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Tiny Spanish Software Firm to Present Ground-Breaking English-Spanish - Earthtimes
GRANADA, Spain, February 24, 2010 /PRNewswire/ — Industry heavyweights-including companies like Google, Yahoo and Microsoft–have a surprise in store for them at the 2010 CeBIT trade fair in Hannover, Germany the first week in March. MTC Soft, a
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Tiny Spanish Software Firm to Present Ground-Breaking English-Spanish - Earthtimes
GRANADA, Spain, February 24, 2010 /PRNewswire/ — Industry heavyweights-including companies like Google, Yahoo and Microsoft–have a surprise in store for them at the 2010 CeBIT trade fair in Hannover, Germany the first week in March. MTC Soft, a
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  • Kindred Healthcare 4Q profit drops 9 percent - YAHOO!
    The company’s shares fell 89 cents, or 4.6 percent, to $18.59 in Tuesday afternoon trading.
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    CMA CGM Details Recovery Strategy in Interview with The Journal of - Yahoo Finance
    JOC members have access to our weekly print and digital magazine and Web site, as well as a 10% discount on all JOC Events and trade shows, UBM Global Trade Directories and select PIERS products. Authoritative editorial content in the form of daily
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    Another Company To Bid For Water Tower Place Owner - CBS 2 Chicago
    Canadian property manager Brookfield Asset Management Inc. is preparing to bid for a large slice of General Growth Properties Inc., the owner of the Water Tower Place. It’s an effort to block rival Simon Property Group Inc. from acquiring the giant
    Source: cbs2chicago.com

    NASDAQ Halts Trading Today in Salix Pharmaceuticals Stock RALEIGH, N.C - dBusinessNews.com
    headquartered in Raleigh, North Carolina, develops and markets prescription pharmaceutical products for the treatment of gastrointestinal diseases. Salix’s strategy is to in-license late-stage or marketed proprietary therapeutic drugs, complete any
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    Kindred Healthcare 4Q profit drops 9 percent - YAHOO!
    The company’s shares fell 89 cents, or 4.6 percent, to $18.59 in Tuesday afternoon trading.
    Source: news.yahoo.com

    CMA CGM Details Recovery Strategy in Interview with The Journal of - Yahoo Finance
    JOC members have access to our weekly print and digital magazine and Web site, as well as a 10% discount on all JOC Events and trade shows, UBM Global Trade Directories and select PIERS products. Authoritative editorial content in the form of daily
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    Another Company To Bid For Water Tower Place Owner - CBS 2 Chicago
    Canadian property manager Brookfield Asset Management Inc. is preparing to bid for a large slice of General Growth Properties Inc., the owner of the Water Tower Place. It’s an effort to block rival Simon Property Group Inc. from acquiring the giant
    Source: cbs2chicago.com

    NASDAQ Halts Trading Today in Salix Pharmaceuticals Stock RALEIGH, N.C - dBusinessNews.com
    headquartered in Raleigh, North Carolina, develops and markets prescription pharmaceutical products for the treatment of gastrointestinal diseases. Salix’s strategy is to in-license late-stage or marketed proprietary therapeutic drugs, complete any
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  • searching for saddam - Slate
    Traffic had slowed to a crawl in Baghdad’s Azamiyah district as drivers stopped to ogle the president. It was April 2003, and Saddam Hussein cheerily greeted his subjects as a few bodyguards tried to keep the crowd at bay. Someone handed Saddam a
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    Stocks set to extend rally into fifth straight day - MSNBC
    NEW YORK - Stock futures rose modestly Monday as investors try to extend a market rally into a fifth straight day. Overseas markets were mixed. Signs of a strengthening U.S. economy helped push stocks sharply higher last week. The Dow Jones
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    Iran eyes doubling Iraq trade to $8 billion in 2010 - MoneyControl.com
    Iran hopes to double trade with Iraq to USD 8 billion this year, an Iranian diplomat said on Sunday, shrugging off Western-backed sanctions aimed at curbing business with the Islamic Republic. Shi’ite Muslim Iran is the main trading partner of Shi
    Source: www.moneycontrol.com

