Business Stories from July 25, 2011 (Change date)
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Spring buying gives housing market temporary liftJul 26, 2011 4:35 pm - WASHINGTON — Home prices rose for the second straight month in most major U.S. cities and are stabilizing after years of declines. But analysts say the trend in prices h...
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White House threatens to veto Boehner's House planJul 26, 2011 4:35 pm - WASHINGTON — The White House threatened on Tuesday to veto emergency legislation pending in the House to avert a threatened national default, a pre-emptive strike issued...
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Oil near $100 a barrel as debt talks continueJul 26, 2011 3:13 pm - Oil rose Tuesday as lawmakers labored to strike an agreement on the nation's debt limit and the dollar weakened on uncertainty about the economy. While congressional lea...
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Investors selling dollars as debt fracas continuesJul 26, 2011 2:10 pm - NEW YORK — The dollar slid Tuesday as U.S. politicians remained divided over how to raise the government's ability to borrow, with a key deadline a week away. The dollar...
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Whirlpool can change Maytag retirees' benefitsJul 26, 2011 2:10 pm - DES MOINES, Iowa — A federal judge has ruled that Whirlpool can change benefits for about 3,000 people who had retired from Maytag. Whirlpool bought Maytag in 2006 and ...
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Recusal policy reveals oil industry-gov't tiesJul 26, 2011 2:10 pm - WASHINGTON — Documents obtained by the Associated Press show that ties between the offshore oil industry and government regulators persist — even after the Obama adminis...
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Gridlock over raising debt limit weighs on stocksJul 26, 2011 2:54 pm - NEW YORK — The debt gridlock in Washington pulled stocks lower Tuesday. Industrial companies fell sharply after 3M and U.S. Steel reported weakness in TV sales and deman...
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CBS back on top in Nielsen ratingsJul 26, 2011 4:35 pm - NEW YORK — NBC may have talent, but CBS has virtually everything else that prime-time viewers are interested in these days. The Nielsen Co.'s list of last week's top pro...
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UPS sticks with its outlook as 2Q earnings riseJul 26, 2011 4:35 pm - NEW YORK— UPS said on Tuesday that the sluggish U.S. economy will continue to impact its results, but it will grow earnings by raising prices and improving volume overse...
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Rival plans ensnarl Congress over debt ceilingJul 26, 2011 2:10 pm - WASHINGTON — One week from a potentially debilitating debt crisis, Democrats and Republicans clashed Tuesday over rival plans to slash spending and increase the nation's...