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Volkswagen will shed up to 30,000 jobs, mostly in Germany, as part of its cost-cutting plan, according to the German weekly auto magazine Automobilwoche in its Monday edition.3.2

NEW ORLEANS - Over 120 Gulf of Mexico oil and gas platforms were still shut down Saturday and nearly 60 percent of the gulf's normal daily oil production remained blocked ...4.1

I think it would be a miracle for us to reach an agreement during this round of bargaining, said Steve MacFarlane, assistant national director of the Aircraft Mechanics ...3.1

UK gas and electricity utility Centrica is considering selling its telecoms division OneTel after receiving several approaches, the Sunday Times newspaper said.2.7

NEW YORK Alternative energy has long been dismissed as too expensive to be practical, but with oil hovering around $65 a barrel, solar energy and fuel cells are starting to ...2.7

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Credit and debit cards are rapidly replacing paper checks as the most popular means of payment in the United States, changing the way such payments are processed, the ...2.7

Traders will be on guard for signs of inflation in the coming week. But it may be too early yet to truly divine the trends unfolding out of Hurricane Katrina.2.7

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Households receiving Tax Credits are being warned they could face serious consequences if they opt-out of the system by not renewing their claim.2.9

Ford Motor and Italian carmaker Fiat have signed a memorandum of understanding that could lead to joint development of a pair of small cars for the European market.2.7

Lew Platt, who shepherded The Boeing Co. through an ethics crisis as the company's non-executive board chairman, died Thursday in California of a brain aneurysm.2.7

Shell has become the first major retailer in the UK to stop accepting cheques as a form of payment in its 900 petrol stations.2.9

After a dramatic run-up before Labor Day weekend, gasoline prices settled down this week and more relief is expected, experts predicted Friday.2.7

The Federal Reserve decided to shorten a key monetary policymaking meeting in late January in what amounts to an acknowledgment by the secretive institution that Chairman ...6.6

KeyBank will begin transferring 200 employees from Auburn to Tacoma in the consolidation of a pair of operations centers.2.7

Convenience store chain 7-Eleven Inc. said Friday it has retained investment bank Greenhill & Co.2.9

The judge in the WorldCom fraud case on Friday praised the massive settlement reached with investors who lost billions, but postponed finalizing the deal to review details ...2.7

Without much fanfare, shares of the big two publicly traded standalone music firms, Warner Music Group and EMI Group, have trended higher in recent weeks with industry ...2.7

Workers at East Buffet & Restaurant in Huntington Station have filed a federal lawsuit against their employer, saying they worked 65-hour weeks for as little as $1 per hour ...2.7

The stock of Omnicell Inc., which makes inventory-management systems for hospitals, rose Friday after an analyst upgraded the company, citing an attractive valuation and ...2.7

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Banks in Switzerland have returned $290m of money found in accounts linked to the former Nigerian dictator Sani Abacha.2.9

Private equity company Goldner Hawn Johnson & Morrison Inc. increased its bid for retailer ShopKo Stores Inc.3.2

Prisoners at Guantanamo Bay have entered their second month on hunger strike with at least 87 terror suspects refusing food.2.7

After a breathtaking rally, pharmacy benefit managers such as Medco and Caremark could face an unexpected hiccup.2.7

Work on a $6bn gas pipeline linking Iran, Pakistan and India will begin in the middle of 2007, officials say.2.9

On the eve of the second trial over its painkiller Vioxx, pharmaceutical giant Merck & Co.5.1

The number of overseas visitors to the UK went up by 3% in the three months to the end of July despite the London bombings.2.7

Dow-component McDonald's caught a bid Friday morning after reporting a solid gain in worldwide same-restaurant sales for August.2.7

Consumer confidence tumbled in early September as Hurricane Katrina made people feel increasingly anxious about the economy's prospects and their own in the months ahead, ...5.1

ORLANDO, Florida It was the steakhouse that Ruth built, a New Orleans institution that sizzled over the last four decades not just as a tourist favorite but also as a ...2.7

PARIS - French oil company Total SA pledged Friday to invest more of its profit in exploration, refining and renewable energies, after the government threatened oil ...3.2

German automaker Volkswagen AG said Friday that Adrian Hallmark will become chief executive of its U.S. and Canadian unit starting next month.3.2

New Delhi: Finance minister P. Chidambaram on Thursday said that the benchmark Bombay stock exchange Sensex crossing 8000 level was not a cause for worry or concern.2.7

Indonesia's President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has ordered changes at the state oil company after 18 staff were arrested for alleged fuel-smuggling.2.9

Sears Holdings Corp. made official what was plainly obvious a long time ago. Sears is Eddie Lampert's show now, and his reputation will rise or, more likely, fall based on ...2.7