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at 5:27 on August 20, 2008, EDT.
SINGAPORE - Oil prices were slightly higher in Asia on Wednesday as investors awaited a weekly crude inventory report for evidence an economic slowdown in the U.S. is cutting consumer demand for oil products such as gasoline.
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at 1:49 on August 20, 2008, EDT.
SHANGHAI, China - Chinese stocks surged early Wednesday on speculation Beijing plans new economic stimulus measures and other policies aimed at reviving the country's languishing markets.
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at 0:26 on August 20, 2008, EDT.
WASHINGTON - Four small sport utility vehicles received top scores in crash tests to be released Wednesday by the U.S. insurance industry, a sign of improvement compared with SUVs built earlier in the decade.
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at 16:46 on August 19, 2008, EDT.
TORONTO - A sharp selloff in bank stocks sent the Toronto stock market lower Tuesday, but TSX losses were limited by solid gains in energy and mining stocks.
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at 6:52 on August 19, 2008, EDT.
HONG KONG - Asian stocks dropped sharply Tuesday after an overnight fall on Wall Street, as investors worried about financial companies after a report that the U.S government might have to bail out two troubled mortgage giants.
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at 2:41 on August 19, 2008, EDT.
CARACAS, Venezuela - Venezuela's government seized control of a cement company owned by Mexico's Cemex SAB Monday night after failing to reach a deal on terms for its nationalization.
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at 17:19 on August 19, 2008, EDT.
TORONTO - The Canadian economy appears to be growing, but at a weak pace, after grinding to a halt earlier this year, with recent economic numbers suggesting things might not be as bleak as first thought.
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at 16:20 on August 19, 2008, EDT.
OTTAWA - An arbitrator has appointed to handle talks between Air Canada (TSX:AC.A) and its union over entitlements for workers who will lose their jobs as part of recently-announced cuts.
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at 18:49 on August 19, 2008, EDT.
MONTREAL - Quebec will spend nearly $2 billion to maintain its bit-part in the nuclear industry by sprucing up a power plant some charge is too old, too small and too dangerous to merit a new lease on life on life.
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at 8:36 on August 19, 2008, EDT.
TORONTO - Jaguar Financial Corp. (TSX:JFC) says it's willing to pay a premium to buy enough shares of Royal Laser Corp. (TSX:RLC) to control the industrial company, which could be combined with Lakeside Steel, a diversified steel pipe and tubing manufacturer.
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