Product Recalls: Streamer Fireworks, Kids Jewelry

About 84,250 Oh Chute parachute with streamer fireworks, manufactured in China and distributed by Fireworks Over America, have been recalled because the parachutes can get tangled in power lines, posing a risk of shocks. >>More

A 282 MPG
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Rosa Parks
Collection Up For Sa...

A Wayne County probate court judge in Detroit has... >>More

American Workers
Brace for Thousand...

Many more job cuts, likely totaling more than 6,000, ar... >>More

Chrysler Looks at
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Chrysler LLC, looking for foreign partnerships to help drive it... >>More

National Business News

Employers Cut Jobs For Sixth Straight Month
Employers cut payrolls by 62,000 in June, the sixth straight month of nationwide job losses, underscoring the economy's fragile state. The unemployment rate held steady a...

International Business News

Japan Shares Fall For 11th Straight Session
Japan's key stock index extended its sell-off to an 11th straight session Thursday - its longest slide in 54 years.

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ECB Raises Benchmark Rate To 4.25 Pct
The European Central Bank raised its benchmark interest rate Thursday by a quarter percentage point to 4.25 percent in an effort to reign in escalating inflation in the 1...

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A 282 MPG 'Drive-Pod'?
Blogger Chuck Squatriglia left a mind-boggling entry on Wired.com ... the potential for a vehicle that holds only one driver but can maintain a fue...
Chrysler Looks at China Alliance
Chrysler LLC, looking for foreign partnerships to help drive its business as U.S. sales slump, announced a deal with China's Great Wall Motor Co. o...

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Wall Street Close: Stocks End Mixed Following Jobs Data
Wall Street capped a shortened trading week with a mixed finish Thursday after some uneven economic data: news of a contraction in the nat...
Wall Street Midday: Stocks Waver After Service Sector Reading
Stocks fluctuated in volatile trading Thursday on mixed economic news: a contraction in the nation's services sector and a mostly tame reading ...

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Pringles Not a Potato Snack Say UK Courts
Britain's High Court has ruled that Pringles are not a potato snack, and thus are not subject to value-added tax.
Rosa Parks Collection Up For Sale
A Wayne County probate court judge in Detroit has asked Ettinger's auction house, Guernsey's, to find a buyer -- preferably a museum, university or othe...