    Petrolifera Petroleum Limited Updates Status of La Pinta 1X Testing - Stockhouse
    Petrolifera’s shares and share purchase warrants are listed for trading on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol PDP and PDP.WT, respectively. Forward Looking Information: This press release contains forward looking information including, but
    Source: www.stockhouse.com

    FTSE rises 0.15% in midday trade - YAHOO!
    LONDON (AFP) – London’s benchmark FTSE 100 index rose 0.15 percent following a surge in Asian equities on bargain-hunting, traders said on Monday. The index stood at to 5,366.72 points in late morning trade, with British Airways’ share price down 0
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    Smartphone wars: Apple fires back at Nokia; Court skirmishes heat up - ZDNet Blogs
    Apple has responded to Nokia’s patent suit and argued in court documents that the mobile phone giant is violating antitrust laws with its “unreasonable” royalty requests for standard technology. The latest skirmish between Apple and Nokia comes
    Source: blogs.zdnet.com

    searching for saddam - Slate
    Traffic had slowed to a crawl in Baghdad’s Azamiyah district as drivers stopped to ogle the president. It was April 2003, and Saddam Hussein cheerily greeted his subjects as a few bodyguards tried to keep the crowd at bay. Someone handed Saddam a
    Source: www.slate.com

    Stocks set to extend rally into fifth straight day - MSNBC
    NEW YORK - Stock futures rose modestly Monday as investors try to extend a market rally into a fifth straight day. Overseas markets were mixed. Signs of a strengthening U.S. economy helped push stocks sharply higher last week. The Dow Jones
    Source: www.msnbc.msn.com

    Iran eyes doubling Iraq trade to $8 billion in 2010 - MoneyControl.com
    Iran hopes to double trade with Iraq to USD 8 billion this year, an Iranian diplomat said on Sunday, shrugging off Western-backed sanctions aimed at curbing business with the Islamic Republic. Shi’ite Muslim Iran is the main trading partner of Shi
    Source: www.moneycontrol.com

    Petrolifera Petroleum Limited Updates Status of La Pinta 1X Testing - Stockhouse
    Petrolifera’s shares and share purchase warrants are listed for trading on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol PDP and PDP.WT, respectively. Forward Looking Information: This press release contains forward looking information including, but
    Source: www.stockhouse.com

    FTSE rises 0.15% in midday trade - YAHOO!
    LONDON (AFP) – London’s benchmark FTSE 100 index rose 0.15 percent following a surge in Asian equities on bargain-hunting, traders said on Monday. The index stood at to 5,366.72 points in late morning trade, with British Airways’ share price down 0
    Source: news.yahoo.com

    Smartphone wars: Apple fires back at Nokia; Court skirmishes heat up - ZDNet Blogs
    Apple has responded to Nokia’s patent suit and argued in court documents that the mobile phone giant is violating antitrust laws with its “unreasonable” royalty requests for standard technology. The latest skirmish between Apple and Nokia comes
    Source: blogs.zdnet.com

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  • Why Hamels could be the NL East’s most influential player - CNN Sports Illustrated
    Cole Hamels went from a 4-0 record with a 1.80 ERA in the 2008 postseason to 1-2 with a 7.58 ERA in 2009. Chuck Solomon/SI CLEARWATER, Fla. — Phillies left-hander Cole Hamels relies on deception when he pitches. But his pitching coach Rich Dubee

    Buddy’s Saint ready for Fountain of Youth - ESPN.com
    HALLANDALE BEACH, Fla. — Before winter dug in at Aqueduct and the snow started falling in New York, Buddy’s Saint declared himself a Kentucky Derby prospect in November with a pair of graded-stakes victories totaling 16 3/4 lengths. The racing world

