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(AP) -- An oil boom is under way in California's agricultural heartland, as evolving tastes and a trend toward healthy fare have transformed a profession as old as civilization: olive production for the extra virgin market.... Mon, 23 Nov 2009 08:46:15 GMT By TRACIE CONE http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_FARM_SCENE_AMERICAN_OLIVE_OIL?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=BUSINESS&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_HEALTH_CARE_OVERHAUL?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=BUSINESS&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT WASHINGTON (AP) -- For consumers, the health care bills taking final shape in Congress don't rate close to a perfect 10.... Mon, 23 Nov 2009 08:45:47 GMT By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_HEALTH_CARE_OVERHAUL?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=BUSINESS&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/O/OIL_PRICES?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=BUSINESS&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT SINGAPORE (AP) -- Crude prices rose above $78 a barrel Monday in Asia as Iran staged five days of war games, boosting tensions in the oil-rich region.... Mon, 23 Nov 2009 08:40:40 GMT By ALEX KENNEDY http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/O/OIL_PRICES?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=BUSINESS&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/W/WORLD_MARKETS?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=BUSINESS&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- Asian stock markets were mixed Monday after a decline on Wall Street and as investors hunkered down ahead of a stream of figures that could confirm the U.S. economy is recovering at a slower pace. European shares were higher.... Mon, 23 Nov 2009 08:39:41 GMT By KELLY OLSEN http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/W/WORLD_MARKETS?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=BUSINESS&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_NABE_SURVEY?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=BUSINESS&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT Economists expect the joblessness that has weighed down the nation's economic recovery will start to slowly abate in 2010, but they predict consumers will continue to keep a tight rein on spending, according to a new survey.... Mon, 23 Nov 2009 05:42:54 GMT By EMILY FREDRIX http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_NABE_SURVEY?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=BUSINESS&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_CREDIT_CARD_DELINQUENCIES?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=BUSINESS&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT NEW YORK (AP) -- For the first time in a decade, more people paid their credit card bills on time in the third quarter this year than in the second quarter.... Mon, 23 Nov 2009 05:41:45 GMT By EILEEN AJ CONNELLY http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_CREDIT_CARD_DELINQUENCIES?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=BUSINESS&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_THREE_MILE_ISLAND_RADIATION?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=BUSINESS&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT MIDDLETOWN, Pa. (AP) -- The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission says the small amount of radiation detected at the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant is not significant.... Mon, 23 Nov 2009 02:14:19 GMT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_THREE_MILE_ISLAND_RADIATION?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=BUSINESS&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/I/IL_ILLINOIS_PRISON_WHITE_HOUSE?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=BUSINESS&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT WASHINGTON (AP) -- A deal to house Guantanamo Bay detainees at a northwestern Illinois prison could bring nearly 3,000 jobs to the area, a White House analysis says.... Mon, 23 Nov 2009 00:46:50 GMT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/I/IL_ILLINOIS_PRISON_WHITE_HOUSE?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=BUSINESS&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_AIRPORT_QUAGMIRE?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=BUSINESS&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT NEW YORK (AP) -- Fewer people are expected to fly this holiday season, but travelers shouldn't expect a full reprieve from the horrid flight delays of Thanksgivings past, especially if they need to land anywhere near New York City.... Sun, 22 Nov 2009 19:28:19 GMT By DAVID B. CARUSO http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_AIRPORT_QUAGMIRE?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=BUSINESS&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_RHODE_ISLAND_SLOW_STIMULUS?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=BUSINESS&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) -- Gov. Don Carcieri's administration has failed for months to spend $20 million meant to insulate poor people's homes against the winter chill and put unemployed people to work during one of the worst economic crises since the Great Depression.... Sun, 22 Nov 2009 19:01:00 GMT By RAY HENRY http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_RHODE_ISLAND_SLOW_STIMULUS?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=BUSINESS&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_THANKSGIVING_TRAVEL?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=BUSINESS&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT WASHINGTON (AP) -- The number of Americans traveling away from home for Thanksgiving will be up only slightly this year from 2008, according to a report from the AAA auto club.... Sun, 22 Nov 2009 18:40:06 GMT By NAFEESA SYEED http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_THANKSGIVING_TRAVEL?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=BUSINESS&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_UNEMPLOYMENT_TAXES?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=BUSINESS&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT WASHINGTON (AP) -- As if small businesses needed another reason not to hire, consider their latest financial burden: The cost of rising unemployment itself.... Sun, 22 Nov 2009 18:20:37 GMT By CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_UNEMPLOYMENT_TAXES?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=BUSINESS&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/N/NY_ENERGY_EFFICIENCY?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=BUSINESS&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) -- Turning off lights, turning down the heat and buying with an eye toward energy efficiency is saving New York more than $3.1 million so far this fiscal year.... Sun, 22 Nov 2009 18:11:50 GMT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/N/NY_ENERGY_EFFICIENCY?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=BUSINESS&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/E/EU_BRITAIN_CADBURY?