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Ford posts $8.7 billion loss on truck slump
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Ford Motor Co posted a $8.7
billion quarterly loss on Thursday as it wrote down the value
of truck and SUV operations and cautioned that it did not
expect to see a U.S. economic turnaround until 2010.
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Dow Chemical second-quarter profit hurt by costs
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Dow Chemical Co posted
second-quarter earnings that fell short of market expectations
as its price increases did not completely offset a sharp spike
in energy and raw material costs.
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Nokia patent deal with Qualcomm boosts both stocks
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Nokia (NOK1V.HE), the world's top
cellphone maker, has ended three years of legal battles with
wireless chip developer Qualcomm and signed a patent
agreement that boosted both companies' shares.
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Wall Street extends drops after housing data
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Stock extended losses on Thursday
following a report that showed a steeper-than-expected drop in
existing-home sales in June, heightening concern about the
impact of the housing slump on economic growth.
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FCC has pact to approve Sirius-XM deal: source
(Reuters)
 Reuters - A majority of members of the Federal
Communications Commission have reached an agreement to
conditionally approve Sirius Satellite Radio Inc's
purchase of XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc , a source
familiar with the agency review said on Thursday.
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New layoff filings jump as companies retrench
(AP)
 AP - The number of newly laid off people filing claims for unemployment benefits bolted past 400,000 last week as companies trimmed their work forces to cope with a slowing economy and fallout from a collapsed housing market.
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As a successful man, you certainly communicate with a large number of women. As a result you need to remember a lot of things, including dates of birthday, hobbies, favorite books, favorite music and of course her sexual preferences. The more you know about her the more she appreciates you. The more you forget - the less your chances are. You can use Cas... |
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Desktop ErgoNotes 1.12 |
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My Diet Wiz 2.2.1 |
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Complexity Chaotic Systems Simulator. From living organisms and ecological and social systems to planets, chemical reactions, gravity etc. Also Artificial Life (AL) Simulator. |
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CwGet morse decoder 1.65 |
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Program to decode Morse code (CW) via sound card to text. It can work as narrow-band sound DSP-filter also. No additional hardware required - your need only receiver and computer (5x86-133 or better) with sound card. Can cooperate with RZ4AG AAlog logger. It is software Morse decoder that really work!... |
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Clarityx Family Chronicle 2.5 |
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Carbon Footprint Calculator 1.0 |
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Vocabilis Multilingual 3.1 |
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Vocabilis Multilingual Edition is a vocabulary builder with text-to-speech abilities that automates your language studies. Learn ready-made French, Spanish, German, Italian, Russian word lists. Make an unlimited number of your own word lists with the included editor. Learn words in the 'Multiple Choice' exercise, try and remember translations in the 'Flas... |
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Statistics Pro 1.0 |
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Calendar Builder 3.60 |
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