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Big Carmakers Say Fuel Rule Plan Too Strict

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