(10-30) 10:24 PDT Annapolis, Md. (AP) — Maryland regulators have approved a $4.5 billion joint venture between Constellation Energy Group and France’s EdF with conditions. The Maryland Public Service Commission announced the approval Friday….

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NEW YORK (Reuters) – A huge influx of orders prevented the New York Stock Exchange from disseminating quotes shortly after the start of trading on Friday.

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(10-30) 10:21 PDT Las Vegas, NV (AP) — A 41-year-old former foster mother could face 20 years to life in prison after a jury found her guilty of first-degree murder in the death of a 7-month-old boy in her care in 2006. Melanie Ochs was…

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(10-30) 10:12 PDT NEW YORK, (AP) — Stocks plunged Friday, erasing all of the previous day’s big gains, as a drop in consumer spending fanned worries that the economic recovery won’t be sustainable. Major stock indexes tumbled more than 2…

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NEW YORK (Reuters) – Stock indexes dropped about 2 percent on Friday, weighed down by financial shares, as reports painting a mixed economic picture dented optimism fed by the economy’s return to growth.

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HOUSTON (Reuters) – U.S. safety regulators on Friday hit oil giant BP with a record fine of $87.4 million for failing to fix safety violations at its Texas City, Texas, refinery after a deadly 2005 explosion.

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(10-30) 09:37 PDT NEW YORK, (AP) — Chevron said Friday it pumped its way through a weak third quarter, producing more oil as prices recovered from a severe plunge earlier in the year. The nation’s second-largest oil and gas producer boosted…

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(10-30) 09:28 PDT NEW YORK, (AP) — Evidence that consumers are still holding off on spending drove stocks sharply lower Friday, tempering enthusiasm from the day before over the economy’s growth in the third quarter. Major stock indexes fell…

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Caught unprepared for the sharp drop in Wii sales, Nintendo is launching a slew of products for the holidays and exploring new uses of its consoles

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(10-30) 09:24 PDT Santa Fe, N.M. (AP) — The New Mexico Human Services Department is asking poor homeowners who need help with their energy bills this winter to apply to a state assistance program. The Low-Income Home Energy Assistance…

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(10-30) 09:21 PDT Charleston, W.Va. (AP) — Newly released data say that slot machines are the biggest source of trouble for problem gamblers in West Virginia. The Problem Gamblers Help Network of West Virginia has logged calls from more than…

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(10-30) 09:21 PDT HOUSTON, (AP) — Power producer Calpine Corp. reported a 75 percent rise in third-quarter profit Friday, helped by good bets on commodity prices and lower costs. The results fell shy of Wall Street estimates, however. The…

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(10-30) 09:20 PDT San Francisco (AP) — The U.S. Coast Guard says an oil tanker has leaked fuel into San Francisco Bay, creating a slick at least a mile long. Coast Guard Petty Officer Melissa Leake says the Panamanian-flagged Dubai Star…

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(10-30) 09:19 PDT ST. LOUIS (AP) — A former benefits manager for a union local in St. Louis County has been sentenced to 27 months in prison for embezzling $341,000 from the union’s benefit plans. The money was taken from the International…

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(10-30) 09:19 PDT ATLANTA, (AP) — Business software developer CDC Software Corp. said Friday it expects its earnings to surpass Wall Street’s expectations in the third quarter. The company forecast earnings of $5.8 million to $6.4 million…

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