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- Stocks fall for 3rd day as dollar strengthens NEW YORK (AP) -- The stock market ended a down week with light selling as investors grew uneasy about a rising dollar and spiking demand for the safest government debt....
- D.R. Horton sees 26 perecent spike in 4Q orders Homebuilder D.R. Horton Inc., saw new home orders spike 26 percent from a year ago in the latest quarter as buyers raced to close deals and take advantage of a federal tax credit. But a wider-than-anticipated loss fueled by write-downs sent shares tumbling 16 percent Friday....
- More states add jobs, but many for temporary staff WASHINGTON (AP) -- In a sharp improvement, more than half of U.S. states added jobs in October, though economists said many of the gains likely occurred in temporary employment....
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- Dell profit falls 54% amid PC slump
- SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Dell Inc. said Thursday that its net income dropped 54 percent in the latest quarter and amid signs the company isn't fully benefiting from the computer industry's fledgling recovery. Dell's numbers missed Wall Street's... Full story
- AOL offers buyouts to 2,500, a third of work force
- NEW YORK (AP) — AOL LLC, an Internet company struggling to adapt to an advertising-driven economy, is looking to shed as much as 36 percent of its work force as it prepares to spin off from Time Warner Inc. next month. Major job cuts had... Full story
- Heavy metal: Shipbreaker gets biggest project to date with Navy carrier’s arrival
- Old soldiers never die, they’re just hauled away and cut into scrap. The USS Saipan, a 27,000-ton, Tarawa-class amphibious assault ship launched in 1974, arrived at its final destination Wednesday afternoon at the Port of Brownsville as it... Full story
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- Stimulus Package to Increase Government Hiring
- The federal government will need to hire an additional 200,000 workers over the next three years as a result of President Obama's stimulus plan and additional spending included in his budget plan. That may sound like a lot of jobs, but... Full story
- Stimulus to Fund Thousands of New, Green Jobs
- President Obama's economic recovery program could create or save 2.5 million green jobs designing, building and maintaining renewable energy projects and increasing the energy efficiency of schools, homes and federal office buildings.... Full story
- A Look at 15 Celebrities' Previous Jobs
- Picture it: Glamorous Hannah Montana cleaning toilets. Or even more delicious: Smart-mouthed "American Idol" judge Simon Cowell sorting mail. Before they made gazillions and became gossip-rag fodder, many celebrities had regular jobs. Take a look at... Full story
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