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AP Top Business News At 1:25 p.m. EDT

Summer travel forecast: Better, but no blowout
NEW YORK (AP) -- This summer, high rollers are flying to lavish hot spots for their vacations. The rest of us are driving to less luxurious places like nearby campgrounds....

Automaker Tesla takes fight to North Carolina
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) -- Tesla Motors is fighting a bill in North Carolina that would effectively ban the company from selling its electric cars in the state, pitting it against auto dealers who say the car maker has an unfair advantage selling directly to consumers online....

Vintage Apple computer auctioned off for $668,000
BERLIN (AP) -- An auctioneer says one of Apple's first computers - a functioning 1976 model - has been sold for a record 516,000 euros ($668,000)....

Procter & Gamble brings back A.G. Lafley as CEO
NEW YORK (AP) -- Household products giant Procter & Gamble Co. is hoping its former CEO can work his magic once again....

Netflix looks to hook subscribers with 'Arrested'
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Netflix is hoping this weekend's release of the resurrected TV series "Arrested Development" will draw more subscribers to its Internet video service....

Chile's Indians take on world's largest gold miner
EL CORRAL, Chile (AP) -- The Diaguita Indians live in the foothills of the Andes, just downstream from the world's highest gold mine, where for as long as anyone can remember they've drunk straight from the glacier-fed river that irrigates their orchards and vineyards with its clear water....

Protesters to march vs Monsanto in 250 cities
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Marches and rallies against seed giant Monsanto were held across the U.S. and in dozens of other countries Saturday....

FDA warns of infections tied to Tennessee pharmacy
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Health officials are investigating cases involving patients who suffered complications after being injected with potentially contaminated medications made by a Tennessee specialty pharmacy....

Stocks barely budge; market ends week with loss
NEW YORK (AP) -- Major stock indexes closed out their first weekly loss in a month in quiet trading Friday....

Delta ups the ante in battle for NY travel market
NEW YORK (AP) -- Delta's formula for winning over New York travelers is simple: floor-to-ceiling windows, abundant power outlets and a burger joint with a cult-like following....

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Automaker Tesla takes fight to North Carolina

Trustee opposes $20M payout to American Air CEO

Summary Box: Stocks little changed, end week down

Metals and agricultural futures prices slip

How the Dow Jones industrial average fared Friday

Delta ups the ante in battle for NY travel market

Figures on government spending and debt

Oil ends week down 2 pct on tepid demand outlook

Government, creditors object in CODA bankruptcy

Recalls this week: Children's beds, shades