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=BUSINESS&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT LONDON (AP) -- British candy company Cadbury PLC will reject an expected 10.3 billion pound ($17 billion) takeover bid from U.S. confectionary giant Hershey Co., a newspaper reported Sunday.... Sun, 22 Nov 2009 16:06:50 GMT by DAVID STRINGER http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/E/EU_BRITAIN_CADBURY?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=BUSINESS&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/N/NY_FREQUENT_FLIER_MILES?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=BUSINESS&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) -- U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer is calling for a federal review of complaints by consumers that they are losing millions of frequent flier miles without notice in confusing agreements.... Sun, 22 Nov 2009 13:22:26 GMT By MICHAEL GORMLEY http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/N/NY_FREQUENT_FLIER_MILES?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=BUSINESS&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/M/ML_QATAR_DEUTSCHE_BAHN?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=BUSINESS&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT DOHA, Qatar (AP) -- An investment company owned by Qatar's sovereign wealth fund has signed a $26 billion (euro17 billion) joint venture with Germany's national railway operator to build a railroad network in the natural gas-rich Gulf sheikdom.... Sun, 22 Nov 2009 12:17:25 GMT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/M/ML_QATAR_DEUTSCHE_BAHN?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=BUSINESS&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/M/ML_IRAQ_OIL?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=BUSINESS&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT BAGHDAD (AP) -- An Iraqi official says insurgent attacks caused a 4 percent drop in the country's oil exports in October compared to the previous month, but that revenues were up due to higher prices.... Sun, 22 Nov 2009 12:16:27 GMT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/M/ML_IRAQ_OIL?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=BUSINESS&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_OBAMA_JOBS?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=BUSINESS&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama's eight-day trip to Asia produced no tangible wins for the United States, though he is citing talks with Asian allies that he says could help create thousands of job and open new markets for American goods in the future.... Sun, 22 Nov 2009 01:13:54 GMT By PHILIP ELLIOTT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_OBAMA_JOBS?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=BUSINESS&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_HEALTH_CARE_SENATE_VOTE?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=BUSINESS&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Senate has begun voting on whether to move ahead on a sweeping health care bill.... Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:58:53 GMT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_HEALTH_CARE_SENATE_VOTE?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=BUSINESS&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_URANIUM_MYSTERY?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=BUSINESS&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT YERINGTON, Nev. (AP) -- Peggy Pauly lives in a robin-egg blue, two-story house not far from acres of onion fields that make the northern Nevada air smell sweet at harvest time.... Sat, 21 Nov 2009 23:31:19 GMT By SCOTT SONNER http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_URANIUM_MYSTERY?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=BUSINESS&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_HEALTH_CARE_COMPARING_THE_BILLS?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=BUSINESS&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT A comparison of the health care bills before Congress:... Sat, 21 Nov 2009 18:59:06 GMT By ERICA WERNER and RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_HEALTH_CARE_COMPARING_THE_BILLS?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=BUSINESS&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_LYONDELLBASELL_BUYOUT?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=BUSINESS&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT HOUSTON (AP) -- LyondellBasell Industries said Saturday Reliance Industries offered to acquire a controlling interest in the beleaguered chemical company, which is under Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.... Sat, 21 Nov 2009 17:10:51 GMT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_LYONDELLBASELL_BUYOUT?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=BUSINESS&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_HAWAII_TUNA_SHORTAGE?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=BUSINESS&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT HONOLULU (AP) -- On New Year's Eve each year, thousands line up at fish counters across Hawaii to buy blocks of raw tuna, hoping that eating it will bring good luck and prosperity in the new year. This year, the long tradition may get a little more difficult to observe.... Sat, 21 Nov 2009 17:00:41 GMT By AUDREY McAVOY http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_HAWAII_TUNA_SHORTAGE?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=BUSINESS&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_HEALTH_CARE_WOMENS_TESTS?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=BUSINESS&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT WASHINGTON (AP) -- Republicans are seizing on this week's recommendations for fewer Pap smears and mammograms to fuel concern about government-rationed medical care - and to try to chip away support by women for President Barack Obama's proposed health care overhaul.... Sat, 21 Nov 2009 14:24:08 GMT By LAURIE KELLMAN http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_HEALTH_CARE_WOMENS_TESTS?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=BUSINESS&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/E/EU_RUSSIA_PUTINS_PARTY?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=BUSINESS&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT ST.PETERSBURG, Russia (AP) -- Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev on Saturday sharply criticized officials in the ruling Kremlin-backed party for manipulating recent regional votes, saying it must learn to win fairly.... Sat, 21 Nov 2009 13:45:29 GMT By IRINA TITOVA http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/E/EU_RUSSIA_PUTINS_PARTY?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=BUSINESS&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_PHILADELPHIA_TRANSIT?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=BUSINESS&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- A labor agreement for Philadelphia transit workers has been ratified overwhelmingly by union members.... Sat, 21 Nov 2009 03:03:15 GMT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_PHILADELPHIA_TRANSIT?