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WSJ- Motorola's Profit Surges 2: 06 pm, July 29, 2010Motorola posted sixfold increase in second-quarter profit, largely driven by noncellphone units ahead of the company's planned split next year. […]
- IMF Sees China's Trade Surplus Ballooning 2: 03 pm, July 29, 2010China's trade surplus is set to balloon again unless the government takes more steps to support domestic consumption, including letting its currency strengthen, the IMF warned. […]
- Exxon Profit Soars 91% 1: 54 pm, July 29, 2010Exxon earnings jumped as the oil giant rebounded from the prior year's weak performance on higher commodities prices and improved refining margins. […]
- Disney, Exxon Give U.S. Stocks Firm Start 1: 53 pm, July 29, 2010U.S. stocks rose, buoyed by encouraging earnings from energy companies and a drop in jobless claims. Disney, Exxon Mobil and Goodyear rose, but Colgate-Palmolive and Kellogg declined. […]
- Jobless Claims Fall 1: 53 pm, July 29, 2010Initial jobless claims declined by 11,000 to 457,000 last week, but that followed a big rise the previous period, signaling little improvement in the job market. […]
- VCs Stretched on Many Boards 1: 53 pm, July 29, 2010Entrepreneurs looking for sage advice from their investors say they're encountering a problem: Some venture capitalists are juggling too many companies. […]
- Arizona Ruling Sparks Political Firestorm 1: 52 pm, July 29, 2010A federal judge's decision to block the most controversial elements of Arizona's immigration law offered a fresh hot-button issue for the already heated political season. […]
- Americans Cut Back on Doctor Visits 1: 40 pm, July 29, 2010Insured Americans are using fewer medical services, raising questions about whether patients are consuming less care as they pick up more of the cost. […]
- Sony Swings to Profit 1: 40 pm, July 29, 2010Sony posted strong results for the fiscal first quarter, and CEO Stringer said he expects the momentum to continue amid gains from a restructuring. […]
- BP Aims to Sell Venezuela Assets 1: 40 pm, July 29, 2010BP is in talks to sell its stakes in oil projects in Venezuela to its Russian joint venture TNK-BP, part of a $30 billion asset disposal program designed to help it meet the costs of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill. […]
- Motorola's Profit Surges 2: 06 pm, July 29, 2010
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- Frenchwoman 'smothered newborns' 6: 32 pm, July 29, 2010Prosecutors say a Frenchwoman has admitted killing eight newborn babies after remains are found in a northern village but says her husband knew nothing. […]
- Live text - Rabotnicki v Liverpool 6: 31 pm, July 29, 2010Liverpool travel to Macedonia for their Europa League third qualifying round tie, the first competitive match under new manager Roy Hodgson. […]
- Pakistan 'less afraid of Taliban' 6: 22 pm, July 29, 2010Pakistanis are less afraid the country will be taken over by extremists and feel less threatened by the Taliban than last year, research suggests. […]
- Maze site set to be redeveloped 6: 22 pm, July 29, 2010An agreement on the future of the Maze Prison site is reached by the NI first and deputy first ministers, Peter Robinson and Martin McGuinness. […]
- No McLaren team orders - Hamilton 6: 15 pm, July 29, 2010Lewis Hamilton insists there are no team orders governing how he and McLaren team-mate Jenson Button race. […]
- Warburtons bread factory alight 6: 12 pm, July 29, 2010Firefighters are tackling a major blaze that started in a bread oven at Warburtons bakery in Bolton. […]
- Human remains found in Monaghan 6: 06 pm, July 29, 2010Human remains are found in County Monaghan by a group searching for one of the Disappeared, Charles Armstrong. […]
- Morgan stars as England dominate 6: 06 pm, July 29, 2010Eoin Morgan makes a superb maiden Test century as England reach an imposing 331-4 after day one of the first Test against Pakistan at Trent Bridge. […]
- Man cleared of murder three times 5: 55 pm, July 29, 2010A Cheshire businessman accused of killing a man has charges against him dropped - the third time he has been cleared of murder. […]
- Tokyo's 'oldest man' was a corpse 5: 24 pm, July 29, 2010The skeleton of a man previously thought to be Tokyo's oldest living male resident has been discovered in his family home. […]
- Jobs boost at solar panel factory 5: 23 pm, July 29, 2010Electronics giant Sharp says a "substantial" number of jobs will be created following a £30m expansion of its Wrexham factory. […]
- Big S4C changes as chief leaves 5: 17 pm, July 29, 2010Fundamental changes will be made in the way S4C is run after the sudden departure of chief executive Iona Jones, says the chair of the board which oversees it. […]
- Toyota announces fresh car recall 5: 11 pm, July 29, 2010Toyota is recalling almost 430,000 vehicles in the US and Japan amid concern over steering problems. […]
- Capsules to mark Lennon's legacy 4: 52 pm, July 29, 2010Three time capsules are to be created on what would have been John Lennon's 70th birthday, to be dedicated at a ceremony in the US. […]
- Landmark ruling on divorce money 4: 51 pm, July 29, 2010A "ground-breaking" Court of Appeal judgement removes the protection previously given to thousands of people in divorce proceedings. […]
- Frenchwoman 'smothered newborns' 6: 32 pm, July 29, 2010
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