U.S. sales plunge 36 percent in December

1/6 8:30:07 AM

DETROIT -- Huge rebates and zero-percent loans couldn't overcome economic uncertainty as U.S. auto sales plunged 36 percent in December, capping a dismal year that saw sales free-fall by 2.9 million vehicles from 2007....
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Tech spending predicted to rise in 2009

1/7 7:45:02 AM

LAS VEGAS -- The global economy may be sinking, but don't expect consumers to toss aside their tech toys. That's the word from the Consumer Electronics Association, which Tuesday released its worldwide outlook for spending on products made by its members....
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Delta in limbo on deal with Minneapolis airport board

1/6 7:05:02 PM

MINNEAPOLIS -- The commission that runs the Twin Cities airport kept Delta Air Lines waiting for approval of a deal that would lock the airline into keeping 10,000 jobs here in exchange for letting it out of an Northwest Airlines com ...
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Apple's Jobs has hormone imbalance, will stay CEO

1/6 8:55:02 AM

NEW YORK -- Apple Inc. founder Steve Jobs, a survivor of pancreatic cancer whose gaunt appearance in the past year has alarmed the Mac and iPod lovers who look to him as an oracle, said Monday he has an easily treated hormone imbalance and will remain in charge of the company. ...
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Blood substitute submitted for FDA approval

1/6 11:10:02 AM

A blood substitute tested on Rochester trauma patients without their prior consent has been submitted for approval to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Nor ...
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