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Fed officials expect US economy to begin recovery in second half ... - Xinhua

6 (Xinhua) -- Officials at the US Federal Reserve expected that the world's largest economy would begin to recover in the second half of 2009, according to ...

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Plans for Trans-Texas Corridor scrapped by state - The Associated Press

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - State officials said Tuesday they are scrapping the proposed network of toll roads known as the Trans-Texas Corridor, a massive transportation project that critics called an expensive

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Gold prices rise slightly as dollar shows weakness - International Herald Tribune

AP NEW YORK: Gold prices rose slightly Tuesday as the dollar weakened against some other currencies. Oil prices fell, while agriculture futures rose. ...

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Borland chief executive takes new COO role at VMware - Bizjournals.com

VMware Inc. on Tuesday named Tod Nielsen, the former CEO of Borland Software Corp., to the newly created role of chief operating officer.

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Southwest’s traffic up; American’s down - Bizjournals.com

Dallas-based Southwest Airlines Co. (NYSE: LUV) said Tuesday its passenger traffic was up 1.1 percent in December to 5.8 billion revenue passenger miles.

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Apple changes iTunes pricing - CNNMoney.com

Computer maker, at Macworld, unveils tiered pricing for songs, as well as a new 17-inch laptop and revisions to software programs.

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DTS Makes Strategic Investments in Emerging Markets - Earthtimes (press release)

AGOURA HILLS, Calif. - (Business Wire) DTS, Inc. (Nasdaq:DTSI) today announced the acquisition of Neural Audio, an audio technology business that licenses ...

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Gold Prices Turn Modestly Higher - RTT News

The price of gold had plunged on Monday as the US dollar gained on other majors. Gold for February delivery ended at $857.80, down $21.70 for the day. ...

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TAKE A LOOK-Analysis on commodities, energy in credit crunch - Reuters

For some of the recent ANALYSIS by Reuters correspondents on how commodities assets are faring during the current economic crisis, see the following: BIG ...

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RJ/CRB commodities index rallies to 5-1/2-week peak - Reuters

CRB, a global commodities benchmark, settled at its highest level since Nov. 28 as most components of the index rallied on Tuesday, including precious and ...