thursday after the government reported that the second-quarter GDP surged to a surprising annual rate of 3.3%.
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| Stocks set for weak start (latest financial new...)
Stock futures pointed to a lower open on Thursday, despite better-than-expected earnings reports from Sears and Tiffany. Investors also await two economic reports set to be released before the markets open.
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| Stocks set for weak start (latest stock market ...)
Stock futures pointed to a mixed open on Thursday, as a better-than-expected earnings report from Sears lifted blue chips. Investors also await s slew of economic reports, due out before the markets open.
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