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Treasury yields rose Thursday as better-than-expected news on economic growth, the job market and business activity reduced demand for the safety of U.S. government debt.

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If anyone could challenge Henri Proglio, the feisty former chairman of the Veolia water and environment utility, for the title of France’s ‘best industrialist’ it is probably his old rival Gérard Mestrallet

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Treasury yields rose Thursday as better-than-expected news on economic growth, the job market and business activity reduced demand for the safety of U.S. government debt.

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NEW YORK (Reuters) – American International Group Inc laid out a plan on Thursday that sets the insurer on an accelerated path for payback of bailout money, but it also increases the risk for the U.S. government.

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Reuters – U.S. regulators on Thursday denied the beleaguered Postal Service an average 5.6 percent rate increase it had requested to help its financially ailing operations cope with the impact of the recession.

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Carlos Ghosn says that much of the car industry’s growth over the coming decade would be driven by demand from new markets and for new technologies such as electric and hybrid cars

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MCX-SX threatens to appeal against a ruling that rejected trading application saying the Securities and Exchange Board was biased

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The German sports car maker aims to turn rich Chinese car buyers from back-seat passengers into self-driving sports car enthusiasts, in a move to tap a huge customer potential in the world’s largest car market

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While we are only just approaching October, it’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas for the charter school movement. Since the documentary Waiting for Superman opened in select theaters last week, a cast of notables have announced a cascade of donations and investment pledges for charters, and it looks it’s just the beginning of this holiday season.

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Key moments in the life of Bob Dudley, BP’s new chief executive

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