    Why Hamels could be the NL East’s most influential player - CNN Sports Illustrated
    Cole Hamels went from a 4-0 record with a 1.80 ERA in the 2008 postseason to 1-2 with a 7.58 ERA in 2009. Chuck Solomon/SI CLEARWATER, Fla. — Phillies left-hander Cole Hamels relies on deception when he pitches. But his pitching coach Rich Dubee

    Buddy’s Saint ready for Fountain of Youth - ESPN.com
    HALLANDALE BEACH, Fla. — Before winter dug in at Aqueduct and the snow started falling in New York, Buddy’s Saint declared himself a Kentucky Derby prospect in November with a pair of graded-stakes victories totaling 16 3/4 lengths. The racing world

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  • China Protests Obama Meeting With Dalai Lama - NPR News
    China on Friday protested President Barack Obama’s meeting with the Dalai Lama, saying Washington had interfered in Chinese domestic affairs and demanding that the U.S. take steps to improve ties. Vice Foreign Minister Cui Tiankai summoned U.S

    NBA Trade Deadline: Heat Stays Put, Will Dwyane Wade? - Bleacherreport.com
    With the Miami Heat failing in their attempts to acquire Amar’e Stoudemire and Carlos Boozer, the team now turns back to their original plans of making a major acquisition in the offseason. While the New York Knicks, Chicago Bulls, Washington

    Toyota head to face US Congress over safety crisis - YAHOO!
    TOKYO (AFP) – Toyota’s chief has bowed to pressure to testify before a US congressional committee that is also now demanding a whistleblower lawyer hand over potentially damning documents on vehicle defects. US lawmakers have issued a subpoena for

    In Pakistan Raid, Taliban Chief Was an Extra Prize - New York Times
    They’re self-sustaining, by taxing the drug trade or taxing construction projects, and they’ll just keep fighting.” Mullah Baradar, who is in his early 40s and is said by most officials to belong to the same Popalzai tribe as Hamid Karzai , the

    Cancer worries Denver Nuggets coach George Karl, but he’s confident of - Cleveland Plain Dealer
    LeBron watch: Teams across the NBA worked heading into the trade deadline to clear salary-cap space next summer, some of them with hopes of luring LeBron James .

    Billabong Parent Sees Lower Sales, Profit - Orange County Business Journal
    Trading in the region’s major market of the U.S. remained patchy for the majority of the period,” the company said. Billabong reported improvement in sales at its company-owned stores but saw slower sales of its clothes through other retailers.

    NBA trade deadline means panic central - News-Democrat
    Big development in the NBA on Thursday. According to a poll, the league’s trade deadline moved past Arbor Day and winter solstice on the list of favorite national observances. The deadline itself arrived at noon (PDT - Panicked Dealing Time

    Asian markets fall as Fed’s hike of emergency loan rate spurs investor - Minneapolis Star Tribune
    SINGAPORE - Asian stocks fell Friday after the U.S. central bank unexpectedly raised interest rates for emergency bank loans, triggering investor fears that growth could slow in the world’s largest economy. The Federal Reserve said Thursday it will

    Australia warns Japan to stop whaling - YAHOO!
    Rudd said Australia had collected video and photographic evidence about Japan’s annual Antarctic hunting expeditions, threatening to take its major trading ally to court before the next whaling season. He told the Channel 7 TV station that Australia

    Hollis-Eden Changes Name to Harbor BioSciences - San Diego Business Journal
    Hollis-Eden Pharmaceuticals Inc., which fired its namesake founder Richard Hollis last year, is changing its name. The San Diego biotech, which is testing drugs for cancer and diabetes, said Feb. 17 it will assume the name Harbor BioSciences Inc

    China Protests Obama Meeting With Dalai Lama - NPR News
    China on Friday protested President Barack Obama’s meeting with the Dalai Lama, saying Washington had interfered in Chinese domestic affairs and demanding that the U.S. take steps to improve ties. Vice Foreign Minister Cui Tiankai summoned U.S

