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    Stock futures mixed ahead of jobs report

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    Washington Post

    NEW YORK -- Stock futures traded in a tight range Friday as investors cautiously approached the government's monthly employment report. Moves were modest because traders don't typically make big bets before such an important reading on the nation's...

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    UN calls meeting on food price concerns

    BBC

    The United Nations' food agency has called a special meeting of policy makers to discuss the recent rise in global food prices. The announcement came after Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin extended the country's ban on grain exports...

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    SAP Sees ‘Limitless’ Potential in ‘Second Home’ China (Update1)

    Bloomberg

    Sept. 3 (Bloomberg) -- SAP AG aims to make China “a second home” as local companies seeking management tools and real-time business intelligence will provide “limitless growth” for the software maker, co-Chief Executive Officer Bill McDermott said. “The...

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    FACTBOX-Petrobras plans for world's biggest stock offer

    FOX News

    SAO PAULO, Sept 3 (Reuters) - Brazil's state-run oil companyPetrobras said in a statement on Friday it plans to sell 2.17billion new common shares and 1.59 billion new preferred sharesto fund a massive investment plan to tap deepwater...

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    VW plans to be No. 1 car seller in the world by 2018

    USA Today

    Is Volkswagen out of its mind? The world's third-biggest car company, revving up a plan to become the very biggest on the planet, will tell you absolutely not. Bases covered. But consider: VW wants to be the world's...

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    Stock index futures dip ahead of payrolls

    Reuters

    (Reuters) - Stock index futures pointed to a slightly lower open on Wall Street on Friday, with futures for the S&P 500 down 0.21 percent, Dow Jones futures down 0.17 percent and Nasdaq100 futures flat at 0725 GMT...

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    Luxury Foreclosures on The Rise

    ABC News

    Jim Bellino, a real estate investor better known for his role on "The Real Housewives of Orange County," wants to make one thing clear: Defaulting on the $4.6 million loan for his family's stately home in Newport Beach,...

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    Burger King sale highlights rival's royalty

    Chicago Tribune

    It's not easy going up against McDonald's, but someone wants to try — again. Burger King Holdings said Thursday that it has agreed to be acquired by investment firm 3G Capital Management in a deal valued at about...

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    Steven Pearlstein: Put the millionaires' tax money to good use

    Washington Post

    With the economy downshifting into first gear and their poll numbers sagging, the White House and Democratic congressional leaders are desperate for an economic and political game-changer as they head into the November elections. As it happens, there's...

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    BP says oil spill cost up to $8bn

    BBC

    BP says the cost of its Gulf of Mexico oil spill has risen to $8bn (£5.2bn) - a rise of more than $2bn in the last month alone. The company said it had paid out about $399m in...

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