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usatoday — Hyundai's second-quarter profit soared 71% to a record high on a double-digit jump in global sales, including strong performance in the United ...

usatoday — Mortgage rates dropped to the lowest level on record for the fifth time in six weeks, making homebuying and refinancing the most attractive in ...

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fool — Why today's "11 O'Clock Stock" is drilling contractor Noble

time — The economist talks to TIME about what went wrong with the global economic system -- and how to fix it

online.wsj — Financial police are questioning Labor Minister Eric Woerth about his connection to the heiress of the L'Oréal cosmetics fortune in a scandal that has reached the highest levels of President Nicolas Sarkozy's government.

online.wsj — The Italian Treasury's bond auction rounded off a week of successful debt sales by the euro zone's weaker sovereign borrowers, which benefited from the results of stress tests of banks in the European Union.

blogs.wsj — An important European lending benchmark, Euribor, is inching higher even as Europe's financial markets rebound and regulators finish testing the strength of the region’s banks. Does this mean Europe could actually be getting sicker?

online.wsj — China's trade surplus is set to balloon again unless the government takes more steps to support domestic consumption, including letting its currency strengthen, the IMF warned.

usatoday — Stock futures rose Thursday after a new batch of upbeat earnings and a modest drop in jobless claims renewed some optimism about the economy ...

online.wsj — China's trade surplus is set to balloon again unless the government takes more steps to support domestic consumption, including letting its currency strengthen, the IMF warned.

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online.wsj — The euro rose to an 11-week high above $1.31 after improving euro-zone economic data contrasted with worries that the U.S. economy is slowing.

online.wsj — Toyota is recalling more than 400,000 vehicles, mostly Avalon large sedans, for steering system flaws that could develop over time and lead to a loss of control.

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usatoday — Nintendo, maker of the Wii home console and DS handheld, slumped into the red last quarter as sales faded amid a strong yen and a lack of new ...

online.wsj — The Italian Treasury's bond auction rounded off a week of successful debt sales by the euro zone's weaker sovereign borrowers, which benefited from the results of stress tests of banks in the European Union.

usatoday — Southwest Airlines added an upbeat note to a strong quarter for the airline industry by reporting a $112 million profit for spring and early ...

usatoday — Sony bounced back to profit last quarter and raised its full-year earnings forecast, fueled by stronger demand for its PlayStation 3 gaming consoles, ...

fool — Interview with Alan Deutschman, author of "The Second Coming of Steve Jobs"

tech.fortune.cnn — The company is still growing. But its core business is slowing, its stock is down, and competition is fierce. Can Google find its footing in this brave new world?

ajc — A 25-year-old man found the body of a Douglas County third-grade teacher inside her townhome in mid-July, but didn't tell anyone for several days, authorities charge.

usatoday — New jobless claims fell last week for the third time in four weeks in the U.S. but remain elevated.

usatoday — ExxonMobil said Thursday its second quarter income nearly doubled to $7.56 billion as oil prices increased from last year.