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=BUSINESS&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_EXXON_MOBIL_SABOTAGE_CLAIMS?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=BUSINESS&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT DALLAS (AP) -- The Texas Supreme Court on Friday said it will again hear arguments in the nearly 15-year legal battle over accusations that Exxon Mobil Corp. loaded abandoned wells with junk, sludge and even explosives to keep other companies from drilling there.... Sat, 21 Nov 2009 02:07:34 GMT By JOHN McFARLAND http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_EXXON_MOBIL_SABOTAGE_CLAIMS?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=BUSINESS&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/O/OR_BANK_FRAUD?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=BUSINESS&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) -- The collapse of a Bend real estate development company has resulted in charges against 13 people in what prosecutors say is the largest Oregon fraud case to emerge from the national real estate boom and bust.... Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:59:04 GMT By WILLIAM McCALL http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/O/OR_BANK_FRAUD?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=BUSINESS&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_GAS_IN_WELLS?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=BUSINESS&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT DIMOCK, Pa. (AP) -- Pat Farnelli says there's something in the water at her house. The last time she drank it, she says she vomited four times. It's made her children sick, too.... Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:36:16 GMT By MICHAEL RUBINKAM http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_GAS_IN_WELLS?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=BUSINESS&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_EAST_VALLEY_TRIBUNE_CLOSING?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=BUSINESS&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT MESA, Ariz. (AP) -- The publisher of the East Valley Tribune in the Phoenix suburb of Mesa said Friday that a buyer has made an offer that would keep the paper and its Web site in business.... Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:08:39 GMT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_EAST_VALLEY_TRIBUNE_CLOSING?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=BUSINESS&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/N/NC_TREASURER_INVESTMENT_OFFICER?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=BUSINESS&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) -- State Treasurer Janet Cowell unveiled new rules Friday banning employees from taking gifts from companies that do substantial business with the agency and setting a limit on charitable solicitations.... Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:07:05 GMT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/N/NC_TREASURER_INVESTMENT_OFFICER?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=BUSINESS&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/C/CT_HARTFORD_HOSPITAL_UCONN?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=BUSINESS&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT FARMINGTON, Conn. (AP) -- University of Connecticut officials say a plan to merge the UConn Health Center in Farmington with Hartford Hospital is unlikely to win official approval.... Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:36:38 GMT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/C/CT_HARTFORD_HOSPITAL_UCONN?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=BUSINESS&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_VIVENDI_LAWSUIT?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=BUSINESS&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT NEW YORK (AP) -- Former Vivendi CEO Jean-Marie Messier told a jury Friday he made mistakes in his troubled bid to turn the French water company into a global media giant, but he never misled shareholders about the risks.... Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:35:40 GMT By JENNIFER PELTZ http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_VIVENDI_LAWSUIT?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=BUSINESS&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_MONSANTO_MINE_VIOLATIONS?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=BUSINESS&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT BOISE, Idaho (AP) -- Monsanto Co. is installing a water management system at an Idaho phosphate mine the company depends on to make its Roundup weedkiller to stop the leakage of selenium and heavy metals into a tributary of the Blackfoot River.... Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:28:31 GMT By JOHN MILLER http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_MONSANTO_MINE_VIOLATIONS?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=BUSINESS&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_LIBERTY_MEDIA_RATING?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=BUSINESS&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT NEW YORK (AP) -- Moody's Investors Service downgraded ratings for Liberty Media Corp. subsidiary Liberty Media LLC on Friday. The changes come shortly after shareholders approved the formation of a new company out of DirecTV Group Inc. and some of Liberty's entertainment businesses.... Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:13:05 GMT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_LIBERTY_MEDIA_RATING?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=BUSINESS&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_BOOKS_PALIN?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=BUSINESS&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT NEW YORK (AP) -- "Going Rogue" is going big.... Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:49:40 GMT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_BOOKS_PALIN?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=BUSINESS&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_SOUTHWEST_AIRLINES_ELECTIONS?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=BUSINESS&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT DALLAS (AP) -- Southwest Airlines Co. said Friday it will require uncontested candidates for its board of directors to win a majority among shareholder votes cast to be elected, instead of just a plurality.... Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:40:47 GMT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_SOUTHWEST_AIRLINES_ELECTIONS?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=BUSINESS&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_SUN_TIMES_PERSONNEL?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=BUSINESS&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT CHICAGO (AP) -- Sun-Times Media Group, which was recently sold out of bankruptcy to an investor group, said Friday it named John Barron to the newly created group publisher position and as senior vice president of news and editorial operations.... Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:34:40 GMT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_SUN_TIMES_PERSONNEL?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=BUSINESS&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_GAS_RATES_WEST_VIRGINIA?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=BUSINESS&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) -- West Virginia's Public Service Commission has approved a 5 percent rate increase for Hope Gas Inc.... Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:32:03 GMT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_GAS_RATES_WEST_VIRGINIA?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=BUSINESS&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_INVESTORS_DEFRAUDED_LOUISIANA?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=BUSINESS&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- A Louisiana businessman was charged Friday with engaging in a Ponzi scheme to defraud about 160 investors - mostly elderly people - out of roughly $19.5 million and using some of the money to pay for cars, cruises, sports tickets and a house.... Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:27:42 GMT By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_INVESTORS_DEFRAUDED_LOUISIANA?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=BUSINESS&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_KOSHER_SLAUGHTERHOUSE_TRIAL?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=BUSINESS&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) -- A former kosher slaughterhouse manager convicted of financial fraud has asked for an acquittal or new trial, saying prosecutors unfairly brought in evidence of immigration violations.... Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:24:54 GMT By NIGEL DUARA http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_KOSHER_SLAUGHTERHOUSE_TRIAL?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=BUSINESS&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_OVERSTOCK_NASDAQ_NOTIFICATION?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=BUSINESS&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT SALT LAKE CITY (AP) -- Overstock.com Inc. said Friday that it received a listing rule violation letter Thursday from the Nasdaq Stock Market related to the recent filing of its third-quarter report.... Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:22:32 GMT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_OVERSTOCK_NASDAQ_NOTIFICATION?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=BUSINESS&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_OBAMA_JIHAD_BILLBOARD?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=BUSINESS&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT WHEAT RIDGE, Colo. (AP) -- A billboard showing President Barack Obama wearing a turban has sparked a lot of attention at the suburban Denver used car dealership that put it up.... Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:20:28 GMT By KRISTEN WYATT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_OBAMA_JIHAD_BILLBOARD?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=BUSINESS&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_HERSHEY_CADBURY?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=BUSINESS&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT NEW YORK (AP) -- Hershey Co. may make a $17 billion bid for UK candy company Cadbury PLC, topping the recent $16.5 billion hostile offer by Kraft Foods Inc., the Wall Street Journal reports Friday.... Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:19:31 GMT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_HERSHEY_CADBURY?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=BUSINESS&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_BANK_CLOSURE?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=BUSINESS&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT WASHINGTON (AP) -- Florida banking regulators on Friday shut down Commerce Bank of Southwest Florida, marking the 124th U.S. bank to succumb this year to the struggling economy and rising loan defaults.... Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:13:08 GMT By MARCY GORDON and DANIEL WAGNER http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_BANK_CLOSURE?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=BUSINESS&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_CITIZENS_RATES_FLORIDA?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=BUSINESS&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) -- More than 15,000 mobile home owners insured by state-backed Citizens Property insurance Corp. will see an 11 percent increase on their insurance policies in 2010.... Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:09:20 GMT By BRENT KALLESTAD http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_CITIZENS_RATES_FLORIDA?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=BUSINESS&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_WALL_STREET_BOX?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=BUSINESS&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT Stocks fell for a third straight day Friday as a disappointing outlook from computer maker Dell Inc. suggested that an economic recovery could be uneven. The market, which has been shuttling between concerns about the economy and traders' need to find high-yielding investments, is back to worrying about the economy. Demand for safe haven investments like Treasurys and the dollar rose for a second day in response to Dell's outlook and comments from European Central Bank President Jean-Claude... Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:08:19 GMT By The Associated Press http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_WALL_STREET_BOX?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=BUSINESS&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_ROCK_BOTTOM_RATES?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=BUSINESS&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT NEW YORK (AP) -- The U.S. is finally becoming a nation of savers. Now if only we could get something for our money.... Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:05:04 GMT By STEVENSON JACOBS http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_ROCK_BOTTOM_RATES?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=BUSINESS&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_TD_AMERITRADE_OFFERING?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=BUSINESS&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT NEW YORK (AP) -- Online retail brokerage TD Ameritrade Holding Corp. said Friday that it will sell $1.25 billion in senior unsecured notes in a public offering and use proceeds to retire debt and stagger the maturity of its long-term bonds.... Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:04:49 GMT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_TD_AMERITRADE_OFFERING?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=BUSINESS&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_MORTGAGE_CLOSING_NEW_HAMPSHIRE?