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Ernesto hits Carolina coast
2006-09-01: RALEIGH, North Carolina (Reuters) - Tropical Storm Ernesto hit North Carolina near hurricane strength on Thursday, dumping heavy rain on both Carolina states and forecasters warned it could trigger life-threatening floods and tornadoes.
California passes bill easing cable rules
2006-09-01: SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - California's legislature passed a bill on Thursday night aimed at increasing competition among cable television providers and easing the ability of telephone companies to enter the market.
Interior secretary visits Arctic refuge
2006-09-01: AP - Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne made his first visit to the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge on Thursday and was greeted by local leaders concerned not about drilling in the refuge, but by plans for offshore oil development.
HP and Sun gain in data storage
2006-09-01: SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Hewlett-Packard Co. HPQ.N and Sun Microsystems Inc. SUNW.O were among the fastest-growing data storage providers in the second quarter, while EMC Corp. EMC.N and Dell Inc. DELL.O lagged overall market growth, researcher IDC said on Thursday.
[TS] If Boomers Have It All, What’s Left?
2006-09-01: Baby boomers may be known as the generation that took it all, leaving their successors to take on the risks they did not have to accept for themselves.
Sanofi-Aventis slashes share earnings forecast for 2006
2006-09-01: AFP - French pharmaceutical group Sanofi-Aventis has slashed its 2006 earnings per share forecast from 12 percent to just two percent due to competition for its blockbuster blood-thinner Plavix from a generic drug.
Manufacturing growth slowed in August
2006-09-01: AP - The nation's manufacturing sector grew at a slower clip in August than in July, a trade group said Friday.
Miners lead FTSE higher
2006-09-01: FT.com - BHP Billiton (NYSE:BHP) and Rio Tinto investors breathed a sigh of relief on Friday following news that striking workers at La Escondida, the world's largest copper mine in Chile, had voted to accept a new labour contract and end their industrial action.
Nightmare Mortgages
2006-09-01: BusinessWeek Online - For cash-strapped homeowners, it was a pitch they couldn't refuse: Refinance your mortgage at a bargain rate and cut your payments in half. New home buyers, stretching to afford something in a super-heated market, didn't even need to produce documentation, much less a downpayment.
Reaping a Profit, With the City’s Help
2006-09-01: When New York sold off houses it owned in Harlem and in Brooklyn, the new owners got below-market bargains. Now, as the neighborhoods have changed, they are harvesting their profits.
Dark horse eyes Block job
2006-09-01: 'If I'm interested in real solutions, they have to work both for the corporation and consumers.' Peter Skillern North Carolinian Peter Skillern plans to visit Kansas City's ...
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