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Debate forms around Rural Center’s oversight, future
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Award-winning journalist Michael Hastings dies
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NC Senate committee votes to roll back building efficiency standards
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Asia Markets mostly down as investors eye Fed
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Social-network gaffes plague Japanese politicians
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Oil rises near $99 a barrel before Bernanke speaks
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A year on, Assange stays put in Ecuadorean Embassy
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Japan's trade deficit climbs to $10.5B in May
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Rex Huppke: Liar, liar, officepants on fire
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Duke Energy names CFO Lynn Good to be next CEO
Duke Energy announced Tuesday that Lynn Good, the company’s chief financial officer since July 2009, will succeed Jim Rogers as CEO and president on July 1.
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Amendment to NC auto insurance bill rekindles industry feud
The internal feud among North Carolina's insurance carriers over the way the state regulates auto insurance rates continues to bubble up in the halls and back rooms of the state legislature.
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Most analysts upbeat about Quintiles
On Tuesday 13 analysts initiated coverage of the world’s largest pharmaceutical services company, which went public last month. Of the analysts who weighed in on Quintiles’ stock, seven rated it favorably – either a “buy” or its equivalent, according...
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Investors look for answers on economy from Fed
Worry and speculation have consumed investors since Chairman Ben Bernanke spoke to Congress last month about the Federal Reserve's drive to keep long-term interest rates at record lows.
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Oil falls near $98 a barrel before Bernanke speaks
The price of oil fell Wednesday, before the conclusion of a U.S. Federal Reserve meeting.
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Dish won't submit revised bid for Sprint
Satellite TV operator Dish Network Corp. said Tuesday it would not submit a revised bid for Sprint, leaving the path open for the wireless carrier to accept what it already considers a superior offer from Japan's Softbank.
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Chrysler agrees to recall of Jeeps at risk of fire
After initially defying federal regulators, Chrysler abruptly agreed Tuesday to recall some older-model Jeeps with fuel tanks that could rupture and cause fires in rear-end collisions.
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A look at Netflix's international expansion
Netflix Inc. got its start renting DVDs through the mail in the U.S. during the late 1990s and added Internet video streaming in 2007. It has been expanding globally with a streaming-only service. Here's a look at its international expansion so far.
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SEC to require mea culpas in some big settlements
The chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission says the agency will start requiring companies and individuals to admit wrongdoing in some big settlements.
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DreamWorks says TV revenue to hit $200M by 2015
DreamWorks Animation SKG Inc., the studio behind "Shrek" and "Kung Fu Panda," said Tuesday that a new deal to provide original TV shows to Netflix will help it double the revenue it gets from TV shows to $200 million by 2015.
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Icahn changes tack, seeks $16B Dell stock buyback
Activist investor Carl Icahn on Tuesday proposed a $16 billion share buyback in his latest effort to thwart Dell Inc. founder Michael Dell's effort to take the struggling computer maker private.




