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BMW Offers Preview of Battery-Powered Car (Jul-1, 21:37 EDT )-- The German carmaker said it planned to sell a battery-powered car for use in urban areas by 2013.


Tony Podesta, Superlobbyist (Jul-1, 21:21 EDT )-- In a remarkable season of Washington lobbying, business is booming for Tony Podesta and his firm, the Podesta Group.


High & Low Finance: France Declares Google a Monopoly (Jul-1, 21:06 EDT )-- That conclusion is hardly novel, but the decision appears to go beyond any previous official ruling in the United States or elsewhere.


Panel Chairman Presses Goldman Sachs on Mortgage Bets (Jul-1, 21:06 EDT )-- The panel’s chairman asked Goldman if its negative bets in the market became a “self-fullfilling prophecy.”


Economists on Edge, Awaiting Jobs Data for June (Jul-1, 21:06 EDT )-- Economists expect Census Bureau layoffs to make the June unemployment report look dismal, but are hoping for a glimmer of hope in private sector hiring.


Google Agrees to Acquire Travel Software Company (Jul-1, 21:02 EDT )-- The search giant agreed to acquire ITA, which makes software that organizes flight and pricing information.


Tax Accord With Mining Firms (Jul-1, 20:50 EDT )-- The prime minister of Australia, Julia Gillard, reached an agreement with mining companies on a new resources tax, ending a dispute that had cost her predecessor his job.


Advertising: Pringles Introduces a Multigrain Variety (Jul-1, 20:30 EDT )-- Aware that consumers often say they want healthy snacks but choose fatty ones, Pringles said it did extensive sampling on its new product.


Disney Buys Tapulous, Maker Of Music Game Applications (Jul-1, 20:30 EDT )-- The deal is a sign of the staying power of Apple’s mobile devices as game machines, analysts said.


Shares Fall on Fears of a Double-Dip Recession (Jul-1, 20:20 EDT )-- The major indexes continued down after the markets suffered their worst quarter since late 2008.


Obama Signs New Iran Sanctions Into Law (Jul-1, 18:03 EDT )-- The bill targets exports of gasoline and other refined petroleum products to Iran. It also bans U.S. banks from doing business with foreign banks that provide services to Iran's Revolutionary Guard.


Jobless Benefits End, Senate Exits, History Repeats (Jul-1, 16:58 EDT )-- And it's likely to happen again as Republicans and Democrats battle over the best way to balance helping the unemployed vs. adding to the fast-growing national debt.


U.S. Auto Sales Stalled In June (Jul-1, 16:09 EDT )-- Most automakers saw their U.S. sales drop in June, a sign that this year's slow recovery in the industry may be stalling. Sales of new cars and trucks for GM, Ford, Toyota and Chrysler fell between 12 and 14 percent from May to June. Nissan, Subaru and...


Oil Spill Means Dismal Summer For Gulf Beach Town (Jul-1, 14:00 EDT )-- If it weren't for the oil spill, July 4 would have been the busiest weekend of the summer in Gulf Shores, Ala. But no one wants to spend their holiday on an oily beach, so motels and restaurants are empty, condos are unrented, and souvenir shops have...


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