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Earl threatens East Coast with weekend pounding

BUXTON, N.C. (AP) — Hurricane Earl packed winds near 140 mph as it blew toward North Carolina on Thursday, putting the Eastern Seaboard…

Gulf oil platform explodes, burning off La. coast

NEW ORLEANS, La. (AP) — An offshore petroleum platform exploded and was burning Thursday in the Gulf of Mexico about 100 miles off the…

Stocks edge higher after jobs, housing reports

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks edged higher Thursday after reports on housing, manufacturing and jobs indicated the economy continues to grow,…

Burger King agrees to $3.26B buyout by 3G Capital

CHICAGO (AP) — Burger King Holdings Inc., the nation's perennially No. 2 hamburger chain, said Thursday that it is selling itself to…

AP Interview: UN telecoms chief urges data sharing

LONDON (AP) — BlackBerry's Canadian manufacturer should give law enforcement agencies around the world access to its customer data, the…

Bernanke: Shut down banks if they threaten system

WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke told a panel investigating the financial crisis that regulators must be ready…

Productivity falls while labor costs increase

WASHINGTON (AP) — American companies experienced the largest drop in workplace productivity this spring in nearly four years and a rise…

Afghan official: Afghan govt will back Kabul Bank

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghan's finance minister reassured nervous customers at the troubled Kabul Bank on Thursday, saying every…

Gulf oil rig explodes off La. coast

GRAND ISLE, La. (AP) — An offshore oil rig exploded in the Gulf of Mexico on Thursday, west of the site of the April blast that caused…

Data shows jobless claims drop, retail sales rise

WASHINGTON (AP) — A weak economy got a little lift Thursday with new data suggesting companies aren't pursuing mass layoffs and stores…

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