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Yahoo CEO Faces Possible Rebellion

Must Convince Wall Street That Spurning Microsoft's Takeover Bid Was A Smart Move



Credit Squeeze Gets Tighter And Tighter

Fed Says U.S. Banks Continue To Toughen Lending Standards For Home Mortgages



Rich/Poor Income Gap Widening To Chasm

Evidence Shows Impact On Those At Lower End Of Wage Scale Continues To Grow



Fed Cracks Down On "Unfair" Credit Cards

Politicians Praise Biggest Industry Clampdown In Decades, Others Wonder If It Goes Far Enough

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Microsoft Backs Off Bid To Buy Yahoo

Microsoft Offered $47.5 Billion; Yahoo Wanted $53 Billion



U.S. Economy Gets Jolt Of Good News

Unemployment Rate Dips And Only 20,000 Jobs Lost In April In Better-Than-Expected Performance

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Airlines Slow Down Flights To Save On Fuel

Southwest Projects Savings Of $42M This Year By Extending Each Flight By 1-3 Minutes



Microsoft May Make Hostile Bid For Yahoo

Report: Software Giant Leaning Toward Aggressive Takeover Of Struggling Internet Icon



U.S. Economy Sheds Jobs As Costs Go Up

Slowdown In Spending Fuels Recession Talk; Labor Department Reports Rise In Jobless Claims

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Fed Trims Key Interest Rate By Ľ Point

Moving Less Aggressively Than Before, Central Bank Cuts Rate As Economy Continues Slump

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GM Posts $3.3B Losses In First Quarter

Automaker Blames Sagging SUV Sales And Strike By Major Supplier For Dismal Results

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Iran Ends Oil Transactions In U.S. Dollars

OPEC's Second-Largest Producer Now Pegs Petroleum To Euros And Yen



U.S. Economy Slows To A Crawl

Weak First-Quarter Growth Rate Reflects Housing And Credit Woes

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More Slaughterhouses Cited For Abuse

AP: Meat Packing Plant In Fresno, Calif. Was Granted A Reduced Citation On Appeal

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Consumer Confidence Hits 5-Year Low

Gas Prices, Weak Job Prospects Dim Shoppers' View Of U.S. Economy


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Microsoft and Yahoo's protracted merger-and-acquisition dance.


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New Flight Plan

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Financial Regs Overhaul

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