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=BUSINESS&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT CONCORD, N.H. (AP) -- The New Hampshire attorney general's office wants to force a mortgage company that closed suddenly into bankruptcy.... Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:59:40 GMT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_MORTGAGE_CLOSING_NEW_HAMPSHIRE?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=BUSINESS&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_MOVERS_ROUNDUP_DRESS_BARN?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=BUSINESS&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT Among the stock activity stories for Friday, Nov. 20, from AP Financial News:... Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:58:31 GMT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_MOVERS_ROUNDUP_DRESS_BARN?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=BUSINESS&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_HUNTINGTON_BANCSHARES_NOTES?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=BUSINESS&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- Huntington Bancshares Inc., parent company of Huntington National Bank, said Friday that it will pay $338.9 million for subordinated bank notes tendered for an offer that expired Thursday.... Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:57:52 GMT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_HUNTINGTON_BANCSHARES_NOTES?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=BUSINESS&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_GUNS_IN_BARS_TENNESSEE?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=BUSINESS&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Tennessee's new law allowing people with handgun permits to be armed in bars and restaurants that serve alcohol is unconstitutionally vague, a judge ruled on Friday.... Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:54:53 GMT By LUCAS L. JOHNSON II http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_GUNS_IN_BARS_TENNESSEE?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=BUSINESS&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_ETHANOL_PLANT_FIRE?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=BUSINESS&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT OMAHA, Neb. (AP) -- The owners of a Lexington ethanol plant and their insurer are suing a subsidiary of a Houston-based natural gas provider they say is responsible for an explosion and fire that shut down the plant for weeks.... Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:51:39 GMT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_ETHANOL_PLANT_FIRE?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=BUSINESS&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_RECALLS?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=BUSINESS&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT The following recalls have been announced:... Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:47:18 GMT By The Associated Press http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_RECALLS?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=BUSINESS&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/B/BUSINESS_HIGHLIGHTS?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=BUSINESS&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT More states add jobs, but many for temporary staff... Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:43:50 GMT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/B/BUSINESS_HIGHLIGHTS?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=BUSINESS&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_BONDS_GLANCE?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=BUSINESS&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT ... Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:38:24 GMT By The Associated Press http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_BONDS_GLANCE?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=BUSINESS&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_FLORIDA_UNEMPLOYMENT?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=BUSINESS&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) -- Florida's unemployment rate continued its steady upward climb in October to 11.2 percent - a mark last seen in the 1970s and a tenth of a percentage point higher than September's adjusted rate, state officials said Friday.... Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:38:07 GMT By BILL KACZOR http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_FLORIDA_UNEMPLOYMENT?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=BUSINESS&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_CREDIT_MARKETS?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=BUSINESS&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT NEW YORK (AP) -- Treasury prices mostly fell Friday, pushing their yields higher. Yields on short-term bills hovered near their lows of the year.... Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:37:47 GMT By STEPHEN BERNARD http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_CREDIT_MARKETS?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=BUSINESS&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_EARNS_JM_SMUCKER?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=BUSINESS&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) -- J.M. Smucker Co. nearly tripled its profit in the second quarter as the addition of Folgers coffee gave a jolt to its lineup and lower commodity prices for coffee beans and other items fattened its profit margins.... Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:37:46 GMT By SARAH SKIDMORE http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_EARNS_JM_SMUCKER?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=BUSINESS&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_LAWYER_MILLIONS_MISSING?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=BUSINESS&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT MIAMI (AP) -- Investors claiming they were fleeced by a high-profile South Florida attorney filed a $100 million lawsuit Friday contending that the lawyer orchestrated a massive Ponzi scheme with the help of a Canadian bank's U.S. subsidiary and several accomplices.... Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:28:26 GMT By CURT ANDERSON http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_LAWYER_MILLIONS_MISSING?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=BUSINESS&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_SPRINT_RATING?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=BUSINESS&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT NEW YORK (AP) -- Moody's Investors Service said Friday that it downgraded ratings for Sprint Nextel Corp. because it is taking longer than expected to stanch a deterioration in its profit.... Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:27:49 GMT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_SPRINT_RATING?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=BUSINESS&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_SC_INVESTMENT_SCAM?