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Stocks rally as jobs data spurs optimism
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Wall Street closed a stellar week on Friday after recent economic data, including a stronger-than-expected labor market report, bolstered optimism that the economy would not fall back into recession.
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 20:43:39 GMT
| Taxpayers likely to face initial loss on GM IPO: sources
(Reuters)
 Reuters - The U.S. government is likely to take a loss on General Motors Co in the first offering of the automaker's stock, six people familiar with preparations for the landmark IPO said.
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 23:33:47 GMT
| China tells state companies to explore Potash bid
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Chinese officials have ordered state companies to meet investment bankers to explore ways to block BHP Billiton's $39 billion bid for Potash Corp, a source with direct knowledge of the matter said.
Sat, 04 Sep 2010 03:09:42 GMT
| Japan Noda warns on yen, suggests joint steps difficult
(Reuters)
Reuters - Japanese Finance Minister Yoshihiko Noda said on Saturday Tokyo would take decisive steps to stem the yen's rise when needed, while suggesting that coordinated currency market intervention was a difficult option.
Sat, 04 Sep 2010 03:50:28 GMT
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Roethlisberger suspension cut to 4 games (AP)
Ben Roethlisberger is getting time off for good behavior. He'll be back on the field for the Pittsburgh Steelers two games earlier than expected after convincing NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell he is turning his life around. The star quarterback, accompanied by team president Art Rooney, met with Goodell early Friday and was told he could return on Oct.
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 12:05:05 PDT
| Heels' Austin subpoenaed in N. Carolina (AP)
Investigators from the North Carolina Secretary of State's office have subpoenaed Tar Heels defensive tackle Marvin Austin, a person familiar with the situation said Friday. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the investigation is ongoing. Austin is one of 13 players who did not travel with the 18th-ranked Tar Heels to Atlanta for Saturday's opener...
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 18:52:22 PDT
| NHL OKs Kovalchuk's new deal with Devils (AP)
The NHL has signed off on Ilya Kovalchuk's latest contract with the New Jersey Devils. Five weeks after rejecting the Russian's landmark 17-year, $102 million contract with the Devils, the league approved a revised 15-year, $100 million deal on Friday after reaching an agreement with the NHL Players Association on an amendment covering long-term contracts.
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 16:44:51 PDT
| Cardinals end 5-game skid, beat Reds 3-2 (AP)
Jaime Garcia told himself it was just another game, and when Brandon Phillips came to the plate it was just another hitter. The rookie maintained his focus to beat the Reds for the fourth time, halting the free-falling St. Louis Cardinals' five-game losing streak and ending Cincinnati's four-game run in a 3-2 victory on Friday night.
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 21:10:07 PDT
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Top US commander discusses Iraq with Turkey
(AP)
 AP - The United States' top military officer says Washington does not plan to withdraw its weapons from Iraq through Turkey.
Sat, 04 Sep 2010 08:19:29 GMT
| Buildings collapse, 2 injured in powerful NZ quake
(AP)
 AP - Chimneys and walls crumbled to the ground, roads cracked in half and residents were knocked off their feet as a powerful magnitude-7.1 earthquake rocked New Zealand's South Island early Saturday. The prime minister said it was a miracle no one was killed.
Sat, 04 Sep 2010 09:08:52 GMT
| 9 killed in New Zealand skydiving plane crash
(AP)
AP - A light aircraft carrying skydivers crashed in flames Saturday near a popular tourist spot in New Zealand's Southern Alps, killing nine people including four foreign tourists, police said.
Sat, 04 Sep 2010 08:15:53 GMT
| Death toll rises to 65 in attack on Pakistanis
(AP)
 AP - The death toll from a Pakistani Taliban suicide attack on a Shiite Muslim procession rose from 43 to 65 overnight as critically wounded people died in hospitals, police said Saturday.
Sat, 04 Sep 2010 08:28:42 GMT
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