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The Economy: More Signs of Spring?

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Learning Labor Market Lessons from Germany

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A Cloudy Summit for SAP CEO Léo Apotheker

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Booming demand for agriculture products helped chemical companies BASF and Dow Chemical Co record better than expected quarterly profits on Thursday.

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Chemical makers top forecast as agriculture shines

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Credit Card Rules Leave Out Small Biz

Chrysler’s bankruptcy put only a small dent in Wall Street’s rally. The Dow Jones industrial average gave up early gains and ended about 17 points lower on Thursday after President Barack Obama confirmed that Chrysler LLC will be going through a bankruptcy…

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Stocks end mixed after Chrysler bankruptcy news

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Help Wanted, Unfortunately

Shoppers around the globe are cutting down on optional purchases like fine fragrances and turning to cheaper store brands for everyday items like toilet paper, sapping sales for consumer stalwarts like Procter & Gamble, Colgate-Palmolive and Kellogg. P&G…

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Big brands feel pinch in sales as shoppers scrimp

CHICAGO (Reuters) – Procter & Gamble Co trimmed its fiscal 2009 outlook and did not offer a 2010 forecast on Thursday at a time when investors are searching for clarity amid the recession, and its shares fell about 2 percent.

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P&G profit beats Wall St view, but outlook trimmed

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CORRECTED: P&G profit beats Wall St view

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Oil edged higher on Thursday as gains in wider global markets offset rising energy inventories and slumping demand.

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Oil edges higher, stocks support

Americans spent less than expected in March, pulling back after a burst of buying in the first two months of the year. The reversal was tied to a larger-than-anticipated decline in income and is a stark reminder of a fragile economy trying to rise out of a…

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Consumer spending dip shows economy still fragile

Disney movies and ABC TV shows will be available on Hulu.com now that Walt Disney Co. is taking an equity stake in the popular video streaming site, joining its founders, NBC Universal and News Corp. The deal announced Thursday will bring older Disney movies…

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Disney joins NBC and News Corp. with Hulu stake

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved credit card legislation on Thursday aimed at protecting consumers from hidden fees and sudden interest rate hikes.

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U.S. House approves credit card reform measure

A suspicious surge in trading of Schering-Plough Corp. sales just before news of its merger deal with fellow drugmaker Merck & Co. is being investigated by federal regulators, according to a published report. The Securities and Exchange Commission is looking…

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Report: SEC probing some Schering-Plough trades