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Bleeding cash, Ford looks to Europe for help (AP)
Bleeding cash and with its very survival uncertain, Ford Motor Co., an icon of American automaking, will try to import some of its success from across the Atlantic.

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Jobless claims jump as housing market gets weaker (AP)
Two cornerstones of the economy -- jobs and housing -- sank to new depths Thursday, with unemployment claims bolting higher and home prices recording one of their steepest drops on record.

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The slump persists: Home sales tumble across US (AP)
Sales of existing homes tumbled more sharply than expected in June, pushing activity down to the lowest level in more than a decade.

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