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Aisan stocks roar on heels of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac bailouts
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterSHANGHAI – Asian stock markets, battered this year by the U.S. sub-prime crisis and faltering economy, roared back to life today after Washington announced plans to rescue troubled mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Fund managers and analysts...Tags: Central Bank, Stock Broking, Don Lee, Freddie Mac, Bankruptcy
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Cruise lines change course to cut fuel
The Associated PressWhen the 1,020-foot Explorer of the Seas cruises through North Atlantic waters next year, it'll spend more time off the coast of New England and less time near Canadian shores, and it's not because of better vistas. Royal Caribbean International and...Tags: Government, Cruises, Energy Saving, Tourism and Leisure, Carnival Corporation
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Palin's husband known as a tough hockey dad
Los Angeles TimesThe quiet, chiseled-jaw man standing next to Gov. Sarah Palin is nothing like the other three campaign spouses caught in the whirlwind of the presidential race, and not just because he's a man. Todd Palin is an oil worker and a union man - a...Tags: Elections, Seafood and Fishing Industry, Executive Branch, Family, 5K Run
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Auto industry to seek loans worth $50 billion
WASHINGTON — Auto industry allies hope to secure up to $50 billion in government loans this month that would pay to modernize plants and help struggling car makers build more fuel-efficient vehicles. The industry plans an aggressive lobbying...Tags: Hybrid Vehicles, Fuel-efficient Vehicles, Vehicles
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Automakers count on $50B in loans
Auto-industry allies hope to secure up to $50 billion in government loans this month that would pay to modernize plants and help struggling car makers build more fuel-efficient vehicles. With Congress returning this week from its summer break, the...Tags: Hybrid Vehicles, Fuel-efficient Vehicles, Vehicles, Automotive Equipment
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Drop-off in crude price has OPEC weighing cutback
VIENNA, Austria - With oil prices off nearly 30 percent from their highs of almost $150 a barrel, OPEC oil ministers are considering what was unthinkable just a few weeks ago - cutting back output to prop up crude. No one is predicting much of a...Tags: Commodity Markets, Energy Saving, Layoffs and Downsizing
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Sarah Palin's leadership style has admirers and critics
Los Angeles Times Staff WritersThree years ago, when a Democratic state legislator tried to get bipartisan support for investigating charges of unethical conduct by a senior Republican official, only one member of the GOP answered the call: Sarah Palin. Palin pursued the allegations...Tags: Elections, Government Health Care, Clothing and Textiles Industry, Insurance, Eric Croft
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Long Islanders tough customers in school shopping
keiko.morris@newsday.comAmong the racks of backpacks at a Riverhead Zumiez store last week, a rather lengthy debate ensued. Unlike last year, when Jacqui Candemir might have stretched a little to buy her son the more expensive, trendy backpack, this year mother and son had to...Tags: Back Packs, Long Island, Family, Consumers, Unemployment
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Working from home has hang-ups
Of The Associated PressWith gasoline prices expected to remain uncomfortably high, many small businesses are letting some of their staffers work at home. And some owners are discovering that allowing employees to telecommute can require a different management style, and some...Tags: Wine, Beer, and Spirits, Employees, Public Relations, Commuting, Employers
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Energy plan is good; too much fossil fuel isn't JOHN R. HUGHES Storms should prompt us to be prepared JOHN COSGROVE
News of Hurricane Gustav and tropical storms Hanna and Ike are stark reminders of the tremendous damage that weather can cause and the importance of being prepared. While we are fortunate to live in an area relatively safe from such devastating weather,...Tags: Tropical Storms, Forks Township, Charlie Dent, Hurricane Gustav, Charity
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Lovin' those oil speculators
Nothing stokes our anger better than a convenient villain who probably drives a cool car. So it was that, through much of this summer's understandable angst over gasoline prices, flailing politicians tried to help the rest of us—hey, it's an...Tags: Barack Obama, Elections, Consumers, Economy, New York Mercantile Exchange
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Our adventures with 'Spore'
Chicago Tribune reporter"Spore," the newest video game from the makers of beloved hit titles "The Sims" and "SimCity," arrived in American stores Sunday after making its long-awaited debut Friday in Europe. Here's our take on this much-buzzed game: What is it? "Spore" is...Tags: Biology, Satellite Technology, Game Playing, Natural Science, Pixar
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