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=BUSINESS&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) -- Three South Carolina men have been found guilty of bilking thousands of investors out of more than $80 million.... Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:26:08 GMT By MEG KINNARD http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_SC_INVESTMENT_SCAM?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=BUSINESS&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_MINNESOTA_BUDGET_CUTS_LAWSUIT?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=BUSINESS&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) -- Lawyers for the Minnesota House spell out in a 34-page brief why they believe Gov. Tim Pawlenty misused a state law to enact budget cuts without legislative consent.... Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:21:16 GMT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_MINNESOTA_BUDGET_CUTS_LAWSUIT?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=BUSINESS&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_EARNS_DR_HORTON?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=BUSINESS&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT Homebuilder D.R. Horton Inc., saw new home orders spike 26 percent from a year ago in the latest quarter as buyers raced to close deals and take advantage of a federal tax credit. But a wider-than-anticipated loss fueled by write-downs sent shares tumbling more than 15 percent Friday.... Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:20:18 GMT By ALEX VEIGA http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_EARNS_DR_HORTON?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=BUSINESS&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_NIXON_HIGHER_EDUCATION_MISSOURI?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=BUSINESS&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Community colleges have joined Missouri's four-year colleges and universities in agreeing to freeze tuition next school year if state officials promise to nick and not slash their budgets.... Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:19:05 GMT By CHRIS BLANK http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_NIXON_HIGHER_EDUCATION_MISSOURI?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=BUSINESS&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_JOBLESS_CLAIMS_LOUISIANA?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=BUSINESS&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) -- First-time claims for jobless benefits in Louisiana fell last week after a spike attributed to a temporary layoff in the transportation equipment industry.... Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:15:43 GMT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_JOBLESS_CLAIMS_LOUISIANA?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=BUSINESS&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_MEDIDATA_SOLUTIONS_OFFERING?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=BUSINESS&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT NEW YORK (AP) -- Medidata Solutions Inc., a maker of software and services for clinical development of drugs and medical devices, said Friday it plans a public offering of 4.5 million shares of its common stock.... Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:14:36 GMT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_MEDIDATA_SOLUTIONS_OFFERING?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=BUSINESS&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_ASIAN_CARP?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=BUSINESS&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) -- Asian carp may have breached an electronic barrier designed to prevent the giant invaders from upsetting the ecosystem in the Great Lakes and jeopardizing a $7 billion sport fishery, officials said Friday.... Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:13:54 GMT By JOHN FLESHER http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_ASIAN_CARP?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=BUSINESS&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_GOV_FINANCES?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=BUSINESS&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT ... Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:11:54 GMT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_GOV_FINANCES?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=BUSINESS&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_ALABAMA_UNEMPLOYMENT?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=BUSINESS&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) -- Just two years after hitting a record low, the unemployment rate in Alabama climbed to 10.9 percent in October, the highest it has been in more than 25 years, state officials announced Friday.... Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:11:34 GMT By BOB JOHNSON http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_ALABAMA_UNEMPLOYMENT?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=BUSINESS&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_JPMORGAN_CHASE_ARBITRATION?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=BUSINESS&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT BOSTON (AP) -- JPMorgan Chase &amp; Co. said Friday it is dropping a clause from its credit card contracts that required disputes with customers to be handled through binding arbitration, a move that could lead to consumers filing class-action and other lawsuits.... Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:10:52 GMT By MARK JEWELL http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_JPMORGAN_CHASE_ARBITRATION?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=BUSINESS&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_TABLE_GAMES_WEST_VIRGINIA?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=BUSINESS&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT CHARLES TOWN, W.Va. (AP) -- More than 1,300 people have already voted on whether to let the Charles Town Races &amp; Slots put table games in its casino.... Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:01:10 GMT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_TABLE_GAMES_WEST_VIRGINIA?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=BUSINESS&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_DOLLAR?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=BUSINESS&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT NEW YORK (AP) -- The safe-haven dollar further strengthened Friday and Treasury yields hovered around their lows for the year as worries about the economy in 2010 diminished traders' appetites for risky bets.... Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:59:40 GMT By TALI ARBEL http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_DOLLAR?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=BUSINESS&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_COMMODITIES_REVIEW?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=BUSINESS&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT NEW YORK (AP) -- Gold prices finished higher for a sixth straight day Friday, rising even as the dollar strengthened.... Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:52:36 GMT By SARA LEPRO http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_COMMODITIES_REVIEW?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=BUSINESS&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_FLOWSERVE_RATING?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=BUSINESS&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT CHICAGO (AP) -- Fitch Ratings boosted its rating outlook for Flowserve Corp. on Friday citing the pump making and fluid handling company's low leverage, good operating performance and other factors.... Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:43:28 GMT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_FLOWSERVE_RATING?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=BUSINESS&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_IPTV_GEPHARDT_IOWA?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=BUSINESS&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT JOHNSTON, Iowa (AP) -- Former U.S. Rep. Richard Gephardt pushed Friday for Iowa to expand its focus on public health, arguing the state has the medical infrastructure in place to make it a leader in the field.... Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:42:21 GMT By MIKE GLOVER http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_IPTV_GEPHARDT_IOWA?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=BUSINESS&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_SENATE_AUTO_DEALERS?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=BUSINESS&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT WASHINGTON (AP) -- Senators are calling on General Motors and Chrysler to release more details on ongoing talks over the automakers' plans to close thousands of auto dealerships as part of their bankruptcies.... Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:39:42 GMT By STEPHEN MANNING http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_SENATE_AUTO_DEALERS?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=BUSINESS&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_HEALTH_OVERHAUL_THE_FINE_PRINT?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=BUSINESS&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT WASHINGTON (AP) -- Chiropractors get a lift in the Senate health care bill, thanks to a senator from the state practitioners consider the birthplace of their profession - Iowa.... Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:37:53 GMT By ALAN FRAM http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_HEALTH_OVERHAUL_THE_FINE_PRINT?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=BUSINESS&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_AP_APPOINTMENT_EDITORS?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=BUSINESS&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT NEW YORK (AP) -- The Associated Press has named six news editors to oversee expanded multistate territories and has assigned four interim regional photo editors as part of a restructuring of U.S. news management to ensure the continuing strength of the news cooperative's state reports.... Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:37:28 GMT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_AP_APPOINTMENT_EDITORS?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=BUSINESS&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_HOLIDAY_TRAVEL?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=BUSINESS&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- Holiday travelers waited a little longer to book their flights this year, likely holding out for better deals and waiting to see if they would still have a job. And some aren't going at all.... Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:30:53 GMT By JOSHUA FREED http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_HOLIDAY_TRAVEL?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=BUSINESS&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_STRIP_SEARCH_HOAX?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=BUSINESS&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) -- A Kentucky appeals court upheld a $6.1 million award to a former fast food worker who was forced to strip in a McDonald's restaurant office after someone called posing as a police officer.... Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:30:48 GMT By BRETT BARROUQUERE http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_STRIP_SEARCH_HOAX?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=BUSINESS&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_UPS_RATES?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=BUSINESS&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT ATLANTA (AP) -- UPS Inc., the world's largest shipping carrier, is hiking 2010 rates for ground packages by an average of 4.9 percent.... Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:29:46 GMT By HARRY R. WEBER http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_UPS_RATES?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=BUSINESS&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_BECTON_DICKINSON_HANDYLAB_ACQUISITION?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=BUSINESS&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT FRANKLIN LAKES, N.J. (AP) -- Becton Dickinson and Co. said Friday it bought molecular diagnostic test maker HandyLab Inc. for $275 million.... Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:28:49 GMT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_BECTON_DICKINSON_HANDYLAB_ACQUISITION?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=BUSINESS&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/T/THE_WEEK_AHEAD?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=BUSINESS&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT WASHINGTON (AP) -- National Association of Realtors releases existing home sales for September, 10 a.m.... Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:25:05 GMT By The Associated Press http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/T/THE_WEEK_AHEAD?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=BUSINESS&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_SMOKING_APPEAL_SOUTH_DAKOTA?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=BUSINESS&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT PIERRE, S.D. (AP) -- The state has decided not to appeal a judge's decision that allows South Dakota's new smoking ban law to be referred to a public vote in the 2010 election.... Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:24:44 GMT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_SMOKING_APPEAL_SOUTH_DAKOTA?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=BUSINESS&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_UNEMPLOYMENT_COLORADO?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=BUSINESS&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT DENVER (AP) -- A shrinking labor force and about 1,000 new jobs have helped put Colorado's latest seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for October at 6.9 percent, a slight decrease from the previous month, the state Department of Labor and Employment said Friday.... Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:20:44 GMT By IVAN MORENO http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_UNEMPLOYMENT_COLORADO?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=BUSINESS&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_TRW_AUTOMOTIVE_NOTES_OFFERING?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=BUSINESS&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT LIVONIA, Mich. (AP) -- Car parts maker TRW Automotive Holdings Corp. said Friday that it completed a previously announced private debt offering.... Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:18:04 GMT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_TRW_AUTOMOTIVE_NOTES_OFFERING?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=BUSINESS&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_EARNS_VERIGY?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=BUSINESS&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT CUPERTINO, Calif. (AP) -- Shares of Verigy Ltd. rose Friday after the maker of chip testing equipment turned in a stronger-than-expected performance in the fourth quarter.... Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:13:18 GMT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_EARNS_VERIGY?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=BUSINESS&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_COLORADO_LOBBYISTS?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=BUSINESS&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT DENVER (AP) -- At a time of budget cuts, Democratic Gov. Bill Ritter's administration last year paid employees and outside contractors $1.1 million to lobby Colorado lawmakers on legislation ranging from renewable energy tax credits to increasing motor vehicle license fees.... Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:12:54 GMT By STEVEN K. PAULSON http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_COLORADO_LOBBYISTS?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=BUSINESS&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_SPECIAL_SESSION_WEST_VIRGINIA?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=BUSINESS&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) -- West Virginia's Legislature ended its special session Friday with tweaks to the gas tax and state energy policy among the final bills to pass.... Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:09:20 GMT By LAWRENCE MESSINA http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_SPECIAL_SESSION_WEST_VIRGINIA?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=BUSINESS&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_ARIZONA_BUDGET_SPECIAL_SESSION?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=BUSINESS&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT PHOENIX (AP) -- Arizona legislators are still struggling to conclude their special session on the state's budget troubles but already are working on ideas for another one that could be held in December to do more to close the $2 billion shortfall.... Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:59:39 GMT By PAUL DAVENPORT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_ARIZONA_BUDGET_SPECIAL_SESSION?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=BUSINESS&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_FUEL_EFFICIENCY?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=BUSINESS&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT WASHINGTON (AP) -- The fleet of new cars and trucks sold to U.S. consumers averaged 21 miles per gallon in the 2008 model year, a modest increase over the previous year, the Environmental Protection Agency reported Friday.... Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:58:20 GMT By KEN THOMAS http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_FUEL_EFFICIENCY?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=BUSINESS&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_SEC_HEDGE_FUND_PROBE?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=BUSINESS&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT WASHINGTON (AP) -- A new development related to the government's investigation of possible insider trading at a major hedge fund has raised questions in the case and caught the attention of two key senators.... Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:58:05 GMT By MARCY GORDON http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_SEC_HEDGE_FUND_PROBE?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=BUSINESS&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_INDIANA_UNEMPLOYMENT?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=BUSINESS&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- Indiana's unemployment rate was almost unchanged from September to October, but officials said it's too early to tell whether the stability marks a long-awaited awaited rebound in employment.... Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:56:43 GMT By DEANNA MARTIN http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_INDIANA_UNEMPLOYMENT?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=BUSINESS&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_STATE_BUDGET_MAINE?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=BUSINESS&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) -- Gov. John Baldacci ordered Maine state departments Friday to curtail spending by $63 million to make sure the budget is balanced.... Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:50:04 GMT By GLENN ADAMS http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_STATE_BUDGET_MAINE?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=BUSINESS&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_CHOPPERS_AND_CHEESE?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=BUSINESS&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- Choppers and cheese may soon become official Wisconsin symbols.... Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:48:37 GMT By SCOTT BAUER http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_CHOPPERS_AND_CHEESE?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=BUSINESS&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_NEVADA_JOBLESS?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=BUSINESS&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) -- Nevada's unemployment rate dipped in October, but economists cautioned Friday that while the figures are encouraging, they're more a reflection of a shrinking job market than job creation.... Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:43:14 GMT By SANDRA CHEREB http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_NEVADA_JOBLESS?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=BUSINESS&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_PORT_CONTRACT?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=BUSINESS&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT BALTIMORE (AP) -- Maryland officials have entered into a 50-year contract with Ports America to operate Baltimore's Seagirt Marine Terminal.... Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:40:56 GMT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_PORT_CONTRACT?SITE=MOPAR&SECTION=BUSINESS&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT