Brazil is trying to restart its economic growth spurt

SAO PAULO, Brazil — The Brazilian government is hoping to get South America's largest economy kicking again.It has yanked down...

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SpaceX launches to space station, but experiences problem in orbit

On an overcast morning, SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket launched from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station and...

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Freddie Mac: Mortgage rates ease, with 30-year fixed at 3.51%

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Pending home sales rise in January, industry group reports

Pending home sales rose in January in every U.S. region except the West, according to new data.The National Assn. of Realtors...

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Senate committee OKs Jacob Lew nomination for Treasury secretary

WASHINGTON -- A Senate committee voted Tuesday to confirm Jacob J. Lew as Treasury Secretary despite Republican concerns about...

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Ikea Swedish meatballs tainted with horse meat, inspectors say

Burger King, Nestle, Tesco and now Ikea – the European horse meat scandal that has heightened food supply concerns for the last...

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Jason Bateman gives Ernest Borgnine's estate a new identity

Markus Canter and Cristie St. James, who share the title luxury properties director at Prudential in Beverly Hills, like Jason Bateman's real estate sense. The actor got privacy, potential and a knoll location for $3 million. ...

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Jason Bateman gives Ernest Borgnine's estate a new identity

Markus Canter and Cristie St. James, who share the title luxury properties director at Prudential in Beverly Hills, like Jason Bateman's real estate sense. The actor got privacy, potential and a knoll location for $3 million. ...

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Stocks open higher following a two-day decline

Strong earnings results from big U.S. companies offered investors...

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Freddie Mac: 30-year mortgage rate rises slightly to 3.56%

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Stocks slip following homebuilding slowdown

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12 non-U.S. billionaires pledge half their fortune to charity

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Hong Kong Disneyland posts first annual profit

The addition of Toy Story Land helped Hong Kong Disneyland turn a profit last year for the first time since its opening...

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A secret agent reveals her secrets of success

The prospect of a business book written by a former CIA officer fills one with dread at the inevitable 007 anecdotes and labored...

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