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Earl sideswipes Outer Banks, heads for Northeast
about 1 hour ago
BUXTON, N.C. (AP) -- A weakened Hurricane Earl delivered only a glancing blow to North Carolina's Outer Banks early Friday on its way up the East Coast, flooding roads on the narrow vacation islan  Read Story.
Goldcorp agrees to buy Andean Resources for $3.42B
about 2 hours ago
NEW YORK (AP) -- Goldcorp Inc. said Friday that it has agreed to buy Andean Resources Ltd. for about 3.6 billion Canadian dollars ($3.42 billion) in a deal that would give it access to an Argentin  Read Story.
Campbell reports Q4 profit rise on better margins
about 2 hours ago
CAMDEN, N.J. (AP) -- The Campbell Soup Co. reported a larger fourth-quarter net income Friday, a time when the temperature rises and its soup sales traditionally drop....  Read Story.
Earl blows past Outer Banks on path to Northeast
about 2 hours ago
BUXTON, N.C. (AP) -- A weakened Hurricane Earl howled past North Carolina's Outer Banks before daybreak Friday on its way up the East Coast, flooding parts of the narrow vacation islands and knock  Read Story.
Stocks jump after relatively upbeat US jobs data
about 2 hours ago
LONDON (AP) -- Stocks pushed higher Friday after a relatively upbeat U.S. jobs report for August eased concerns about the pace of the economic recovery in the world's largest economy....  Read Story.
Goldcorp to buy Andean Resources for $3.42 billion
about 3 hours ago
NEW YORK (AP) -- Canada's Goldcorp Inc. says it has agreed to buy Andean Resources Ltd. for about 3.6 billion Canadian dollars ($3.42 billion)....  Read Story.
Campbell Soup sees Q4 profit rise
about 3 hours ago
CAMDEN, N.J. (AP) -- The Campbell Soup Co. says it made a profit of $113, or 33 cents per share during the fourth quarter, when the temperature rises and its soup sales traditionally drop....  Read Story.
Experts see trouble ahead for developed world
about 3 hours ago
CERNOBBIO, Italy (AP) -- Is the global economy out of the woods? Two years after near-meltdown, with the U.S. looking sluggish, equity markets groggy and Europeans fighting a debt crisis, experts   Read Story.
World stocks up ahead of key US jobs data
about 4 hours ago
LONDON (AP) -- World stock markets rose Friday ahead of a U.S. jobs report that could help determine whether the Federal Reserve opts to introduce fresh measures to get the world's largest economy  Read Story.
Dubai police chief calls BlackBerry a spy tool
about 4 hours ago
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) -- Dubai's police chief says worries about spying by the U.S., Israel and others helped push plans to limit BlackBerry services in the United Arab Emirates....  Read Story.
Former egg farm workers say complaints ignored
about 4 hours ago
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) -- U.S. Agriculture Department employees worked full-time at two Iowa egg farms at the center of a salmonella outbreak and massive recall, but two former workers said they ig  Read Story.
Some flooding on NC Outer Banks as Earl passes
about 4 hours ago
BUXTON, N.C. (AP) -- First light reveals some flooding on the narrow vacation islands of North Carolina's Outer Banks after Hurricane Earl passed in the night....  Read Story.
World stocks rise ahead of US employment report
about 5 hours ago
BEIJING (AP) -- World stock markets climbed as investors took heart from a slight improvement in U.S. economic indicators ahead of a crucial employment report due later Friday....  Read Story.
Feds launch investigation of Gulf platform fire
about 5 hours ago
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The agency that oversees offshore drilling will investigate the fire on an oil platform in the Gulf of Mexico....  Read Story.
Obama to comment Friday on jobless report
about 6 hours ago
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama will speak to reporters Friday after the Labor Department releases its monthly jobless report....  Read Story.
Earl weakens but still powerful as it scoots by NC
about 6 hours ago
BUXTON, N.C. (AP) -- Hurricane Earl churned past the North Carolina Outer Banks and its powerful gusts and driving rains were starting to be felt in southeastern Virginia early Friday, the beginni  Read Story.
Swedish bank Carnegie buys troubled competitor
about 6 hours ago
STOCKHOLM (AP) -- Swedish investment bank Carnegie AB Friday said it will buy competitor HQ Bank AB, which had its banking license revoked by the financial watchdog last week....  Read Story.
Critics: Ill. lottery contract cloaked in secrecy
about 7 hours ago
CHICAGO (AP) -- With less than two weeks before Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn awards a lucrative, first-of-its-kind contract for the private management of the state's $2 billion-a-year lottery, some are  Read Story.
Earl's gusts, rains lash Outer Banks, reach VA
about 7 hours ago
BUXTON, N.C. (AP) -- Hurricane Earl's powerful gusts and driving rains are churning over the Outer Banks of North Carolina and starting to be felt in southeastern Virginia....  Read Story.
China orders action to cool food prices
about 7 hours ago
BEIJING (AP) -- China has ordered local leaders to cool a surge in politically sensitive food prices by raising vegetable production amid rising tensions in poor countries over surging food costs.  Read Story.


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