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Outside the Box: China's challenge is our challenge
Americans won’t be spectators in China’s coming changes -- we will be deeply involved, whether we like it or not, writes Howard Gold.
Market Snapshot: U.S. stock market to continue balancing act
The U.S. stock market is likely to continue pulling risk on and off the table in the days ahead, with another heavy round of earnings reports in store, along will a full slate of data on the economy, employment in particular.
FDIC gets into the securitization business
The FDIC usually sells failed banks to other lenders as quickly as possible; the process leaves the FDIC with lots of loans, which are sold at regular auctions. But the financial crisis has been so severe that the agency is trying other ways to unload these assets.
Analysts encouraged by Microsoft's cloud progress
Analysts come away from Microsoft’s annual gathering encouraged by the company’s progress in adapting to a market in which software applications are increasingly delivered online.
Emerging Markets Report: Emerging markets, on healing path, climb in July
Brazilian, Russian and Turkish stocks stand out from their emerging-market rivals in July, helping push the investment class to its best gain in four months as panic over European debt loads subsided.
Best and worst U.S. stocks in July
Here's a list of the best and worst performing stocks within the S&P 500 for July.

BP to try well kill Tuesday (Reuters)

Reuters - BP Plc said on Friday it could seal its ruptured Gulf of Mexico oil well by next week as the House of Representatives voted to toughen regulation of offshore energy drilling.

The big day: Chelsea Clinton to wed in upstate NY (AP)

AP - Chelsea Clinton was poised to marry her longtime boyfriend at an exclusive estate along New York's Hudson River after weeks of intrigue, secrecy and buzz that caused hundreds to crowd into this small village hoping to catch of a glimpse of a former president, a secretary of state or their publicity-shy daughter.

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Germany: memorial service for Love Parade victims (AP) 31 Jul 2010 | 3:18 am Yahoo! News: Top Stories
River punting gets fast and physical 31 Jul 2010 | 3:17 am BBC News - Home
Punting would normally be seen as a tranquil way to pass a summer day on the river, but race punting…
Israeli air strike kills Hamas commander in Gaza 31 Jul 2010 | 3:12 am Reuters: Top News
GAZA (Reuters) - An Israeli air strike has killed a Hamas military commander and rocket maker in the Gaza Strip,…
Thousands to join Love Parade memorial 31 Jul 2010 | 2:51 am CNN.com
Thousands of people are expected to gather Saturday for a memorial service a week after a stampede at a German…
Arizona's New Immigration Law: Cops vs. CopWatchers 30 Jul 2010 | 6:00 pm TIME.com: Top Stories
Hardline law enforcement vowed to continue their sweeps of Latino communities but the operations have so far been stymied by…
Rapid Fire: 2010-07-30 29 Jul 2010 | 5:37 pm Defense Industry Daily
Incredible Shrinking Budgets: Facing tightening defense budgets at home, European defense firms are looking to expand into service and support…
REINTEGRATING THE TALIBAN 31 Dec 1969 | 6:00 pm Natochannel RSS-feed
In Afghanistan, a major programme is underway aimed at reintegrating the Taliban. It’s hoped that the process will persuade more…

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