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In an unusual dislocation in the financial markets, investors are finding relative safety in some of the riskiest bonds around. Bonds issued by some of the nations most indebted companies are seeing strong demand from ... The US Treasury plans to hold auctions Monday for slightly more than $50 billion in 3- and 6-month bills, officials told primary dealers in New York Friday. WASHINGTON, July 29 (Reuters) - As US lawmakers scramble to clinch a debt-ceiling deal before a Tuesday deadline, interest groups are blitzing the airwaves to sway members of Congress still sitting on the fence. President Barack Obama called a new agreement for 2017 to 2025 fuel economy standards “the single most important step weve ever taken as a nation to reduce our dependence on foreign oil. TORONTO, July 29 (Reuters) - The Canadian dollar tumbled against the greenback on Friday as the US debt default crisis and disappointing North American GDP data raised the specter that the economy could fall into recession. NEW YORK (Reuters) - Moodys Investors Service expects to maintain the United States top-notch rating for now, despite the limited magnitude of the deficit reduction plans being discussed in Washington. During these lonely nights of wondering what will happen to Americas vast indebtedness, I am sure that several of you have been wishing that Steve Jobs would sort out this mess. NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks are likely to face more selling pressure next week as the Tuesday deadline draws near for raising the US debt ceiling and Washington remains paralyzed by political brinkmanship. NEW YORK (Dow Jones)--Weak US data and anxiety over a looming deadline to avert a fiscal crisis sent the dollar reeling Friday, with the greenback plunging to a record low against the Swiss franc as investors ... By Pablo Martinez Monsivais | AP Photo Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood pauses during daily news briefing at the White House in Washington, Thursday, July, 28, 2011. AP , 07.29.11, 03:41 PM EDT Fortune Brands Inc. was one step closer to splitting itself up Friday after it completed the $1.23 billion sale of its golf business, which includes Titleist golf balls. NEW YORK (Dow Jones)--Gold stood out as a beacon of safety as investors, anxious about an escalating US debt crisis and weaker-than-expected growth, pushed prices to a record on Friday. By BNO News MEXICO CITY (BNO NEWS) -- Mexicos poverty rate jumped from 44.5 percent to 48.8 percent from 2008 to 2010, according to a report released on Friday by the National Political and Social Development Commission (Coneval). Employees of the New York Post, the US tabloid owned by News Corporation, were told on Friday to preserve any documents and information related to the unauthorised gathering of personal information or ... Updating to report that the company involved in a possible initial public offering is Alipay. NEW YORK (MarketWatch) - How much do Yahoos stockholders love the topsy-turvy company, anyway? Day 5 of EAA AirVenture was a day many aviation fans were waiting for. The Boeing 787 Dreamliner flew in to Wittman Regional Airport in Oshkosh for its first public showcase in North America. NAVAL AIR STATION PATUXENT RIVER, Md.—As Washington flirts with default, the US Marine Corps ferried journalists Friday to a Navy base in southern Maryland to view an exotic spectacle: the new Marine stealth jet, the F-35B Joint Strike ... The nation needs a new agency to site a federal nuclear waste dump. Thats the recommendation issued Friday by a presidential commission.
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