Business Top Stories from Associated Press (AP)
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Miners' families want answers in China mine blast
Published: 2009-11-23 03:49:13HEGANG, China, Grieving family members demanded answers Monday from mining officials about the underground gas explosion that left at least 104 men dead in northeastern China. The massive blast Saturday in Hegang city in frigid Heilongjiang province erupted at night when some 500 miners were working below ground.
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New olive planting method prompts Calif. oil boom
Published: 2009-11-23 03:46:14ARTOIS, Calif., An oil boom is under way in California's agricultural heartland, as evolving tastes and a trend toward healthy fare have transformed a profession as old as civilization: olive production for the extra virgin market.
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Gaps for consumers in Democrat health care bills
Published: 2009-11-23 03:45:47WASHINGTON, For consumers, the health care bills taking final shape in Congress don't rate close to a perfect 10. The Democratic measures would leave 12 million or more eligible Americans uninsured. Many middle-class families who'd now be required to buy coverage would still find the premiums a stretch, even with government aid.
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Oil rises above $78 amid Iranian war games
Published: 2009-11-23 03:40:35SINGAPORE, Crude prices rose above $78 a barrel Monday in Asia as Iran staged five days of war games, boosting tensions in the oil-rich region. Benchmark crude for January delivery was up 97 cents to $78.44 a barrel at late afternoon Singapore time in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. The contract fell 26 cents to settle at $77.20 on Friday.
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Asia stocks mixed as figures on US economy awaited
Published: 2009-11-23 03:39:31SEOUL, South Korea, Asian stock markets were mixed Monday after a decline on Wall Street and as investors hunkered down ahead of a stream of figures that could confirm the U.S. economy is recovering at a slower pace. European shares were higher.
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Analysis: Fed under fire as public anger mounts
Published: 2009-11-23 03:34:13WASHINGTON, Suddenly the Federal Reserve is everybody's punching bag. Strip the Fed of its bank regulation powers, some in Congress are demanding. Get probing audits of its behind-the-scenes operations, others say.
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Astronauts get set for spacewalk No. 3
Published: 2009-11-23 03:00:28CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla., It's another spacewalking day for the crew of space shuttle Atlantis. Astronaut Randolph Bresnik - the father of a new baby girl - will venture outside for the second time in three days. He will perform a series of odd jobs at the International Space Station, with help from Dr. Robert Satcher Jr.
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Economic survey: Job losses to bottom out in 1Q
Published: 2009-11-23 00:42:53, Economists expect the joblessness that has weighed down the nation's economic recovery will start to slowly abate in 2010, but they predict consumers will continue to keep a tight rein on spending, according to a new survey.
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Late payments on credit cards drop in 3rd quarter
Published: 2009-11-23 00:41:38NEW YORK, For the first time in a decade, more people paid their credit card bills on time in the third quarter this year than in the second quarter. The delinquency rate on bank-issued cards...
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Newspaper circulation may be worse than it looks
Published: 2009-11-23 00:00:58SAN FRANCISCO, While U.S. newspapers are losing subscribers at a staggering rate, a few dailies stand out because their circulation is rising. But they aren't necessarily selling more copies. Here's why: Since April 1, new auditing rules have made it easier for newspapers to count a reader as a paying customer.
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