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House passes housing bill; Bush lifts veto threat
(Reuters)
Reuters - The House of Representatives passed
a massive housing rescue bill on Wednesday while the White
House dropped a threat to veto it, paving the way for measures
aimed at shoring up the worst U.S. housing market since the
Great Depression.
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Amazon profit, sales above view and shares rise
(Reuters)
Reuters - Amazon.com Inc said on
Wednesday quarterly profit doubled and sales grew 41 percent,
indicating to Wall Street that many cost-conscious shoppers are
heading online to save money in a tough economy.
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SemGroup gets court OK for initial bankruptcy motions
(Reuters)
Reuters - SemGroup LP, an Oklahoma-based oil
trading services company, on Wednesday said it received
approval from the Bankruptcy Court for its initial motions
related to its bankruptcy.
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Microsoft exec who led Yahoo bid leaving company
(Reuters)
Reuters - Microsoft Corp said on
Wednesday that Kevin Johnson, who as president of Microsoft's
largest business division spearheaded the company's pursuit of
Yahoo Inc , is leaving the software maker.
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China's Zhongxing in talks with GM, FAW: source
(Reuters)
Reuters - China's Hebei Zhongxing Automobile Co
is in talks with General Motors and major Chinese
automaker FAW Group to explore opportunities for cooperation,
including equity ties, a source close to the situation said on
Thursday.
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Sluggish Economy Slows 'Somewhat' As Oil Squeezes Spending, Fed Reports
(Investor's Business Daily)
Investor's Business Daily - The economy has slowed "somewhat" as rising energy prices and the credit crunch force consumers to cut back, the Federal Reserve said Wednesday.
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| McCain runs strong despite low Bush ratings: poll - 13, May 2008 |
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Presumptive Republican presidential nominee John McCain remains a strong candidate despite a gloomy national mood and record low ratings for President George W. Bush, according to a Washington Post-ABC New poll released on Monday.
Weighed down by the unpopular Iraq war and a faltering economy, Bush's job performance rating slipped to a career low 31 percent, the poll found.
Eighty-two percent of Americans now say the United States is seriously on the wrong track, up 10 points in the last year, with a third of respondents citing the economy and jobs as their top voting issue.
Overall, Democrats have a 21-point advantage over Republicans as the party best-equipped to handle the nation's problems, the poll found.
Despite the numbers, McCain continues to elude some of the anger aimed at his party and at Bush, according to The Washington Post.
Campaigning against McCain, Democrats claim he offers a third Bush term.
In a general election matchup, McCain trails Democratic front-runner Barack Obama by 7 points, 44 percent to 51 percent. In a head-to-head competition with U.S. Sen. Hillary Clinton, McCain runs almost even with the New York Democrat, 46 percent to 49 percent.
According to the poll, 60 percent of Democrats now say Obama is the one with the better shot at defeating McCain in November.
Trailing Obama in pledged delegates, the popular vote and superdelegates, Clinton has shown no sign of quitting the race for the Democratic presidential nomination and voters do not appear ready to push her out.
(c) 2008 Reuters
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