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Strengthening wind blew heavy, wet snow around the city Tuesday, adding to the strain on residents’ spirits and on the patchwork system of sandbag levees protecting them from the bloated Red River. However, there were no reports of problems with leaks or with…

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Crude prices wavered Tuesday on new indications that energy spending will be hobbled by consumer fears and also slowing growth in developing countries. Benchmark crude for May delivery fell 26 cents to $48.15 on the New York Mercantile Exchange. On Monday,…

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General Motors Corp.’s new chief executive said Tuesday that more of the automaker’s plants could close and bankruptcy is “more probable” as GM works to meet new, tougher requirements for government aid. In his first news conference as CEO, Fritz Henderson…

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Travelers walking into Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport are seeing the Delta name splashed across a terminal that was once dominated by Northwest Airlines. Delta Air Lines Inc. bought the Minnesota-based airline last year. But the Northwest name is…

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The U.S. Energy Department has allocated $108 million in economic stimulus aid for removing the 16 million ton radioactive tailings pile on the Colorado River near Moab, Utah. Rep. Jim Matheson, D-Utah, said Tuesday the funding commitment shows that the…

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – General Motors Corp will close more U.S. plants and cut more jobs and still faces a higher probability of bankruptcy to shed debt, GM Chief Executive Fritz Henderson said on Tuesday.

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Cessna Aircraft Co. is warning workers that more layoffs are coming as its customers cancel and defer plane orders. Sspokesman Robert Stangarone said Tuesday the extent of the latest round of layoffs and production cuts won’t be announced until April 29, when…

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A group representing 100,000 retirees said Tuesday it is going to vote against the pay package for Verizon’s chief executive, saying it’s overly generous. Verizon Communications Inc.’s Ivan Seidenberg is one of the first CEOs at a major company to face the…

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Ford Motor Co. and General Motors Corp. are offering payment protection plans to help reassure consumers who may be putting off buying a new car because of worries about losing their job. The offers come as auto sales have been battered by the recession and…

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court dismissed an appeal by Altria Group Inc’s Philip Morris USA over $79.5 million in punitive damages awarded to the widow of a longtime Oregon smoker.

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