    NBA Trade Deadline: Heat Stays Put, Will Dwyane Wade? - Bleacherreport.com
    With the Miami Heat failing in their attempts to acquire Amar’e Stoudemire and Carlos Boozer, the team now turns back to their original plans of making a major acquisition in the offseason. While the New York Knicks, Chicago Bulls, Washington

    Toyota head to face US Congress over safety crisis - YAHOO!
    TOKYO (AFP) – Toyota’s chief has bowed to pressure to testify before a US congressional committee that is also now demanding a whistleblower lawyer hand over potentially damning documents on vehicle defects. US lawmakers have issued a subpoena for

    In Pakistan Raid, Taliban Chief Was an Extra Prize - New York Times
    They’re self-sustaining, by taxing the drug trade or taxing construction projects, and they’ll just keep fighting.” Mullah Baradar, who is in his early 40s and is said by most officials to belong to the same Popalzai tribe as Hamid Karzai , the

    Cancer worries Denver Nuggets coach George Karl, but he’s confident of - Cleveland Plain Dealer
    LeBron watch: Teams across the NBA worked heading into the trade deadline to clear salary-cap space next summer, some of them with hopes of luring LeBron James .

    Billabong Parent Sees Lower Sales, Profit - Orange County Business Journal
    Trading in the region’s major market of the U.S. remained patchy for the majority of the period,” the company said. Billabong reported improvement in sales at its company-owned stores but saw slower sales of its clothes through other retailers.

    NBA trade deadline means panic central - News-Democrat
    Big development in the NBA on Thursday. According to a poll, the league’s trade deadline moved past Arbor Day and winter solstice on the list of favorite national observances. The deadline itself arrived at noon (PDT - Panicked Dealing Time

    Asian markets fall as Fed’s hike of emergency loan rate spurs investor - Minneapolis Star Tribune
    SINGAPORE - Asian stocks fell Friday after the U.S. central bank unexpectedly raised interest rates for emergency bank loans, triggering investor fears that growth could slow in the world’s largest economy. The Federal Reserve said Thursday it will

    Australia warns Japan to stop whaling - YAHOO!
    Rudd said Australia had collected video and photographic evidence about Japan’s annual Antarctic hunting expeditions, threatening to take its major trading ally to court before the next whaling season. He told the Channel 7 TV station that Australia

    Hollis-Eden Changes Name to Harbor BioSciences - San Diego Business Journal
    Hollis-Eden Pharmaceuticals Inc., which fired its namesake founder Richard Hollis last year, is changing its name. The San Diego biotech, which is testing drugs for cancer and diabetes, said Feb. 17 it will assume the name Harbor BioSciences Inc

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  • Rams examining QB options, but starter Bulger not definitely gone - NFL
    Though there is no guarantee that Marc Bulger will be back with the St. Louis Rams next season, team officials are downplaying a report that the quarterback cleaning out his locker could signal his departure. Like most other players who cleaned out
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    Trading day: TSX rises for fifth straight day - Vancouver Sun
    The Toronto Stock Exchange was up for a fifth straight day on Tuesday as commodity prices rose in reverse correlation to the U.S. dollar. The S&P/TSX composite index was up 112 points, or one per cent, to 11,582 as trading stopped, mostly from gains in commodity stocks. There was no trading Monday
    Source: www.vancouversun.com

    Rams examining QB options, but starter Bulger not definitely gone - NFL
    Though there is no guarantee that Marc Bulger will be back with the St. Louis Rams next season, team officials are downplaying a report that the quarterback cleaning out his locker could signal his departure. Like most other players who cleaned out
    Source: www.nfl.com

    Trading day: TSX rises for fifth straight day - Vancouver Sun
    The Toronto Stock Exchange was up for a fifth straight day on Tuesday as commodity prices rose in reverse correlation to the U.S. dollar. The S&P/TSX composite index was up 112 points, or one per cent, to 11,582 as trading stopped, mostly from gains in commodity stocks. There was no trading Monday
    Source: www.vancouversun.com

