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Congress votes to halt oil reserve shipments

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The incredible shrinking house

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Out on the range is the last place you would expect America’s long-running obsession with big houses to be laid to rest.

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Clear Channel agrees to lower buyout offer

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Icahn may rally proxy fight at Yahoo

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Shares of Yahoo spiked more than 6% in afternoon trading Tuesday as a CNBC report said that billionaire activist Carl Icahn is ‘mulling’ the idea of leading a shareholder revolt to oust the company’s board of directors.

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Clinton wins West Virginia primary - CNN

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Beware of mortgage fraud, FBI warns

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FBI officials Tuesday disclosed complaints of mortgage fraud are piling up at record levels this year, and appear certain to shatter last year’s record.

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ING's Net Income Falls 19% as Investments Decline (Update1) - Bloomberg

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ING's Net Income Falls 19% as Investments Decline (Update1)
Bloomberg - 1 hour ago
By Martijn van der Starre May 14 (Bloomberg) — ING Groep NV, the biggest Dutch financial-services company, said first-quarter profit dropped 19 percent as declining investments hurt the insurance business.
ING reports profit decline on market turmoil Reuters
ING's profit declines 15.2% on market downturn while commercial CNNMoney.com
Forbes
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Chicago-area home prices fell 6.6% - Chicago Tribune

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Chicago-area home prices fell 6.6%
Chicago Tribune - 1 hour ago
By Susan Diesenhouse | Tribune Reporter In a broad-based housing decline, the price of existing single-family homes fell in 100 out of 149 US metropolitan areas during the first quarter, according to a report released Tuesday by the National
Video: iTunes, Home Prices, OOXML AssociatedPress
Existing home prices fell in Albany, nationally in 1Q Bizjournals.com
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Honda May Boost US Car Prices as Steel Costs Rise (Update1) - Bloomberg

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Peninsula On-line
Honda May Boost US Car Prices as Steel Costs Rise (Update1)
Bloomberg - 1 hour ago
By Tetsuya Komatsu and Naoko Fujimura May 14 (Bloomberg) — Honda Motor Co., Japan's second- largest automaker, may increase prices for its vehicles in North America and other markets to offset higher steel and other raw materials costs.
Nissan report good and bad Detroit Free Press
Toyota unit to sell A$555 mln uridashi bond Reuters
New York Times - DetNews.com - Forbes - Jackson Clarion Ledger
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Staples remains on negative watch on another Corporate Express bid … - Forbes

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Staples remains on negative watch on another Corporate Express bid
Forbes - 1 hour ago
MUMBAI (Thomson Financial) - Standard & Poor's Ratings Services said Staples Inc.'s ratings, including the 'BBB+' corporate credit rating, remain on negative watch, after the US-based office products supplier said it has raised its offer to buy
Staples Raises Corporate Express Bid; Offer Rejected Wall Street Journal
Corporate Express rebuffs sweetened Staples bid BusinessWeek
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