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Most Asian stocks rise on improving US data
(AP)
AP - Most Asian stock markets climbed Friday as investors took heart from improving U.S. housing and jobs data amid lingering worries over the pace of the global economic recovery.
Calderon: Violence price worth paying in drug war
(AP)
AP - President Felipe Calderon tried to rally frustrated Mexicans behind his increasingly bloody drug war Thursday, saying he knows violence has surged under his watch, but arguing that it is the price of confronting powerful and brutal cartels.
Typhoon kills 5 South Koreans
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AP - The death toll from Typhoon Kompasu, which battered the Korean peninsula with strong winds and heavy rains, rose to five in South Korea, an official said Friday.
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Discounts spur surprising Aug. retail sales gains[AP] - This year's back-to-school season isn't as big a bust for retailers as they feared -- or as last year's -- but it's not great either.
Most Asian stocks rise on improving US data[AP] - Most Asian stock markets climbed Friday as investors took heart from improving U.S. housing and jobs data amid lingering worries over the pace of the global economic recovery.
Time Warner Cable gets ESPN3.com in new deal[AP] - Time Warner Cable Inc. customers will finally get access to the sports website ESPN3.com, even if they are not subscribers of the company's Internet service, according to a long-term deal with The Walt Disney Co. announced Thursday.
Yahoo! News: Business News
Stocks rise on economic hopes ahead of payrolls
(Reuters)
Reuters - Stocks rose on low volume on Thursday as data showed improvement in housing and the job market a day ahead of the critical monthly payrolls figures.
Economic data damp down fears of new recession
(Reuters)
Reuters - Pending sales of previously owned U.S. homes rebounded unexpectedly in July and new claims for jobless benefits fell last week, helping quell fears the economy could face a double-dip recession.
Burger King agrees to $3.3 billion sale to 3G Capital
(Reuters)
Reuters - Burger King Holdings Inc agreed to sell itself to investment firm 3G Capital for $3.26 billion, giving the No. 2 U.S. fast-food chain breathing room to fix its business and close the gap with leader McDonald's Corp.
Yahoo! News: Technology News
Google, Skype targeted in India security crackdown
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AP - India has widened its security crackdown, asking all companies that provide encrypted communications — not just BlackBerry-maker Research In Motion — to install servers in the country to make it easier for the government to obtain users' data. That would likely affect digital giants like Google and Skype.
Dell's enterprise challenge remains after 3Par
(AP)
AP - Dell Inc. doesn't have to start over in its quest to become a significant purveyor of technology for businesses after losing a multibillion dollar bidding contest for an obscure data-storage maker.
Dell cedes data-storage maker 3Par to HP
(AP)
AP - Dell Inc. is walking away from a bidding contest with rival Hewlett-Packard Co. for data-storage maker 3Par Inc.
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Earl weakens but still powerful as it smacks NC
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AP - The last ferry left for the mainland and coastal residents hunkered down at home as Hurricane Earl closed in with 110 mph winds Thursday on North Carolina's dangerously exposed Outer Banks, the first and potentially most destructive stop on the storm's projected journey up the Eastern Seaboard.
Hurricane Alley Heats Up with Stormy Threesome
(LiveScience.com)LiveScience.com - Three swirling storms are roaring across the Atlantic with
nervous East Coast residents keeping a close eye on the conveyor belt of tropical
activity as hurricane season enters its busiest time.
Oil rig explosion: Is oil leaking from Mariner Energy rig near Vermillion Bay?
(The Christian Science Monitor)The Christian Science Monitor - A oil rig explosion in the Gulf of Mexico Thursday morning forced all 13 crew members to evacuate into the water.