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  • Stamkos, Leighton and Turco named NHL’s Three Stars of week - TSN
    Stamkos led all scorers last week with nine points, including three goals, in four games. The 20-year-old centre is tied for fourth overall in the goal-scoring race, with 35, and is seventh overall in points with 70. Flyers goalie Leighton was 4-0-0
    Source: www.tsn.ca

    Q&A: Maggie Gyllenhaal on Oscar nomination - AZCentral.com
    NEW YORK - When the nominations for the 82nd annual Academy Awards were announced Feb. 2, there was one bona fide surprise acting nomination: Maggie Gyllenhaal for best supporting actress in writer-director Scott Cooper’s “Crazy Heart.” In the
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    Adobe Announces Air for Mobiles, Flash 10.1 - PC Magazine
    BARCELONA (Reuters) - Adobe announced advances to its popular Flash video player that promise to improve the experience of watching video on a mobile, and said it would support Google’s Android phone platform. Adobe, whose Flash software delivers
    Source: www.pcmag.com

    Stamkos, Leighton and Turco named NHL’s Three Stars of week - TSN
    Stamkos led all scorers last week with nine points, including three goals, in four games. The 20-year-old centre is tied for fourth overall in the goal-scoring race, with 35, and is seventh overall in points with 70. Flyers goalie Leighton was 4-0-0
    Source: www.tsn.ca

    Q&A: Maggie Gyllenhaal on Oscar nomination - AZCentral.com
    NEW YORK - When the nominations for the 82nd annual Academy Awards were announced Feb. 2, there was one bona fide surprise acting nomination: Maggie Gyllenhaal for best supporting actress in writer-director Scott Cooper’s “Crazy Heart.” In the
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    Adobe Announces Air for Mobiles, Flash 10.1 - PC Magazine
    BARCELONA (Reuters) - Adobe announced advances to its popular Flash video player that promise to improve the experience of watching video on a mobile, and said it would support Google’s Android phone platform. Adobe, whose Flash software delivers
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  • Dementieva beats Oudin to reach Paris final - San Francisco Chronicle
    Top-seeded Elena Dementieva rallied to defeat Melanie Oudin 4-6, 6-3, 6-3 Saturday and reach the final of the Open GDF Suez for the second straight year. Dementieva will face Lucie Safarova of the Czech Republic, who upset second-seeded Flavia

    Phone tech braces for a face-off - Courier-Journal
    Operating systems are jostling for the attention of telephone buyers and manufacturers. The battle will be on display as wireless carriers and phone makers gather this week in Barcelona, Spain, for the industry’s largest trade show, Mobile World

    A selection of buzz-worthy toys at the American International Toy Fair - Minneapolis Star Tribune
    fear Obama says new budget rules will rein in spending The American International Toy Fair, the industry’s main trade show, kicks off Sunday in New York on Sunday. Here are some noteworthy toys to for $29.99; and Jakks Pacific’s new Girl

    Recession’s Silver Lining: U.S. Trade Deficit Is Down the Most on - New York Times
    AFTER years of being told by Asians and Europeans that it had to find a way to reduce its trade deficit, the United States did find a way in 2009. A global recession did the trick, producing the largest decline ever in the deficit. The recession

    Dementieva beats Oudin to reach Paris final - San Francisco Chronicle
    Top-seeded Elena Dementieva rallied to defeat Melanie Oudin 4-6, 6-3, 6-3 Saturday and reach the final of the Open GDF Suez for the second straight year. Dementieva will face Lucie Safarova of the Czech Republic, who upset second-seeded Flavia

    Phone tech braces for a face-off - Courier-Journal
    Operating systems are jostling for the attention of telephone buyers and manufacturers. The battle will be on display as wireless carriers and phone makers gather this week in Barcelona, Spain, for the industry’s largest trade show, Mobile World

    A selection of buzz-worthy toys at the American International Toy Fair - Minneapolis Star Tribune
    fear Obama says new budget rules will rein in spending The American International Toy Fair, the industry’s main trade show, kicks off Sunday in New York on Sunday. Here are some noteworthy toys to for $29.99; and Jakks Pacific’s new Girl

