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GM offers $200M to help end strike
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| Published Friday, May 09, 2008 |
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DETROIT -- General Motors Corp. has agreed to kick in as much as $200 million to help bring an end to a bitter 10-week strike at parts supplier American Axle and Manufacturing Holdings Inc.
The automaker said Thursday in a government filing that ...
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Facebook adds new safeguards
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| Published Friday, May 09, 2008 |
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HARTFORD, Conn. -- Facebook, the world's second-largest social networking Web site, is adding more than 40 new safeguards to protect young users from sexual predators and cyberbullies under an agreement with officials nationwide that was announ ...
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Gas rises 2.7 cents; oil crosses $124
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| Published Friday, May 09, 2008 |
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NEW YORK -- Gasoline and crude oil jumped to new records Thursday, with gas jumping almost 3 cents to an average national price of nearly $3.65 a gallon and oil crossing $124 a barrel for the first time.
At the pump, the average price of a gallo ...
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Group says videos show abused cattle
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| Published Thursday, May 08, 2008 |
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WASHINGTON -- The Humane Society of the United States on Wednesday released video footage of sick and injured livestock the group says were mistreated at auction sites and stockyards where cattle are sold for slaughter.
The group released ...
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All about nails
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| Published Thursday, May 08, 2008 |
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Trish Phan moved to the Bryan-College Station area from Houston more than 10 years ago, saying she hoped to escape the big city and find a place for her nail salon business to grow.
"Back then, this was a small, quiet town -- nowhere near ...
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Borrowing surge seen as bad sign
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| Published Thursday, May 08, 2008 |
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WASHINGTON -- Consumer borrowing rose in March at the fastest pace in four months, more than double the increase of the previous month, in what was seen as a sign of rising economic stress.
The Federal Reserve reported Wednesday that consumers i ...
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Southwest adding flights from Denver
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| Published Thursday, May 08, 2008 |
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DENVER -- Southwest Airlines says it is adding five nonstop flights and three destinations from Denver.
The Dallas-based low-cost carrier said Wednesday that it would add nonstop flights to Sacramento, Calif., Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood, Fla., an ...
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Dr Pepper begins trading on NYSE
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| Published Thursday, May 08, 2008 |
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PLANO -- Shares of the company that makes Dr Pepper and Snapple officially began trading Wednesday on the New York Stock Exchange, out from under the umbrella of former owner Cadbury Schweppes.
In midday trading, shares of Dr Pepper Snapple Grou ...
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Companies to form new broadband unit
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| Published Thursday, May 08, 2008 |
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Clearwire and Sprint Nextel said Wednesday that they would combine their wireless broadband units to create a $14.55 billion communications company.
The new company, which will retain Clearwire's name, will continue developin ...
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Housing slump hits D.R. Horton hard
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| Published Wednesday, May 07, 2008 |
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DALLAS -- D.R. Horton said Tuesday it swung to a loss in the second quarter, as a sustained housing slump forced the nation's largest homebuilder to take hefty charges and write down the value of property.
Fort Worth-based D.R. Horton Inc. poste ...
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Oil up; some say $200 is possible
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| Published Wednesday, May 07, 2008 |
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NEW YORK -- Oil futures blasted to a new record near $123 a barrel Tuesday, gaining momentum as investors bought on a forecast of much higher prices and on any news hinting at supply shortages. Retail gas prices edged lower, but appear poised t ...
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Fannie Mae predicts steeper price drop
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| Published Wednesday, May 07, 2008 |
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WASHINGTON -- The outlook for the housing market darkened further Tuesday as the nation's largest buyer of home mortgages said it racked up more than $2 billion in quarterly losses and forecast a steeper drop in home prices this year.
If Fannie ...
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Wal-Mart expanding its drug program
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| Published Tuesday, May 06, 2008 |
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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -- Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the world's largest retailer, announced Monday it would expand its discounted prescription drug program to offer 90-day supplies for $10 and add several women's medications at a discount. It also said it wou ...
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Pilgrims's Pride expects more losses
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| Published Tuesday, May 06, 2008 |
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DALLAS -- Pilgrim's Pride Corp., the nation's largest chicken producer, said Monday its second-quarter loss widened from a year ago as it paid more for feed and took a restructuring charge.
Pilgrim's Pride also said its U.S. business would proba ...
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Decoding the truth about income tax
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| Published Sunday, May 04, 2008 |
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Taxes are unpleasant and unfair. We all know this. And our friends in government work hard to keep it that way. The only thing about taxes that all Americans can agree on is that someone else should pay them.
Perhaps we can learn something by ex ...
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Texas medical group honors Bryan doctor
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| Published Sunday, May 04, 2008 |
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The Texas Osteopathic Medical Association House of Delegates recently honored Bryan family and emergency medicine physician Daniel Saylak for his 19 years of service with the organization.
The group presented Saylak with the honorary certificate ...
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Jewett mill operator ranked as No. 1
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| Published Sunday, May 04, 2008 |
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Nucor Corp., the Charlotte, N.C.-based operator of a steel mill in Jewett, was recently ranked the No. 1 one U.S. steel producer by American Metal Market.
Nucor topped the trade magazine's list of top producers at 22 million tons. The Jewett mil ...
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Rig Watch for May 4
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| Published Sunday, May 04, 2008 |
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Brazos County
Enervest Operating of Houston has filed for a permit to drill the No. 1RE Henry L. Allen in the Navasota River (Cretaceous Lower) field. The well, which has a proposed depth of 14,500 feet, will be 11 miles southeast of College St ...
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Retailers offer 'rebate specials'
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| Published Sunday, May 04, 2008 |
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NEW YORK -- Retailers from Safeway to RadioShack Corp. are offering special discounts to lure consumers in and persuade them to spend some or all of their economic stimulus checks, the first wave of which were deposited into bank accounts this ...
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First National opens area branch in CS
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| Published Sunday, May 04, 2008 |
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The First National Bank of Bryan has opened its seventh area branch, at 710 William D. Fitch Parkway in College Station.
The new banking center, a Franklin Family Community Bank, will have lobby hours from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday.
First ...
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KBR says its profits more than tripled
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| Published Saturday, May 03, 2008 |
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HOUSTON -- KBR Inc., the military contractor and engineering outfit, said Friday its first-quarter profit more than tripled, helped by a gain from an arbitration award, and the company's top executive touted prospects for broad growth.
While the ...
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Microsoft ups bid for Yahoo, report says
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| Published Saturday, May 03, 2008 |
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SAN FRANCISCO -- Microsoft Corp. reportedly dangled a higher takeover bid in front of Yahoo Inc. on Friday, hoping to reach a friendly deal after weeks of saber rattling.
The Redmond, Wash.-based software maker upped its offer "by several dollar ...
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