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Wal-Mart's Sales Slowdown May Signal End of Best-of-Dow Run Bloomberg - 27 minutes ago By Chris Burritt Aug. 8 (Bloomberg) — Wal-Mart Stores Inc.'s run as this year's best-performing Dow Jones Industrial Average company may end after the world's largest retailer said sales growth will slow this month. Signs Point to a Slower Sales Season for Retailers New York Times Retailers Pull Back, at a Cost BusinessWeek Financial Times - MarketWatch - Dallas Morning News - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel all 674 news articles

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Earthtimes (press release)

AHEAD OF THE TAPE Wall Street Journal - 18 hours ago By JEFF D. OPDYKE Berkshire Hathaway investors likely won't find much to rejoice about when the company reports its second-quarter results Friday. Insurance weighs on Berkshire Hathaway's 2Q profit MLive.com Dollar dazzler WA today Interactive Investor all 108 news articles

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Environment News Service

EPA Won’t Ease Ethanol Requirements in Gas New York Times - 51 minutes ago By MATTHEW L. WALD WASHINGTON - The Environmental Protection Agency rejected on Thursday a request to cut the quota for the use of ethanol in cars, concluding, for the time being, that the goal of reducing the nation’s reliance on oil trumps any effect … EPA Denies Texas Temporary Easing Of Ethanol Rules Agency Sees No … Washington Post EPA rejects ethanol waiver request CNNMoney.com Bizjournals.com - Forbes - Marshall News Messenger - guardian.co.uk all 558 news articles

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ABC News

Signs Point to a Slower Sales Season for Retailers New York Times - 1 hour ago By MICHAEL M. GRYNBAUM With belts firmly tightened, Americans sought out more bargains and cheaper goods in July, leaving the nation’s retailers bracing for a painful back-to-school shopping season. Retailers Pull Back, at a Cost BusinessWeek US July Retail Sales Slow, Hurting Back-to-School (Update2) Bloomberg Financial Times - MarketWatch - International Herald Tribune - Forbes all 667 news articles

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Marketplace

EPA Declines to Reduce the Quota for Ethanol in Cars New York Times - 39 minutes ago By MATTHEW L. WALD WASHINGTON - The Environmental Protection Agency rejected on Thursday a request to cut the federal government’s quota for the use of ethanol in cars, concluding, at least for now, that the national goal of reducing oil use trumps any … EPA denies Perry’s request to cut federal ethanol mandate Bizjournals.com EPA rejects ethanol waiver request CNNMoney.com Bloomberg - Forbes - guardian.co.uk - The Associated Press all 524 news articles

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BBC News

Euro tumbles to 5-mth low as dollar turnaround eyed Reuters - 2 hours ago By Shinichi Saoshiro TOKYO (Reuters) - The euro slid to a five-month low against the dollar on Friday, tumbling after European Central Bank President Jean-Claude Trichet cooled expectations for an interest rate hike by sounding a note of concern on the … Euro Declines to 8-Week Low as ECB Cites Economic Growth Risks Bloomberg Dollar jumps after ECB rate decision CNNMoney.com Forbes - guardian.co.uk - The Associated Press - New York Times all 856 news articles

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2 Banks Will Buy Back $17 Billion in Securities New York Times - 1 hour ago By ERIC DASH Two Wall Street giants agreed on Thursday to buy back more than $17 billion of auction-rate securities that were improperly sold to retail customers, likely paving the way for other banks and brokerage firms to take similar actions. Video: Citi to pay $7B to investors ReutersVideo UPDATE 1-States in auction-rate probes of 12 firms -Texas Reuters Forbes - CNNMoney.com - Minneapolis Star Tribune - guardian.co.uk all 1,249 news articles

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