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DuPont to expand Kevlar plant, boost production

By Randall Chase Associated Press
Sep 19, 2007 11:00 pm - DOVER, Del. -- DuPont will invest $500 million to increase production of Kevlar, best known for its use in military body armor, the company said Wednesday. The expansion...
Kroger's profit checks out 28% higher

Associated Press
Sep 19, 2007 11:00 pm - CINCINNATI -- Kroger said Tuesday its profit jumped 28 percent in the second quarter, topping analyst expectations. The nation's largest traditional grocery chain booste...
Rather sues CBS for $70 million

Associated Press
Sep 19, 2007 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Dan Rather filed a $70 million lawsuit Wednesday against CBS, alleging that the network made him a "scapegoat" for a discredited story about President Bush's...
Federal mortgage companies to step up

Reuters
Sep 19, 2007 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the biggest sources of U.S. home finance, can buy $20 billion more in subprime mortgages under rules unveiled Wednesday to help...
Morgan Stanley bitten by debt losses

Reuters
Sep 19, 2007 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Morgan Stanley said Wednesday third-quarter profit fell, falling short of expectations, as this summer's tumultuous debt and stock markets generated nearly $...
Grant Park hosts refugee exhibit

Associated Press
Sep 19, 2007 11:00 pm - Jennifer Vago makes a small circle with her thumb and forefinger, small enough to encircle a broom handle -- or the upper arm of a starving refugee child. Vago, a regist...
Iraqi prime minister disputes security firm's version of clash

Associated Press
Sep 19, 2007 11:00 pm - BAGHDAD -- Iraq's prime minister Wednesday disputed Blackwater USA's version of a weekend shooting that left at least 11 people dead, saying he cannot tolerate "the kill...
Plenty of vaccines ready for flu season

Associated Press
Sep 19, 2007 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Come one, come all: After years of shortages and confusion, this fall promises plenty of flu vaccine to go around -- up to 132 million doses, more than the...
Bush voices optimism about economic outlook

Associated Press
Sep 19, 2007 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- President Bush today cited "some unsettling times" in the U.S. housing and credit markets as he sought to assure jittery Americans that the economy is hold...
Stocks soar after interest rate cut

Associated Press
Sep 18, 2007 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- A jubilant Wall Street barreled higher Tuesday after the Federal Reserve cut its benchmark interest rate by a larger-than-expected half percentage point. The...

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