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N.C. jobless rate up to 11% in Oct.
North Carolina’s unemployment rate rose slightly to 11 percent in October, a fraction off its historic peak earlier this year and the ninth straight month in double digits, the state’s...
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France_V.JPG Media venture taking a while
Comcast deal for 51% of NBC Universal hung up over Vivendi stake
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Natural gas drops more than 12%
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Foreign real estate investment rises
Agents say purchases up rapidly recently
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NINTENDO'S MARIO ENDURES EVEN AS GAMES COME AND GO
NEW YORK — You might call him the Mickey Mouse of video games
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Panel sets fees for big firms
Bill also requires congressional audit of Fed
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Foreclos.JPG Foreclosures hitting prime loans
The foreclosure crisis likely will persist well into next year as high unemployment pushes more people out of homes, pulls down housing prices and raises concerns about the broader economic recovery
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Ericsson may keep facility
Ericsson might keep its facility in Research Triangle Park after all, but will still lay off all 180 workers by the end of the year, according to a company spokesman
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AOL offers buyouts to over a third of work force
Internet pioneer preparing to leave Time Warner
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Pumpkin farmer John Ackerman walks through a neighbor’s waterlogged pumpkin field Tuesday. Nestle — which sells nearly all the canned pumpkin in the U.S. — says poor weather hurt its harvest, creating a potential shortage of its Libby’s pumpkin pie products through the holidays. Rain risks pumpkin pie
Muddy fields mean potential canned products shortage
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