    Recession’s Silver Lining: U.S. Trade Deficit Is Down the Most on - New York Times
    AFTER years of being told by Asians and Europeans that it had to find a way to reduce its trade deficit, the United States did find a way in 2009. A global recession did the trick, producing the largest decline ever in the deficit. The recession

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  • Soybeans, Corn, Wheat Slide After China Seeks to Curb Growth - BusinessWeek
    Soybeans for March delivery fell as much as 1.2 percent to $9.32 a bushel in electronic trading on the Chicago Board of Trade, while corn also Prices for the grain will peak at $5 a bushel next season and slide to $4.75 by 2016, the U.

    First Day of Great Appliance Swap Out - WTen.com
    ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - If you’re thinking of trading in your old fridge for a new high-efficiency model, now’s the time to do it. New York’s “Great Appliance Swap Out” starts Friday. The state is putting up cash incentives to get people to buy energy

    Soybeans, Corn, Wheat Slide After China Seeks to Curb Growth - BusinessWeek
    Soybeans for March delivery fell as much as 1.2 percent to $9.32 a bushel in electronic trading on the Chicago Board of Trade, while corn also Prices for the grain will peak at $5 a bushel next season and slide to $4.75 by 2016, the U.

    First Day of Great Appliance Swap Out - WTen.com
    ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - If you’re thinking of trading in your old fridge for a new high-efficiency model, now’s the time to do it. New York’s “Great Appliance Swap Out” starts Friday. The state is putting up cash incentives to get people to buy energy

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  • Are they fleeing Minnesota taxes or bad weather? - Minneapolis Star Tribune
    Minnesota is losing hundreds of millions of dollars in tax revenue from people who are “voting with their feet” by leaving for places with lower taxes, a conservative think tank said in a report released Tuesday. “This is not a PR problem, it’s a

    Wagner fights for dealership’s life, but Belleville business is - News-Democrat
    BELLEVILLE — Rusty Wagner is fighting for the life of his business. His dealership on Illinois 15 was one of 1,100 that General Motors said in May it would terminate their franchise agreements. Since then, the new cars have stopped coming. Last May

    Marred by vague promises of help for Greece, euro drifts lower to $1 - Minneapolis Star Tribune
    FRANKFURT - The euro drifted lower Friday after vague promises of support for Greece by the EU left markets worried about the common currency. The euro bought $1.3614 in midmorning trading compared with $1.3686 in New York the night before. It traded

    Euro saunters lower on Greece debt worries - FederalNewsRadio.com
    FRANKFURT (AP) - The euro drifted lower Friday after vague promises of support for Greece by the EU left markets worried about the common currency. The euro bought $1.3614 in midmorning trading compared with $1.3686 in New York the night before. It

    Are they fleeing Minnesota taxes or bad weather? - Minneapolis Star Tribune
    Minnesota is losing hundreds of millions of dollars in tax revenue from people who are “voting with their feet” by leaving for places with lower taxes, a conservative think tank said in a report released Tuesday. “This is not a PR problem, it’s a

    Wagner fights for dealership’s life, but Belleville business is - News-Democrat
    BELLEVILLE — Rusty Wagner is fighting for the life of his business. His dealership on Illinois 15 was one of 1,100 that General Motors said in May it would terminate their franchise agreements. Since then, the new cars have stopped coming. Last May

    Marred by vague promises of help for Greece, euro drifts lower to $1 - Minneapolis Star Tribune
    FRANKFURT - The euro drifted lower Friday after vague promises of support for Greece by the EU left markets worried about the common currency. The euro bought $1.3614 in midmorning trading compared with $1.3686 in New York the night before. It traded

    Euro saunters lower on Greece debt worries - FederalNewsRadio.com
    FRANKFURT (AP) - The euro drifted lower Friday after vague promises of support for Greece by the EU left markets worried about the common currency. The euro bought $1.3614 in midmorning trading compared with $1.3686 in New York the night before. It

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