An Oregon man whose 5-month-old son died last summer has filed a $5 million lawsuit against the maker of hammock-like baby beds. Jonathan Kuzma of suburban Gresham contends in the lawsuit filed Tuesday in Multnomah County Circuit Court that the bed made by…

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NEW YORK (Reuters) – ConAgra Foods Inc has sued Dean Foods Co , saying the dairy processor’s Swiss Premium teas infringe its trademark for Swiss Miss hot cocoa products.

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The pipeline of initial public offerings for 2010 looks promising as private equity firms look to cash in on their investments after coming back to the nearly defunct market in the fall. Online networking companies may take center stage. So far, the company…

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NEW YORK (Reuters) – Stocks dipped on Thursday despite data showing that the number of people filing for jobless benefits fell to the lowest level in about 17 months, with indexes on track for the best yearly gains since 2003.

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The United Nations says a raid last weekend by foreign troops in a tense eastern Afghan province killed eight local students. The Afghan government says that all 10 people killed in a village in Kunar province were civilians. NATO says there is no evidence to…

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U.S. stocks fell as a gauge of manufacturing in the Midwest trailed economist estimates and the market’s biggest annual rally in six years left the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index trading at its most expensive level since 2002.

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Mortgage rates in the U.S. rose to the highest since August, raising the prospect that the budding housing recovery will stall as home buying becomes more costly.

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Michael Brochu, chief executive officer of Global Market Insite Inc., is always looking for new investments. So when a friend called with an opportunity, Brochu was ready to listen.

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Mortgage rates rose for the fourth straight week, ending the year above 5 percent. The average fixed rate on a 30-year mortgage was 5.14 percent this week, up from 5.05 percent last week, Freddie Mac said Thursday. Mortgage rates are closely tied to yields on…

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AT&T Inc., the biggest U.S. phone company, ended its sponsorship deal with Tiger Woods after the golfer’s admissions of marital infidelity.

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Natural gas stockpile levels fell less than expected last week, the government said Thursday. The Energy Department’s Energy Information Administration said in its weekly report that natural gas inventories held in underground storage in the lower 48 states…

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NEW YORK (Reuters) – Bankrupt shopping mall owner General Growth Properties Inc, which is seeking to surface from bankruptcy protection next year, posted a narrower net loss in November from the month before, according to a monthly regulatory filing.

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General Growth net loss narrows in November

Billionaire investor Carl Icahn plans to pump more money into his bid to buy Donald Trump’s bankrupt casinos. In court papers filed in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in New Jersey, the billionaire’s investment company says it will commit $125 million more in financing…

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OVERLAND PARK, Kansas (Reuters) – U.S. trucking giant YRC Worldwide said on Thursday it averted bankruptcy by successfully negotiating a critical debt-for-equity exchange that wipes out $470 million in debt and gives the struggling company access to needed credit as it restructures.

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The stock market zigzagged in a tight range on the last day of the year as weekly unemployment claims fell to the lowest level since July 2008. The welcome news about unemployment Thursday came as investors looked to wrap up a strong year for the market….

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