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 Mini gets upsized in UK
Buffalo News.Net
The Mini family is about to get a new member with the upsized Countryman model.
G20 leaders agree economic recovery to continue
Reuters
GWANGJU, South Korea (Reuters) - The G20 members agreed on Saturday the global economic recovery would stay and the recent investors' anxiety appeared overdone, a South Korean delegate said.
Burger King to Stop Buying Oil From Indonesian Co.
ABCNews
Environmentalists on Saturday praised Burger King's decision to stop buying palm oil from an Indonesian company accused of destroying rainforests. The U.S. hamburger chain giant — which recently ...
BP spill costs hit $ 8bn as crews unearth clues
Times Of India
Gulf of Mexico disaster, the company has revealed as its crews retrieved key evidence from the seabed. Robotic submarines recorded the delicate operation as engineers raised a failed blowout preventer...
Tax Bill Shocker After Revenue Blunder
Sky News
HM Revenue and Customs are expected to arrive on Tuesday with the rest due before Christmas. Some individuals may find they have both underpaid and overpaid, with the payments cancelling each other a...
US stocks surge, investors upbeat
Business Report
September 4, 2010 New York - US stocks posted gains on Friday as investors were cheered by a better-than-expected monthly report on the unemployment situation. The US jobless rate rose slightly in ...
RPT-UPDATE 1-Google settles Buzz privacy lawsuit
Fox Business
Google Inc hassettled a lawsuit accusing it of privacy violations inconnection with its Buzz social networking service, accordingto a court document filed on Friday. The settlement filing comes on the...
Video: The Best and Worst Burger Joints
CBS News
A recent survey of Consumer Reports' subscribers finds that lesser-known fast food chains such as In-N-Out and Five Guys have better tasting hamburgers than McDonald's or Burger King. Erica Hill repor...
Video: America's Failing Infrastructure
CBS News
The American Society of Civil Engineers issues a report card every 4 years on the state of America's infrastructure. In the last two report cards, the nation got a D. Richard Schlesinger continues the...
Video: Job Growth Exceeds Expectations
CBS News
The job growth for the month of August exceeded expectations with American businesses creating 67,000 jobs in August. But as Anthony Mason reports, there still lies great uncertainty in the country's ...
Video: Diminished Earl Still A Threat
CBS News
Hurricane Earl, despite now having been downgraded to a Category 1 hurricane, continues to cause havoc along the East Coast for residents and business owners. Elaine Quijano reports.
McDonald?s Flunks Burger Taste Ratings
CBS News
The Best and Worst Burger Joints A recent survey of Consumer Reports' subscribers finds that lesser-known fast food chains such as In-N-Out and Five Guys have better tasting hamburgers than McDonald's...
Video: Earl Threatens Cape Cod Shoreline
CBS News
Hurricane Earl, despite now having been downgraded to a Category 1 hurricane, continues to cause havoc along the East Coast for residents and business owners. Elaine Quijano reports.
Plane Wreckage Removed From SF Bay Area Lagoon
ABCNews
A small plane is being raised on Friday, Sept. 3, 2010 that crashed in a lagoon on Thursday in Redwood City, Calif. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma) (AP) The wreckage of small plane that crashed in a lagoon of...
St. Paul gets top ranking for speedy Internet
Star Tribune
Despite a hot summer, have we been moving faster? Ookla, a well-known Seattle company that measures the speed of Internet connections, says St. Paul has recently become No. 1 in the nation in residen...
Ex-Valspar worker pleads guilty
Star Tribune
A former chemist for Valspar Corp. pleaded guilty this week to stealing trade secrets worth up to $20 million from the Minneapolis-based paint and coatings company as he prepared to go to work for an ...
Tax Shocker After Inland Revenue Blunder
Sky News
HM Revenue and Customs are expected to arrive on Tuesday with the rest due before Christmas. Some individuals may find they have both underpaid and overpaid, with the payments cancelling each other a...
Earl downgraded from hurricane to tropical storm
Fox Business
Hurricane Earl wasdowngraded to a tropical storm Friday, weakening as itswirled up the U.S. eastern seaboard, the U.S. NationalHurricane Center said. The storm, which earlier had been a major hurrican...
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