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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The world's biggest auto companies told the U.S. government on Tuesday its leading proposal to boost annual fuel efficiency targets through the middle of the next decade
Drug Chains and Benefits Managers Team on E-prescriptions
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Chain drug stores including Walgreens <WAG.N> and pharmacy benefits managers like Medco Health Solutions <MHS.N> are combining their electronic networks to speed adoption of computerized prescriptions.
Real, Not Speculative Reasons For Record Oil: IEA
LONDON (Reuters) - It is easy to blame speculation for the doubling of oil prices over the past 12 months, but the real reasons are strong demand growth, coupled with
Doha Breakthrough Would Dampen Food Prices: Paulson
BERLIN (Reuters) - Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson on Tuesday said the United States and Germany agreed that a breakthrough in the Doha round of trade talks would help control world
Steve & Barry’s May Close Stores: Report
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Retailer Steve & Barry's LLC is readying plans to close more than 100 of its stores, and is contemplating a full liquidation should it not find
Lehman Up After Morgan Stanley’s Overweight Rating
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Morgan Stanley recommended investors buy Lehman Brothers <LEH.N> shares, setting a price target of $31, after the beleaguered investment banking firm's stock fell nearly 11 percent
Hollywood Actors, Studios Head For Labor Limbo
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Hollywood actors and studios held a final day of labor talks on Monday before their contract was due to expire, but the midnight deadline was expected
MBIA Sold $4 Bln of Assets to Meet Obligations
NEW YORK (Reuters) - MBIA Inc <MBI.N> said on Monday that after selling $4 billion of assets in the second quarter, it now has enough cash and collateral to meet
Paulson to Reveal More on Fed Stability Role
BERLIN (Reuters) - Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson will reveal more details about his accelerated plans for the Federal Reserve to assume a larger regulatory role in maintaining financial system stability
Ex-Airbus Boss Humbert Held in Trading Probe
PARIS (Reuters) - Former Airbus chief executive Gustav Humbert has been placed in police custody for questioning in a widening probe into allegations of insider trading at European aerospace group